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A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. Locke.

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0 adj. 1. indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; -- representing the number zero as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- zero
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1 adj. 1. used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; -- representing the number one as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- one, i, ane
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1-dodecanol n. An insoluble solid alcohol (C12H25OH) with an unbranched paraffin chain, used to make detergents, such as sodium lauryl sulfate.
-Syn. -- lauryl alcohol
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1-hitter n. 1. a baseball game in which one team's pitchers allow the opposing team only one hit.
-Syn. -- one-hitter
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1st-class n. 1. 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.
-Syn. -- first-class, first-class mail, 1st-class mail
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10 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine and one less than eleven; -- representing the number ten as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- ten, x
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100 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- hundred, a hundred, one hundred, c
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1000 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- thousand, a thousand, one thousand, m, k
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1000th adj. 1. coming next after the nine hundred ninety-ninth in a series
-Syn. -- thousandth
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10th adj. 1. coming next after the ninth in a series
-Syn. -- tenth
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100th adj. 1. coming next after the ninety-ninth in a series
-Syn. -- hundredth, centesimal
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11 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ten and one less than twelve; -- representing the number eleven as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- eleven, xi
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11-plus n. 1. an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school. [formerly in England]
-Syn. -- eleven-plus
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11th adj. 1. coming next after the tenth in a series
-Syn. -- eleventh
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12 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units; -- representing the number twelve as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- twelve, xii, dozen
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12th adj. 1. coming next after the eleventh in a series
-Syn. -- twelfth
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13 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than twelve and one less than fourteen; -- representing the number thirteen as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- thirteen, xiii
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13th adj. 1. coming next after the twelfth in a series
-Syn. -- thirteenth
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14 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than thirteen and one less than fifteen; -- representing the number fourteen as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- fourteen, xiv
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14th adj. 1. coming next after the thirteenth in a series
-Syn. -- fourteenth
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15 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than fourteen and one less than sixteen; -- representing the number fifteen as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- fifteen, xv
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15th adj. 1. coming next after the fourteenth in a series
-Syn. -- fifteenth
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16 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than fifteen and one less than seventeen; -- representing the number sixteen as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- sixteen, xvi
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16th adj. 1. coming next after the fifteenth in a series
-Syn. -- sixteenth
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17 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than sixteen and one less than eighteen; -- representing the number seventeen as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- seventeen, xvii
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17th adj. 1. coming next after the sixteenth in a series
-Syn. -- seventeenth
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18 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- eighteen, xviii
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18th adj. 1. coming next after the seventeenth in a series
-Syn. -- eighteenth
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19 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- nineteen, xix
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19th adj. 1. coming next after the eighteenth in a series
-Syn. -- nineteenth
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1st adj. 1. preceding all other objects or events in order, time, or importance; occurring before all other members of a series.
-Syn. -- first
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2 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than one; one plus one more; -- representing the number two as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- two, ii
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2-hitter n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits.
-Syn. -- two-hitter
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20 adj. 1. one more than nineteen; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty items or units; -- representing the number twenty as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- twenty, xx, score
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20th adj. 1. coming next after the nineteenth in a series
-Syn. -- twentieth
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21 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- twenty-one, xxi
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21st adj. 1. coming next after the twentieth in a series
-Syn. -- twenty-first
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22 adj. 1. one more than twenty-one; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-two items or units; -- representing the number twenty-two as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- twenty-two, xxii
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22nd adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-first in a series
-Syn. -- twenty-second
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23 adj. 1. one more than twenty-two; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-three items or units; -- representing the number twenty-three as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- twenty-three, xxiii
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23rd adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-second in a series
-Syn. -- twenty-third
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24 adj. 1. one more than twenty-three; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-four items or units; -- representing the number twenty-four as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- twenty-four, xxiv
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24/7 adj. & adv. (tw&ebreve_;n"tēfôr-s&ebreve_;v"&eitalic_;n) [From 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.] Without interruption; non-stop; continuous; as, the computer manufacturer provides 24/7 technical help.
-Syn. -- twenty-four-seven, 7/24
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24th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-third in a series
-Syn. -- twenty-fourth
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25 adj. 1. one more than twenty-four; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-five items or units; -- representing the number twenty-five as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- twenty-five, xxv
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25th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-fourth in a series
-Syn. -- twenty-fifth
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26 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-six items or units; -- representing the number twenty-six as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- twenty-six, xxvi
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26th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-fifth in a series
-Syn. -- twenty-sixth
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27 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-seven items or units; -- representing the number twenty-seven as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- twenty-seven, xxvii
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27th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-sixth in a series
-Syn. -- twenty-seventh
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28 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-eight items or units; -- representing the number twenty-eight as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- twenty-eight, xxviii
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28th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-seventh in a series
-Syn. -- twenty-eighth
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29 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-nine items or units; -- representing the number twenty-nine as Arabic numerals
-Syn. -- twenty-nine, xxix
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29th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-eighth in a series
-Syn. -- twenty-ninth
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2d 2nd adj. 1. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
-Syn. -- second, 2nd
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3 adj. 1. one more than two; denoting a quantity consisting of three items or units; -- representing the number three as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- three, iii
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30 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- thirty, xxx
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30th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-ninth in a series
-Syn. -- thirtieth
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3rd adj. 1. coming next after the second in a series
-Syn. -- third, tertiary
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4 adj. 1. one more than three; denoting a quantity consisting of four items or units; -- representing the number four as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- four, iv
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4-hitter n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits.
-Syn. -- four-hitter
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40 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- forty, xl, twoscore
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40th adj. 1. coming next after the thirty-ninth in position
-Syn. -- fortieth
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4th adj. 1. coming next after the third in position
-Syn. -- fourth, quaternary
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4to n. 1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves.
-Syn. -- quarto
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5 adj. 1. one more than four; denoting a quantity consisting of five items or units; -- representing the number five as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- five, v
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5-hitter n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits.
-Syn. -- five-hitter
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50 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- fifty, l
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500 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- five hundred, d
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50th adj. 1. coming next after the fourty-ninth in a series
-Syn. -- fiftieth
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5th adj. 1. coming next after the fourth in a series
-Syn. -- fifth
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6 adj. 1. one more than five; denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units; -- representing the number six as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- six, vi, half dozen, half a dozen
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60 adj. 1. one more than fifty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting of sixty items or units; -- representing the number sixty as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- sixty, lx, threescore
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60 minutes

n. 1.
-Syn. -- hour, hr a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
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2.
-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. [Proper name]
-Syn. -- Sixty Minutes
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60th adj. 1. coming next after the fifty-ninth in a series
-Syn. -- sixtieth
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6th adj. Coming next after the fifth in a series
-Syn. -- sixth
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7 adj. One more than six; constituting or denoting a quantity consisting of seven items or units; -- representing the number seven as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- seven, vii
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7/24 adj. & adv. Same as 24/7.
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70 adj. 1. one more than sixty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting of seventy items or units; -- representing the number sevent as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- seventy, lxx
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70th adj. 1. coming next after the sixty-ninth in a series
-Syn. -- seventieth
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7th adj. 1. coming next after the sixth in a series
-Syn. -- seventh
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8 adj. 1. one more than seven; denoting a quantity consisting of eight items or units; -- representing the number eight as an Arabic numeral
-Syn. -- eight, viii
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80 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- eighty, lxxx, fourscore
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80th adj. 1. coming next after the seventy-ninth in a series
-Syn. -- eightieth
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8th adj. 1. coming next after the seventh in a series
-Syn. -- eighth
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9 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- nine, ix
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90 adj. 1. 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
-Syn. -- ninety, xc
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90th adj. 1. coming next after the eighty-ninth in a series
-Syn. -- ninetieth
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9th adj. 1. coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
-Syn. -- ninth
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3-D n. 1. a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance.
-Syn. -- three-D, 3D
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3-hitter n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits.
-Syn. -- three-hitter
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8vo n. 1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves.
-Syn. -- octavo, eightvo
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A.

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A (named ā in the English, and most commonly ä in other languages). 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 Alpha, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter (&unr_;) of the Phœnician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew Aleph, and itself from the Egyptian origin. The Aleph 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 Alpha with the ä sound, the Phœnician alphabet having no vowel symbols.
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This letter, in English, is used for several different vowel sounds. See Guide to pronunciation, §§ 43-74. The regular long a, as in fate, 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 ä (as in far).
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2. (Mus.) 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♯) is the name of a musical tone intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A♭) is the name of a tone intermediate between A and G.
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A per se (L. per se by itself), one preëminent; a nonesuch. [Obs.]
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O fair Creseide, the flower and A per se
-Of Troy and Greece. Chaucer.
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A (&adot_; emph. ā). 1. [Shortened form of an. AS. ān one. See One.] An adjective, commonly called the indefinite article, and signifying one or any, but less emphatically. “At a birth”; “In a word”; “At a blow”. Shak. 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 few or the phrase great many or good many is interposed; as, a dog, a house, a man; a color; a sweetness; a hundred, a fleet, a regiment; a few persons, a great many days. It is used for an, for the sake of euphony, before words beginning with a consonant sound [for exception of certain words beginning with h, see An]; as, a table, a woman, a year, a unit, a eulogy, a ewe, a oneness, such a one, etc. Formally an was used both before vowels and consonants.
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2. [Originally the preposition a (an, on).] In each; to or for each; as, “twenty leagues a day”, “a hundred pounds a year”, “a dollar a yard”, etc.
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A (&adot_;), prep. [Abbreviated form of an (AS. on). See On.] 1. In; on; at; by. [Obs.] “A God's name.” “Torn a pieces.” “Stand a tiptoe.” “A Sundays” Shak. “Wit that men have now a days.” Chaucer. “Set them a work.” Robynson (More's Utopia).
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2. In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging. “Jacob, when he was a dying” Heb. xi. 21. “We'll a birding together.” “ It was a doing.” Shak. “He burst out a laughing.” Macaulay. The hyphen may be used to connect a with the verbal substantive (as, a-hunting, a-building) or the words may be written separately. This form of expression is now for the most part obsolete, the a being omitted and the verbal substantive treated as a participle.
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A. [From AS. of off, from. See Of.] Of. [Obs.] “The name of John a Gaunt.” “What time a day is it ?” Shak. “It's six a clock.” B. Jonson.
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A. A barbarous corruption of have, of he, and sometimes of it and of they. “So would I a done” “A brushes his hat.” Shak.
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A. An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter
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A merry heart goes all the day,
-Your sad tires in a mile-a. Shak.
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A-. A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofdūne off the dun or hill). (3) AS. ā- (Goth. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English y- or i- (corrupted from the AS. inseparable particle ge-, cognate with OHG. ga-, gi-, Goth. ga-), which, as a prefix, made no essential addition to the meaning, as in aware. (5) French à (L. ad to), as in abase, achieve. (6) L. a, ab, abs, from, as in avert. (7) Greek insep. prefix α without, or privative, not, as in abyss, atheist; akin to E. un-.
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Besides these, there are other sources from which the prefix a takes its origin.
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A 1 (ā wŭn). 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.
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A 1 is also applied colloquially to other things to imply superiority; prime; first-class; first-rate.
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a.u. n. 1.(Astron.) 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.
-Syn. -- astronomical unit, AU, A.U.
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AA n. 1. acronym for Associate in Arts, a college degree granted for successful completion of a two-year course of study in arts or general topics.
-Syn. -- Associate in Arts
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2. Alcoholics Anonymous. [Acronym.]
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‖Aam (&asuml_;m or äm), n. [D. aam, fr. LL. ama; cf. L. hama a water bucket, Gr. &unr_;] A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 361/2, at Hamburg 381/4. [Written also Aum and Awm.]
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‖aard"vark` (ärd"värk`), n. [D., earth-pig.] (Zoöl.) An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus (Orycteropus afer), somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It is a nocturnal ungulate, 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 Tubulidentata. [Spelled also Aard-vark.]
-Syn. --ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer, oryctere, orycterope
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‖Aard"-wolf` (ärd"w&oobreve_;lf), n. [D, earth-wolf] (Zoöl.) A carnivorous, striped, quadruped mammal (Proteles cristata, formerly Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. It feeds chiefly on insects. See Proteles.
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{ Aa*ron"ic (&auptack_;*r&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;k), Aa*ron"ic*al (-&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l), } a. Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews.
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Aar"on's rod` (âr"ŭnz r&obreve_;d`). [See Exodus vii. 9 and Numbers xvii. 8] 1. (Arch.) A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.
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2. (Bot.) A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.
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AAS n. 1. an associate degree conferred for successful studies in applied science.
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AAAS n. 1. the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Its goal is to advance the physical and social sciences, and it publishes a weekly journal Science, with original research articles as well as reviews and commentary. [Acronym.]
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aas n. 1. a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs. overgarment, outer garment
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Ab- (ăb). [Latin prep., etymologically the same as E. of, off. See Of.] A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6).
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‖Ab (ăb), n. [Of Syriac origin.] The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation, coinciding nearly with August. W. Smith.
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‖Ab"a*ca (ăb"&adot_;*k&adot_;), n. [The native name.] The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.
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A*bac"i*nate (&adot_;*băs"&ibreve_;*nāt), v. t. [LL. abacinatus, p. p. of abacinare; ab off + bacinus a basin.] To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes. [R.]
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A*bac`i*na"tion (&adot_;*băs`&ibreve_;*nā"shŭn), n. The act of abacinating. [R.]
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‖Ab`a*cis"cus (ăb`&adot_;*s&ibreve_;s"kŭs), n. [Gr. 'abaki`skos, dim of 'a`bax. See Abacus.] (Arch.) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.
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Ab"a*cist (ăb"&adot_;*s&ibreve_;st), n. [LL abacista, fr. abacus.] One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.
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A*back" (&adot_;*băk"), adv. [Pref. a- + back; AS. on bæc at, on, or toward the back. See Back.] 1. Toward the back or rear; backward. “Therewith aback she started.” Chaucer.
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2. Behind; in the rear. Knolles.
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3. (Naut.) Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind. Totten.
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To be taken aback. (a) To be driven backward against the mast; -- said of the sails, also of the ship when the sails are thus driven. (b) To be suddenly checked, baffled, or discomfited. Dickens.
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Ab"ack (ăb"&aitalic_;k), n. An abacus. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Ab*ac"ti*nal (ăb*ăk"t&ibreve_;*n&aitalic_;l), a. [L. ab + E. actinal.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; -- opposed to actinal. “The aboral or abactinal area.” L. Agassiz.
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Ab*ac"tion (ăb*ăk"shŭn), n. Stealing cattle on a large scale. [Obs.]
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Ab*ac"tor (-t&etilde_;r), n. [L., fr. abigere to drive away; ab + agere to drive.] (Law) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves. [Obs.]
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‖A*bac"u*lus (&adot_;b*ăk"&uuptack_;*lŭs), n.; pl. Abaculi (-lī). [L., dim. of abacus.] (Arch.) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements. Fairholt.
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Ab"a*cus (ăb"&adot_;*kŭs), n.; E. pl. Abacuses ; L. pl. Abaci (-sī). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. 'a`bax] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.]
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2. 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.
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3. (Arch.) (a) The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column. (b) A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
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4. A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
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Abacus harmonicus (Mus.), an ancient diagram showing the structure and disposition of the keys of an instrument. Crabb.
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Ab"a*da (ăb"&adot_;*d&adot_;), n. [Pg., the female rhinoceros.] The rhinoceros. [Obs.] Purchas.
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A*bad"don (&adot_;*băd"dŭn), n. [Heb. ābaddōn destruction, abyss, fr. ābad to be lost, to perish.] 1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.
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2. Hell; the bottomless pit. [Poetic]
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In all her gates, Abaddon rues
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A*baft" (&adot_;*b&adot_;ft"), prep. [Pref. a- on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. beæftan; be by + æftan behind. See After, Aft, By.] (Naut.) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
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Abaft the beam. See under Beam.
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A*baft", adv. (Naut.) Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
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A*bai"sance (&adot_;*bā"s&aitalic_;ns), n. [For obeisance; confused with F. abaisser, E. abase.] Obeisance. [Obs.] Jonson.
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A*bai"ser (&adot_;*bā"s&etilde_;r), n. Ivory black or animal charcoal. Weale.
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A*baist" (&adot_;*bāst"), p. p. Abashed; confounded; discomfited. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ab*al"ien*ate (ăb*āl"y&eitalic_;n*āt; 94, 106), v. t. [L. abalienatus, p. p. of abalienare; ab + alienus foreign, alien. See Alien.] 1. (Civil Law) To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
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2. To estrange; to withdraw. [Obs.]
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3. To cause alienation of (mind). Sandys.
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Ab*al`ien*a"tion (-āl`y&eitalic_;n*ā"shŭn), n. [L. abalienatio: cf. F. abaliénation.] The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement. [Obs.]
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‖Ab`a*lo"ne (ăb`&adot_;*lō"n&euptack_;), n. (Zoöl.) A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis. 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.
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abampere n. 1. 1 (Electricity) a unit of electrical current equal to 10 amperes.
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A*band" (&adot_;*bănd"), v. t. [Contracted from abandon.] 1. To abandon. [Obs.]
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Enforced the kingdom to aband. Spenser.
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2. To banish; to expel. [Obs.] Mir. for Mag.
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A*ban"don (&adot_;*băn"dŭn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abandoned (-dŭnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Abandoning.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction, bannire to proclaim, summon: of Germanic origin; cf. Goth. bandwjan to show by signs, to designate OHG. ban 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 Ban.] 1. To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Obs.]
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That he might . . . abandon them from him. Udall.
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Being all this time abandoned from your bed. Shak.
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2. 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.
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Hope was overthrown, yet could not be abandoned. I. Taylor.
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3. Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.
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He abandoned himself . . . to his favorite vice. Macaulay.
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4. (Mar. Law) 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.
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Syn. -- To give up; yield; forego; cede; surrender; resign; abdicate; quit; relinquish; renounce; desert; forsake; leave; retire; withdraw from. -- To Abandon, Desert, Forsake. These words agree in representing a person as giving up or leaving 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. Abandon is more widely applicable than forsake or desert. The Latin original of desert appears to have been originally applied to the case of deserters from military service. Hence, the verb, when used of persons 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 desert one's colors, to desert one's post, to desert one's principles or duty. When used in the passive, the sense is not necessarily bad; as, the fields were deserted, a deserted village, deserted halls. Forsake 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 forsake the paths of rectitude, the blood forsook his cheeks. It may be used either in a good or in a bad sense.
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A*ban"don, n. [F. abandon. fr. abandonner. See Abandon, v.] Abandonment; relinquishment. [Obs.]
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‖A`ban`don" (&adot_;`bäN`dôN"), n. [F. See Abandon.] A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.
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A*ban"doned (&adot_;*băn"dŭnd), a. 1. Forsaken, deserted. “Your abandoned streams.” Thomson.
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2. Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; as, an abandoned villain.
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Syn. -- Profligate; dissolute; corrupt; vicious; depraved; reprobate; wicked; unprincipled; graceless; vile. -- Abandoned, Profligate, Reprobate. These adjectives agree in expressing the idea of great personal depravity. Profligate has reference to open and shameless immoralities, either in private life or political conduct; as, a profligate court, a profligate ministry. Abandoned 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 abandoned character. Reprobate describes the condition of one who has become insensible to reproof, and who is morally abandoned and lost beyond hope of recovery.
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God gave them over to a reprobate mind. Rom. i. 28.
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A*ban"doned*ly, adv. Unrestrainedly.
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A*ban`don*ee" (&adot_;*băn`dŭn*ē"), n. (Law) One to whom anything is legally abandoned.
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A*ban"don*er (&adot_;*băn"dŭn*&etilde_;r), n. One who abandons. Beau. & Fl.
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A*ban"don*ment (-m&eitalic_;nt), n. [Cf. F. abandonnement.] 1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
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The abandonment of the independence of Europe. Burke.
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2. (Mar. Law) 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.
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3. (Com. Law) (a) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc. (b) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion.
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4. Careless freedom or ease; abandon. [R.] Carlyle.
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‖A*ban"dum (&adot_;*băn"dŭm), n. [LL. See Abandon.] (Law) Anything forfeited or confiscated.
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Ab"a*net (ăb"&adot_;*n&ebreve_;t), n. See Abnet.
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‖A*ban"ga (&adot_;*bă&nsmacr_;"g&adot_;), n. [Name given by the negroes in the island of St. Thomas.] A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.
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{ Ab`an*na"tion (ăb`ăn*nā"shŭn), Ab`an*nition (ăb`ăn*n&ibreve_;sh"ŭn), } n. [LL. abannatio; ad + LL. bannire to banish.] (Old Law) Banishment. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Ab`ar*tic`u*la"tion (ăb`är*t&ibreve_;k`&uuptack_;*lā"shŭn), n. [L. ab + E. articulation : cf. F. abarticulation. See Article.] (Anat.) Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis. Coxe.
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A*base" (&adot_;*bās"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abased (&adot_;*bāst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Abasing.] [F. abaisser, LL. abassare, abbassare ; ad + bassare, fr. bassus low. See Base, a.]
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1. To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye. [Archaic] Bacon.
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Saying so, he abased his lance. Shelton.
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2. 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.
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Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. Luke xiv. ll.
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Syn. -- To Abase, Debase, Degrade. These words agree in the idea of bringing down from a higher to a lower state. Abase has reference to a bringing down in condition or feelings; as, to abase the proud, to abase one's self before God. Debase has reference to the bringing down of a thing in purity, or making it base. It is, therefore, always used in a bad sense, as, to debase the coin of the kingdom, to debase the mind by vicious indulgence, to debase one's style by coarse or vulgar expressions. Degrade has reference to a bringing down from some higher grade or from some standard. Thus, a priest is degraded from the clerical office. When used in a moral sense, it denotes a bringing down in character and just estimation; as, degraded by intemperance, a degrading employment, etc. “Art is degraded when it is regarded only as a trade.”
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A*based" (&adot_;*bāst"), a. 1. Lowered; humbled.
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A*bas"ed*ly (&adot_;*bās"&ebreve_;d*l&ybreve_;), adv. Abjectly; downcastly.
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A*base"ment (&adot_;*bās"m&eitalic_;nt), n. [Cf. F. abaissement.] The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
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A*bas"er (&adot_;*bās"&etilde_;r), n. He who, or that which, abases.
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A*bash" (&adot_;*băsh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abashed (&adot_;*băsht"); p. pr. & vb. n. Abashing.] [OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. ébahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In OE. somewhat confused with abase. Cf. Finish.] 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.
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Abashed, the devil stood,
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He was a man whom no check could abash. Macaulay.
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Syn. -- To confuse; confound; disconcert; shame. -- To Abash, Confuse, Confound. Abash is a stronger word than confuse, but not so strong as confound. We are abashed when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority; as, Peter was abashed by the look of his Master. So a modest youth is abashed in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors. We are confused when, from some unexpected or startling occurrence, we lose clearness of thought and self-possession. Thus, a witness is often confused by a severe cross-examination; a timid person is apt to be confused in entering a room full of strangers. We are confounded 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 confounded at the discovery of his guilt.
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Satan stood
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A*bash"ed*ly (-&ebreve_;d*l&ybreve_;), adv. In an abashed manner.
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A*bash"ment (-m&eitalic_;nt), n. [Cf. F. ébahissement.] The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.
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‖A*ba"si*a (&adot_;*bā"zh&ibreve_;*&adot_;; -z&ibreve_;*&adot_;), n. [NL.; Gr. 'a- not + ba`sis a step.] (Med.) Inability to coördinate muscular actions properly in walking. -- A*ba"sic (&adot_;*bā"s&ibreve_;k), a.
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{ ‖A*bas"si (&adot_;*băs"s&ibreve_;), ‖A*bas"sis (&adot_;*băs"s&ibreve_;s), } n. [Ar. & Per. abāsī, belonging to Abas (a king of Persia).] A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.
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A*bat"a*ble (&adot_;*bāt"&adot_;*b'l), a. Capable of being abated; as, an abatable writ or nuisance.
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A*bate" (&adot_;*bāt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abated, p. pr. & vb. n. Abating.] [OF. abatre to beat down, F. abattre, LL. abatere; ab or ad + batere, battere (popular form for L. batuere to beat). Cf. Bate, Batter.] 1. To beat down; to overthrow. [Obs.]
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The King of Scots . . . sore abated the walls. Edw. Hall.
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2. 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, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope.
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His eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. Deut. xxxiv. 7.
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3. To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price.
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Nine thousand parishes, abating the odd hundreds. Fuller.
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To abate the edge of envy. Bacon.
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5. To reduce in estimation; to deprive. [Obs.]
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She hath abated me of half my train. Shak.
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6. (Law) (a) To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ. (b) (Eng. Law) To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
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To abate a tax, to remit it either wholly or in part.
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A*bate" (&adot_;*bāt"), v. i. [See Abate, v. t.] 1. To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.
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The fury of Glengarry . . . rapidly abated. Macaulay.
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To abate into a freehold, To abate in lands (Law), to enter into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, and before the heir takes possession. See Abatement, 4.
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Syn. -- To subside; decrease; intermit; decline; diminish; lessen. -- To Abate, Subside. These words, as here compared, imply a coming down from some previously raised or excited state. Abate expresses this in respect to degrees, and implies a diminution of force or of intensity; as, the storm abates, the cold abates, the force of the wind abates; or, the wind abates, a fever abates. Subside (to settle down) has reference to a previous state of agitation or commotion; as, the waves subside after a storm, the wind subsides 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 abate. Thus we say, a man's anger abates, the ardor of one's love abates, “Winter's rage abates”. But if the image be that of a sinking down into quiet from preceding excitement or commotion, the word to be used is subside; as, the tumult of the people subsides, the public mind subsided into a calm. The same is the case with those emotions which are tumultuous in their nature; as, his passion subsides, his joy quickly subsided, his grief subsided into a pleasing melancholy. Yet if, in such cases, we were thinking of the degree of violence of the emotion, we might use abate; as, his joy will abate in the progress of time; and so in other instances.
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A*bate (&adot_;*bāt"), n. Abatement. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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A*bate"ment (-m&eitalic_;nt), n. [OF. abatement, F. abattement.] 1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
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Defense in abatement, Plea in abatement, (Law), plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, lack of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.
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A*bat"er (-&etilde_;r), n. One who, or that which, abates.
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{ Ab"a*tis, Aba"t*tis, } (ăb"&adot_;*t&ibreve_;s; French &adot_;`b&adot_;`tē") n. [F. abatis, abattis, mass of things beaten or cut down, fr. abattre. See Abate.] (Fort.) A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy.
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Ab"a*tised (ăb"&adot_;*t&ibreve_;st), a. Provided with an abatis.
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A*ba"tor (&adot_;*bāt"&etilde_;r), n. (Law) (a) One who abates a nuisance. (b) A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. Blackstone.
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‖A`bat`toir" (&adot_;`b&adot_;t`twär"), n.; pl. Abattoirs (-twärz"). [F., fr. abattre to beat down. See Abate.] A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
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Ab"a*ture (&adot_;b"&adot_;*t&uuptack_;r; 135), n. [F. abatture, fr. abattre. See Abate.] Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them. Crabb.
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‖A`bat`voix" (&adot_;`b&adot_;`vwä"), n. [F. abattre to beat down + voix voice.] The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum.
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Ab*awed" (ăb*&asuml_;d"), p. p. [Perh. p. p. of a verb fr. OF. abaubir to frighten, disconcert, fr. L. ad + balbus stammering.] Astonished; abashed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Ab*ax"i*al (ăb*ăks"&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l), Ab*ax"ile (ăb*ăks"&ibreve_;l), } a. [L. ab + axis axle.] (Bot.) Away from the axis or central line; eccentric. Balfour.
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A*bay" (&adot_;*bā"), n. [OF. abay barking.] Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay. [Obs.]
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Ab"ba (ăb"b&adot_;), n. [Syriac abbā father. See Abbot.] Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
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Ab"ba*cy (ăb"b&adot_;*s&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Abbacies (-s&ibreve_;z). [L. abbatia, fr. abbas, abbatis, abbot. See Abbey.] The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
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‖Ab"bé` (&adot_;b"b&auptack_;`), n. [F. abbé. See Abbot.] The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress.
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Ab"bess (ăb"b&ebreve_;s), n. [OF. abaesse, abeesse, F. abbesse, L. abbatissa, fem. of abbas, abbatis, abbot. See Abbot.] 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 Abbey.
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Ab"bey (ăb"b&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Abbeys (-b&ibreve_;z). [OF. abaïe, abbaïe, F. abbaye, L. abbatia, fr. abbas abbot. See Abbot.] 1. 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.
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In London, the Abbey 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 Abbey, the residence of Lord Byron.
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Ab"bot (&unr_;), n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas, abbatis, Gr. 'abba^s, fr. Syriac abbā father. Cf. Abba, AbbÉ.] 1. The superior or head of an abbey.
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Abbot of the people. a title formerly given to one of the chief magistrates in Genoa. -- Abbot of Misrule (or Lord of Misrule), in mediæval times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland called the Abbot of Unreason. Encyc. Brit.
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Ab*bre"vi*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abbreviated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Abbreviating.] [L. abbreviatus, p. p. of abbreviare; ad + breviare to shorten, fr. brevis short. See Abridge.] 1. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
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It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. Bacon.
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Ab*bre"vi*ate (&unr_;), a. [L. abbreviatus, p. p.] 1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [R.] “The abbreviate form.” Earle.
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Ab*bre"vi*a*to*ry (&unr_;), a. Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
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Abb" wool (ăb" w&oobreve_;l). See Abb.
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A B C" (ā bē sē"). 1. The first three letters of the alphabet, used for the whole alphabet.
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‖Ab"dal (&unr_;), n. [Ar. badīl, pl. abdāl, a substitute, a good, religious man, saint, fr. badala to change, substitute.] A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
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Ab*de"ri*an (&unr_;), a. [From Abdera, a town in Thrace, of which place Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, was a native.] Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merriment.
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Ab"dest (&unr_;), n. [Per. ābdast; ab water + dast hand.] Purification by washing the hands before prayer; -- a Mohammedan rite. Heyse.
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Ab"di*cate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abdicated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Abdicating.] [L. abdicatus, p. p. of abdicare; ab + dicare to proclaim, akin to dicere to say. See Diction.] 1. To surrender or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; as, to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacy.
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The cross-bearers abdicated their service. Gibbon.
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Syn. -- To give up; quit; vacate; relinquish; forsake; abandon; resign; renounce; desert. -- To Abdicate, Resign. Abdicate commonly expresses the act of a monarch in voluntary and formally yielding up sovereign authority; as, to abdicate the government. Resign 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 resigns, a military officer resigns, a clerk resigns. The expression, “The king resigned his crown,” sometimes occurs in our later literature, implying that he held it from his people. -- There are other senses of resign which are not here brought into view.
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Ab"di*cate (&unr_;), v. i. To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity.
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Ab`di*ca"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. abdicatio: cf. F. abdication.] The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority.
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Ab"di*ca*tive (&unr_;), a. [L. abdicativus.] Causing, or implying, abdication. [R.] Bailey.
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Ab"di*tive (&unr_;), a. [L. abditivus, fr. abdere to hide.] Having the quality of hiding. [R.] Bailey.
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Ab*do"men (&unr_;), n. [L. abdomen (a word of uncertain etymol.): cf. F. abdomen.] 1. (Anat.) 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.
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Ab*dom"i*nal (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. abdominal.] 1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.
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‖Ab*dom`i*na"les (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., masc. pl.] (Zoöl.) A group including the greater part of fresh-water fishes, and many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen behind the pectorals.
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Ab*duce" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abduced (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Abducing.] [L. abducere to lead away; ab + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Abduct.] To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part. [Obs.]
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Ab*duc"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. abductio: cf. F. abduction.] 1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away. Roget.
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A*beam" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + beam.] (Naut.) 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.
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A*bear" (&unr_;), v. t. [AS. āberan; pref. ā- + beran to bear.] 1. To bear; to behave. [Obs.]
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A`be*ce*da"ri*an (&unr_;), n. [L. abecedarius. A word from the first four letters of the alphabet.] 1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.
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{ A`be*ce*da"ri*an, A`be*ce"da*ry (&unr_;), } a. Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.
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A*bed" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- in, on + bed.] 1. In bed, or on the bed.
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A*bele" (&unr_;), n. [D. abeel (abeel-boom), OF. abel, aubel, fr. a dim. of L. albus white.] The white poplar (Populus alba).
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{ A*bel"i*an (&unr_;), A"bel*ite (&unr_;), A`bel*o"ni*an (&unr_;), } n. (Eccl. Hist.) 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.
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Ab`er*ra"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See Aberrate.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. “The aberration of youth.” Hall. “Aberrations from theory.” Burke.
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Ab`e*vac"u*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [Pref. ab- + evacuation.] (Med.) A partial evacuation. Mayne.
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A*bey"an*cy (&unr_;), n. Abeyance. [R.] Hawthorne.
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A*bey"ant (&unr_;), a. Being in a state of abeyance.
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‖Ab"ge*ord`ne*ten*haus` (?), n. [G.] See Legislature, Austria, Prussia.
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‖Ab"hal (&unr_;), n. The berries of a species of cypress in the East Indies.
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Ab*hom"i*na*ble (&unr_;), a. Abominable. [A false orthography anciently used; h was foisted into various words; hence abholish, for abolish, etc.]
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This is abhominable, which he [Don Armado] would call abominable. Shak. Love's Labor's Lost, v. 1.
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Ab*hom`i*nal (&unr_;), a. [L. ab away from + homo, hominis, man.] Inhuman. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Ab*hor" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abhorred (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Abhorring.] [L. abhorrere; ab + horrere to bristle, shiver, shudder: cf. F. abhorrer. See Horrid.] 1. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
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Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Rom. xii. 9.
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It doth abhor me now I speak the word. Shak.
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I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul
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Ab*hor", v. i. To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with from. [Obs.] “To abhor from those vices.” Udall.
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Which is utterly abhorring from the end of all law. Milton.
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Ab*hor"rence (&unr_;), n. Extreme hatred or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike.
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Ab*hor"ren*cy (&unr_;), n. Abhorrence. [Obs.] Locke.
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Ab*hor"rent (&unr_;), a. [L. abhorens, -rentis, p. pr. of abhorrere.] 1. Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.
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The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason. Burke.
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The arts of pleasure in despotic courts
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Ab*hor"rer (&unr_;), n. One who abhors. Hume.
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Ab*hor"ri*ble (&unr_;), a. Detestable. [R.]
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Ab*hor"ring (&unr_;), n. 1. Detestation. Milton.
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‖A"bib (&unr_;), n. [Heb. abīb, lit. an ear of corn. The month was so called from barley being at that time in ear.] The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan. Kitto.
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A*bid"ance (&unr_;), n. The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).
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The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine. Fuller.
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A judicious abidance by rules. Helps.
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A*bide" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abode (&unr_;), formerly Abid (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Abiding (&unr_;).] [AS. ābīdan; pref. ā- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + bīdan to bide. See Bide.] 1. To wait; to pause; to delay. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Let the damsel abide with us a few days. Gen. xxiv. 55.
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Let every man abide in the same calling. 1 Cor. vii. 20.
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Followed by by: To abide by. (a) To stand to; to adhere; to maintain.
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Bonds and afflictions abide me. Acts xx. 23.
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[Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it. Tennyson.
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She could not abide Master Shallow. Shak.
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Dearly I abide that boast so vain. Milton.
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A*bid"er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who abides, or continues. [Obs.] “Speedy goers and strong abiders.” Sidney.
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A*bid"ing, a. Continuing; lasting.
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‖A"bi*es (&unr_;), n. [L., fir tree.] (Bot.) 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.
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Ab"i*e*tene (&unr_;), n. [L. abies, abietis, a fir tree.] A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California.
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{ Ab"i*e*tin, Ab"i*e*tine } (&unr_;), n. [See Abietene.] (Chem.) 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. Watts.
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Ab`i*e*tin"ic (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to abietin; as, abietinic acid.
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Ab"i*e*tite (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe (Abies pectinata). Eng. Cyc.
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Her abigail reported that Mrs. Gutheridge had a set of night curls for sleeping in. Leslie.
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A*bil"i*ment (&adot_;*b&ibreve_;l"&ibreve_;*m&eitalic_;nt), n. Habiliment. [Obs.]
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A*bil"i*ty (&adot_;*b&ibreve_;l"&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Abilities (&adot_;*b&ibreve_;l"&ibreve_;*t&ibreve_;z). [F. habileté, earlier spelling habilité (with silent h), L. habilitas aptitude, ability, fr. habilis apt. See Able.] 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 plural, faculty, talent.
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Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren. Acts xi. 29.
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The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind of ability. Macaulay.
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Syn. -- Capacity; talent; cleverness; faculty; capability; efficiency; aptitude; aptness; address; dexterity; skill. Ability, Capacity. These words come into comparison when applied to the higher intellectual powers. Ability has reference to the active 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 ability with which a book is written, an argument maintained, a negotiation carried on, etc. It always something to be done, and the power of doing it. Capacity has reference to the receptive 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 resources and undeveloped power. Thus we speak of the extraordinary capacity of such men as Lord Bacon, Blaise Pascal, and Edmund Burke. “Capacity,” says H. Taylor, “is requisite to devise, and ability to execute, a great enterprise.” The word abilities, in the plural, embraces both these qualities, and denotes high mental endowments.
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A*bime" or A*byme" (#), n. [F. abîme. See Abysm.] A abyss. [Obs.]
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Ab`i*o*gen"e*sis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a priv. + bi`os life + ge`nesis, origin, birth.] (Biol.) The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also abiogeny, and opposed to biogenesis.
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I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of abiogenesis. Huxley, 1870.
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Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic (&unr_;), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis. Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Ab*ir"ri*tant (&unr_;), n. (Med.) A medicine that diminishes irritation.
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A*bit" (&unr_;),3d sing. pres. of Abide. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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ab"ject (ăb"j&ebreve_;kt), a. [L. abjectus, p. p. of abjicere to throw away; ab + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.] 1. Cast down; low-lying. [Obs.]
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Ab*ject" (ăb*j&ebreve_;kt"), v. t. [From Abject, a.] To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase. [Obs.] Donne.
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Ab*ject"ed*ness (ăb*j&ebreve_;kt"&ebreve_;d*n&ebreve_;s), n. A very abject or low condition; abjectness. [R.] Boyle.
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Ab*jec"tion (ăb*j&ebreve_;k"shŭn), n. [F. abjection, L. abjectio.] 1. The act of bringing down or humbling. “The abjection of the king and his realm.” Joye.
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That this should be termed baseness, abjection of mind, or servility, is it credible? Hooker.
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Ab*judge" (ăb*jŭj"), v. t. [Pref. ab- + judge, v. Cf. Abjudicate.] To take away by judicial decision. [R.]
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Ab*ju"di*cate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. abjudicatus, p. p. of abjudicare; ab + judicare. See Judge, and cf. Abjudge.] To reject by judicial sentence; also, to abjudge. [Obs.] Ash.
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Ab"ju*gate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. abjugatus, p. p. of abjugare.] To unyoke. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Ab*junc"tive (&unr_;), a. [L. abjunctus, p. p. of abjungere; ab + jungere to join.] Exceptional. [R.]
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Ab`ju*ra"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. abjuratio: cf. F. abjuration.] 1. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return.
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Oath of abjuration, 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. Brande & C.
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Ab*jure" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abjured (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Abjuring (&unr_;).] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See Jury.] 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.
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Ab*lac"tate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. ablactatus, p. p. of ablactare; ab + lactare to suckle, fr. lac milk.] To wean. [R.] Bailey.
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Ab*la"que*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. ablaqueatus, p. p. of. ablaqueare; fr. ab + laqueus a noose.] To lay bare, as the roots of a tree. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Ab*la`que*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. ablaqueatio.] The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. [Obs.] Evelyn.
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Ab`las*tem"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; growth.] (Biol.) Non-germinal.
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Ab*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. ablatio, fr. ablatus p. p. of auferre to carry away; ab + latus, p. p. of ferre carry: cf. F. ablation. See Tolerate.] 1. A carrying or taking away; removal. Jer. Taylor.
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Ab"la*tive (&unr_;), a. [F. ablatif, ablative, L. ablativus fr. ablatus. See Ablation.] 1. Taking away or removing. [Obs.]
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‖Ab"laut (&unr_;), n. [Ger., off-sound; ab off + laut sound.] (Philol.) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung. Earle.
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A"ble (&unr_;), a. [comp. Abler (&unr_;); superl. Ablest (&unr_;).] [OF. habile, L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful, fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. Habile and see Habit.] 1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.]
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Ab"le*gate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. ablegatus, p. p. of ablegare; ab + legare to send with a commission. See Legate.] To send abroad. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Ab"let (&unr_;), Ab"len [F. ablet, ablette, a dim. fr. LL. abula, for albula, dim. of albus white. Cf. Abele.] (Zoöl.) A small fresh-water fish (Leuciscus alburnus); the bleak.
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Ab"lu*ent (&unr_;), a. [L. abluens, p. pr. of. abluere to wash away; ab + luere (lavere, lavare). See Lave.] Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. -- n. (Med.) A detergent.
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Ab"ne*gate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abnegated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abnegating.] [L. abnegatus, p. p. of abnegare; ab + negare to deny. See Deny.] To deny and reject; to abjure. Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.
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Ab*nor"mal (&unr_;), a. [For earlier anormal, F. anormal, LL. anormalus for anomalus, Gr. &unr_;. Confused with L. abnormis. See Anomalous, Abnormous, Anormal.] Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. “That deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. ” Froude.
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Ab*nor"mi*ty (&unr_;), n.; pl. Abnormities (&unr_;). [LL. abnormitas. See Abnormous.] Departure from the ordinary type; irregularity; monstrosity. “An abnormity . . . like a calf born with two heads.” Mrs. Whitney.
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And with her fled away without abode. Spenser.
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He waxeth at your abode here. Fielding.
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Ab"o*li"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. F. abolition. See Abolish.] The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.
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Ab`o*rig"i*nal (&unr_;), a. [See Aborigines.] 1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. “Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf.” Wordsworth.
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A*broach" (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See Broach.] To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ab*sin"thin (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). Watts.
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Ab*sin"thi*um (&unr_;), n. [L., from Gr. &unr_;.] (Bot.) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood.
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Ab"sis (&unr_;), n. See Apsis.
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Ab*sist" (&unr_;), v. i. [L. absistere, p. pr. absistens; ab + sistere to stand, causal of stare.] To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist. [Obs.] Raleigh.
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Ab*sist"ence (&unr_;), n. A standing aloof. [Obs.]
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Ab"so*lute (&unr_;), a. [L. absolutus, p. p. of absolvere: cf. F. absolu. See Absolve.] 1. Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an absolute monarch.
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So absolute she seems,
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Absolute rights and duties are such as pertain to man in a state of nature as contradistinguished from relative rights and duties, or such as pertain to him in his social relations.
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&hand_; In this sense God is called the Absolute 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.
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&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 the absolute, as thus defined, can be known, as a reality, by the human intellect.
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To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace, word and thing, the recent philosophy of the absolute. Sir W. Hamilton.
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6. Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful. [R.]
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I am absolute 't was very Cloten. Shak.
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The peddler stopped, and tapped her on the head,
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8. (Chem.) Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.
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Absolute curvature (Geom.), that curvature of a curve of double curvature, which is measured in the osculating plane of the curve. -- Absolute equation (Astron.), the sum of the optic and eccentric equations. -- Absolute space (Physics), space considered without relation to material limits or objects. -- Absolute terms. (Alg.), such as are known, or which do not contain the unknown quantity. Davies & Peck. -- Absolute temperature (Physics), the temperature as measured on a scale determined by certain general thermo-dynamic principles, and reckoned from the absolute zero. -- Absolute zero (Physics), the be ginning, or zero point, in the scale of absolute temperature. It is equivalent to -273° centigrade or -459.4° Fahrenheit.
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Ab"so*lute (&unr_;), n. (Geom.) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
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Ab"so*lute*ly, adv. In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.
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Ab"so*lute*ness, n. The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.
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Ab`so*lu"tion (&unr_;), n. [F. absolution, L. absolutio, fr. absolvere to absolve. See Absolve.] 1. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. “Government . . . granting absolution to the nation.” Froude.
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Ab"so*lu`tism (&unr_;), n. 1. The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
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The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. Palfrey.
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Ab"so*lu`tist (&unr_;), n. 1. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
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Ab"so*lu`tist, a. Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; as, absolutist principles.
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Ab`so*lu*tis"tic (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to absolutism; absolutist.
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Ab*sol"u*to*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. absolutorius, fr. absolvere to absolve.] Serving to absolve; absolving. “An absolutory sentence.” Ayliffe.
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Ab*solv"a*ble (&unr_;), a. That may be absolved.
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Ab*solv"a*to*ry (&unr_;), a. Conferring absolution; absolutory.
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Ab*solve" (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Absolved (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Absolving.] [L. absolvere to set free, to absolve; ab + solvere to loose. See Assoil, Solve.] 1. 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, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment.
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Halifax was absolved by a majority of fourteen. Macaulay.
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In his name I absolve your perjury. Gibbon.
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The work begun, how soon absolved. Milton.
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Syn. -- To Absolve, Exonerate, Acquit. We speak of a man as absolved from something that binds his conscience, or involves the charge of wrongdoing; as, to absolve from allegiance or from the obligation of an oath, or a promise. We speak of a person as exonerated, when he is released from some burden which had rested upon him; as, to exonerate from suspicion, to exonerate from blame or odium. It implies a purely moral acquittal. We speak of a person as acquitted, 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 acquitted of all participation in the crime.
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Ab*solv"ent (&unr_;), a. [L. absolvens, p. pr. of absolvere.] Absolving. [R.] Carlyle.
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Ab*solv"er (&unr_;), n. One who absolves. Macaulay.
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Ab"so*nant (&unr_;), a. [L. ab + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.] Discordant; contrary; -- opposed to consonant. “Absonant to nature.” Quarles.
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Ab"so*nous (&unr_;), a. [L. absonus; ab + sonus sound.] Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous. [Obs.] “Absonous to our reason.” Glanvill.
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Ab*sorb" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Absorbed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Absorbing.] [L. absorbere; ab + sorbere to suck in, akin to Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. absorber.] 1. To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include. “Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all.” Cowper.
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The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion. W. Irving.
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That grave question which had begun to absorb the Christian mind -- the marriage of the clergy. Milman.
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Too long hath love engrossed Britannia's stage,
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Should not the sad occasion swallow up
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Ab*sorb`a*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The state or quality of being absorbable. Graham (Chemistry).
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Ab*sorb"a*ble, a. [Cf. F. absorbable.] Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up. Kerr.
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Ab*sorb"en*cy (&unr_;), n. Absorptiveness.
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Ab*sorb"ent (&unr_;), a. [L. absorbens, p. pr. of absorbere.] Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.
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Absorbent ground (Paint.), 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.
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Ab*sorb"ent, n. 1. Anything which absorbs.
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The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. Darwin.
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2. (Med.) 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.
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Ab*sorb"er (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, absorbs.
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Ab*sorb"ing, a. Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit. -- Ab*sorb"ing, adv.
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Ab`sor*bi"tion (&unr_;), n. Absorption. [Obs.]
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Ab*sorpt` (&unr_;), a. [L. absorptus, p. p.] Absorbed. [Arcahic.] “Absorpt in care.” Pope.
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Ab*sorp"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. absorptio, fr. absorbere. See Absorb.] 1. The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger.
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Ab*stain" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abstained (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Abstaining.] [OE. absteynen, abstenen, OF. astenir, abstenir, F. abstenir, fr. L. abstinere, abstentum, v. t. & v. i., to keep from; ab, abs + tenere to hold. See Tenable.] To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.
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Not a few abstained from voting. Macaulay.
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Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt? Shak.
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Whether he abstain men from marrying. Milton.
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Ab*ste"mi*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.] 1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.]
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Under his special eye
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Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. Dryden.
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Ab*sten"tion (&unr_;), a. [F. See Abstain.] The act of abstaining; a holding aloof. Jer. Taylor.
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Ab*sterge (&unr_;), v. t. [L. abstergere, abstersum; ab, abs + tergere to wipe. Cf. F absterger.] To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. [R.] Quincy.
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Ab*sterse" (&unr_;), v. t. To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Ab*ster"sive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. abstersif. See Absterge.] Cleansing; purging. Bacon.
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The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate. Milton.
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Ab"sti*nence (&unr_;), n. [F. abstinence, L. abstinentia, fr. abstinere. See Abstain.] 1. 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 total abstinence.
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Von Rosen had quietly abstracted the bearing-reins from the harness. W. Black.
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Ab"stract` (&unr_;), n. [See Abstract, a.] 1. 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.
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An abstract of every treatise he had read. Watts.
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Man, the abstract
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Ab*struse" (&unr_;), a. [L. abstrusus, p. p. of abstrudere to thrust away, conceal; ab, abs + trudere to thrust; cf. F. abstrus. See Threat.] 1. Concealed or hidden out of the way. [Obs.]
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Ab*surd" (ăb*sûrd"), a. [L. absurdus harsh-sounding; ab + (prob) a derivative fr. a root svar to sound; not connected with surd: cf. F. absurde. See Syringe.] 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, an absurd person, an absurd opinion; an absurd dream.
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A*bun"dance (&adot_;*bŭn"d&aitalic_;ns), n. [OE. (h)abundaunce, abundance, F. abondance, L. abundantia, fr. abundare. See Abound.] An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number.
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A*bun"dant (&unr_;), a. [OE. (h)abundant, aboundant, F. abondant, fr. L. abudans, p. pr. of abundare. See Abound.] Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with. “Abundant in goodness and truth.” Exod. xxxiv. 6.
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Abundant number (Math.), 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 deficient number, as 14, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2, 7, the sum of which is 10; and to a perfect number, which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts, as 6, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2., 3.
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Abuse of distress (Law), a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer.
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A*bu"sion (&unr_;), n. [OE. abusion, abusioun, OF. abusion, fr. L. abusio misuse of words, f. abuti. See Abuse, v. t.] Evil or corrupt usage; abuse; wrong; reproach; deception; cheat. Chaucer.
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A*bu"sive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. abusif, fr. L. abusivus.] 1. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
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A*but" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Abutting.] [OF. abouter, aboter; cf. F. aboutir, and also abuter; a (L. ad) + OF. boter, buter, to push: cf. F. bout end, and but end, purpose.] To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.
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A*bu"ti*lon (&unr_;), n. [Ar. aubūtīlūn.] (Bot.) A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.
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Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. Shak.
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A*bysm" (&unr_;), n. [OF. abisme; F. abime, LL. abyssimus, a superl. of L. abyssus; Gr. &unr_;. See Abyss.] An abyss; a gulf. “The abysm of hell.” Shak.
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Abyssal zone (Phys. Geog.), 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. Hence, abyssal animals, plants, etc.
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A*can"thine (&unr_;), a. [L. acanthinus, Gr. &unr_;, thorny, fr. &unr_;. See Acanthus.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.
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A*can`tho*car"pous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; fruit.] (Bot.) Having the fruit covered with spines.
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‖A*can`tho*ceph"a*la (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &unr_; a spine, thorn + &unr_; head.] (Zoöl.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.
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Ac`an*thoph"o*rous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; spine + fe`rein to bear.] Spine-bearing. Gray.
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‖Ac`an*thop"ter*i (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; wing, fin.] (Zoöl.) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
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Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish.
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‖Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; fin, dim. fr. &unr_; wing.] (Zoöl.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.
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Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*ous (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned.
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A*can"thus (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Acanthuses (&unr_;), L. Acanthi (&unr_;). [L., from Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Acantha.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
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‖A cap*pel"la (&unr_;). [It. See Chapel.] (Mus.) (a) In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass purely vocal. (b) A time indication, equivalent to alla breve.
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A*cap"su*lar (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- not + capsular.] (Bot.) Having no capsule.
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A*car"pous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; fruit.] (Bot.) Not producing fruit; unfruitful.
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‖Ac"a*rus (&unr_;), n.; pl. Acari (&unr_;). [NL., from Gr. &unr_; the cheese mite, tick.] (Zoöl.) A genus including many species of small mites.
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A*cat`a*lec"tic (&unr_;), a. [L. acatalecticus, Gr. &unr_;, not defective at the end; 'a priv. + &unr_; to cease.] (Pros.) Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse. -- n. A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.
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A*cat"a*lep`sy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; to seize, comprehend.] Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
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Ac`au*les"cent (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- not + caulescent.] (Bot.) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground. Gray.
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{ A*cau"lose (&unr_;), A*cau"lous (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; stalk or L. caulis stalk. See Cole.] (Bot.) Same as Acaulescent.
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Ac*cede" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Acceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Acceding.] [L. accedere to approach, accede; ad + cedere to move, yield: cf. F. accédere. See Cede.]
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Edward IV., who had acceded to the throne in the year 1461. T. Warton.
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If Frederick had acceded to the supreme power. Morley.
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The treaty of Hanover in 1725 . . . to which the Dutch afterwards acceded. Chesterfield.
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‖Ac*cel`er*an"do (&unr_;), a. [It.] (Mus.) Gradually accelerating the movement.
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Accelerated motion (Mech.), motion with a continually increasing velocity. -- Accelerating force, the force which causes accelerated motion. - Nichol.
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Ac*cel`er*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F. accélération.] The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation.
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A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration. I. Taylor.
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(Astr. & Physics.) Acceleration of the moon, 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. -- Acceleration and retardation of the tides. See Priming of the tides, under Priming. -- Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars, 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. -- Acceleration of the planets, the increasing velocity of their motion, in proceeding from the apogee to the perigee of their orbits.
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Ac*cel"er*a*tive (&unr_;), a. Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening. Reid.
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Ac*cel"er*a`tor (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.
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Ac*cel"er*a*to*ry (&unr_;), a. Accelerative.
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Ac*cel"er*o*graph (&unr_;), n. [Accelerate + -graph.] (Mil.) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
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Ac*cend" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. accendere, accensum, to kindle; ad + cand&ebreve_;re to kindle (only in compounds); rel. to candēre to be white, to gleam. See Candle.] To set on fire; to kindle. [Obs.] Fotherby.
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Ac*cen"sor (&unr_;), n. [LL., from p. p. accensus. See Accend.] (R. C. Ch.) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
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Ac"cent` (&unr_;), n. [F. accent, L. accentus; ad + cantus a singing, canere to sing. See Cant.] 1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.
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&hand_; Many English words have two accents, the primary and the secondary; the primary being uttered with a greater stress of voice than the secondary; as in as'pira"tion, where the chief stress is on the third syllable, and a slighter stress on the first. Some words, as an'tiap'o-plec"tic, in-com'pre-hen'si-bil"i-ty, have two secondary accents. See Guide to Pron., §§ 30-46.
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&hand_; In the ancient Greek the acute accent (') meant a raised tone or pitch, the grave (`), the level tone or simply the negation of accent, the circumflex ( ~ 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.
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3. Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent. “Beguiled you in a plain accent.” Shak. “A perfect accent.” Thackeray.
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The tender accent of a woman's cry. Prior.
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7. (Math.) (a) 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″. (b) (Trigon.) A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27″, i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds. (c) (Engin.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10″ is six feet ten inches.
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Ac*cent" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb. n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
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Ac*cen"tor (&unr_;), n. [L. ad. + cantor singer, canere to sing.] 1. (Mus.) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader. [Obs.]
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Ac*cen"tu*a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being accented.
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Ac*cen"tu*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.] 1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
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Ac*cen`tu*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [LL. accentuatio: cf. F. accentuation.] Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically (Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
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Ac*cept" (ăk*s&ebreve_;pt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accepted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accepting.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.]
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If you accept them, then their worth is great. Shak.
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To accept of ransom for my son. Milton.
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She accepted of a treat. Addison.
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The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice. Ps. xx. 3.
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Peradventure he will accept of me. Gen. xxxii. 20.
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To accept a bill (Law), to agree (on the part of the drawee) to pay it when due. -- To accept service (Law), to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been. -- To accept the person (Eccl.), to show favoritism. “God accepteth no man's person.” Gal. ii. 6.
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Ac*cept`a*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [LL. acceptabilitas.] The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness. “Acceptability of repentance.” Jer. Taylor.
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Ac*cept"a*ble (-s&ebreve_;pt"&adot_;*b'l; 277), a. [F. acceptable, L. acceptabilis, fr. acceptare.] Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
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Ac*cept"a*ble*ness (ăk*s&ebreve_;pt"&adot_;*b'l*n&ebreve_;s), n. The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
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Ac*cept"ance (&unr_;), n. 1. The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.
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acceptance of a bill of exchange, acceptance of a check, acceptance of a draft, or acceptance of an order, is an engagement to pay it according to the terms. This engagement is usually made by writing the word “accepted” across the face of the bill. Acceptance of goods, under the statute of frauds, is an intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of the transaction.
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Ac*cept"ant (&unr_;), a. Accepting; receiving.
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Some things . . . are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God. Hooker.
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My words, in common acceptation,
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Ac*cept"ed*ly (&unr_;), adv. In a accepted manner; admittedly.
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Ac*cep`ti*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. acceptilatio entry of a debt collected, acquittance, fr. p. p. of accipere (cf. Accept) + latio a carrying, fr. latus, p. p. of ferre to carry: cf. F. acceptilation.] (Civil Law) Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.
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Ac*cep"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. acceptio a receiving, accepting: cf. F. acception.] Acceptation; the received meaning. [Obs.]
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Ac*cept"or (#; 277), n. [L.] One who accepts; specifically (Law & Com.), one who accepts an order or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
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Ac*cess" (#; 277), n. [F. accès, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See Accede.] 1. A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.
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I did repel his letters, and denied
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During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown. Blackstone.
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I, from the influence of thy looks, receive
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The first access looked like an apoplexy. Burnet.
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Ac*ces"sa*ri*ly (&unr_;), adv. In the manner of an accessary.
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To both their deaths thou shalt be accessary. Shak.
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Amongst many secondary and accessary causes that support monarchy, these are not of least reckoning. Milton.
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Ac*ces"sa*ry (277), n.; pl. Accessaries (&unr_;). [Cf. Accessory and LL. accessarius.] (Law) One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
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&hand_; This word, as used in law, is spelt accessory by Blackstone and many others; but in this sense is spelt accessary by Bouvier, Burrill, Burns, Whishaw, Dane, and the Penny Cyclopedia; while in other senses it is spelt accessory. In recent text-books on criminal law the distinction is not preserved, the spelling being either accessary or accessory.
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Ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [L. accessibilitas: cf. F. accessibilité.] The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptibility. Langhorne.
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Ac*cess"i*ble (&unr_;), a. [L. accessibilis, fr. accedere: cf. F. accessible. See Accede.] 1. Easy of access or approach; approachable; as, an accessible town or mountain, an accessible person.
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The best information . . . at present accessible. Macaulay.
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Ac*cess"i*bly (&unr_;), adv. In an accessible manner.
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Ac*ces"sion (&unr_;), n. [L. accessio, fr. accedere: cf. F. accession. See Accede.] 1. A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.
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Ac*ces"sion*al (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to accession; additional. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Ac`ces*so"ri*al (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to an accessory; as, accessorial agency, accessorial guilt.
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Ac*ces"so*ry (#; 277), a. [L. accessorius. See Access, and cf. Accessary.] 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, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music.
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Ac*ces"so*ry, n.; pl. Accessories (&unr_;). 1. That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate. “The aspect and accessories of a den of banditti.” Carlyle.
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Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident:
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Ac`ci*den"tal (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit.
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Accidental chords (Mus.), those which contain one or more tones foreign to their proper harmony. -- Accidental colors (Opt.), 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. -- Accidental point (Persp.), 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. -- Accidental lights (Paint.), 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. Fairholt.
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Ac`ci*den"tal*ism (&unr_;), n. Accidental character or effect. Ruskin.
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‖Ac*cip"i*ter (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Accipiters (&unr_;). L. Accipitres (&unr_;). [L., hawk.] 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.
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Ac*cite" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. accitus, p. p. of accire, accere, to call for; ad + ciere to move, call. See Cite.] To cite; to summon. [Obs.]
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Ac*claim" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry out. See Claim, Clamor.] [R.] 1. To applaud. “A glad acclaiming train.” Thomson.
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Ac`cla*ma"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. acclamatio: cf. F. acclamation.] 1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
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Ac*clam"a*to*ry (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.
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Ac*cli`ma*ta"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. acclimation. See Acclimate.] Acclimatization.
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Ac`co*lade" (ăk`k&ouptack_;*lād" or ăk`k&ouptack_;*l&adot_;d"; 277), n. [F. accolade, It. accolata, fr. accollare to embrace; L. ad + collum neck.] 1. 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.
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That He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. Dan. ix. 2.
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He had accomplished half a league or more. Prescott.
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It [the moon] is fully accomplished for all those ends to which Providence did appoint it. Wilkins.
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-[1913 Webster] -To effect (to work out) is much like accomplish. It usually implies some degree of difficulty contended with; as, he effected or accomplished what he intended, his purpose, but little. “What he decreed, he effected.” Milton.
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-What force effected not. Milton.
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They . . . show themselves accomplished bees. Holland.
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Daughter of God and man, accomplished Eve. Milton.
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Ac*compt" (#; formerly #), n. See Account.
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Ac*compt"a*ble (&unr_;), a. See Accountable.
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These all continued with one accord in prayer. Acts i. 14.
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Of his own accord he went unto you. 2 Cor. vii. 17.
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With one accord, with unanimity.
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They rushed with one accord into the theater. Acts xix. 29.
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Her hands accorded the lute's music to the voice. Sidney.
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When they were accorded from the fray. Spenser.
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All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and difficult can never be accorded but by a competent stock of critical learning. South.
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Thy actions to thy words accord. Milton.
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Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin.
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And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith.
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Our zeal should be according to knowledge. Sprat.
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Is all things well,
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Ac*cost" (#; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accosted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accosting.] [F. accoster, LL. accostare to bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See Coast, and cf. Accoast.] 1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of. [Obs.] “So much [of Lapland] as accosts the sea.” Fuller.
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Account current, a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account. -- In account with, in a relation requiring an account to be kept. -- On account of, for the sake of; by reason of; because of. -- On one's own account, for one's own interest or behalf. -- To make account, to have an opinion or expectation; to reckon. [Obs.]
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The motion of . . . the sun whereby years are accounted. Sir T. Browne.
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Accounting that God was able to raise him up. Heb. xi. 19.
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ac*cre"tion (ăk*krē"shŭn), n. [L. accretio, fr. accrescere to increase. Cf. Crescent, Increase, Accrue.]
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1. The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth. Arbuthnot.
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2. The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth.
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A mineral . . . augments not by growth, but by accretion. Owen.
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To strip off all the subordinate parts of his narrative as a later accretion. Sir G. C. Lewis.
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3. Concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass.
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4. A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes. Dana.
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5. (Law) (a) 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. (b) 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. Wharton. Kent.
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accretionary adj. Marked or produced by accretion.
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ac*cre"tive (&unr_;), a. Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth. Glanvill.
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ac*crim"i*nate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. ac- (for ad to) + criminari.] To accuse of a crime. [Obs.] -- Ac*crim`i*na"tion (&unr_;), n. [Obs.]
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ac*croach" (ăk*krōch"), v. t. [OE. acrochen, accrochen, to obtain, OF. acrochier, F. accrocher; à (L. ad) + croc hook (E. crook).] 1. To hook, or draw to one's self as with a hook. [Obs.]
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2. To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.
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They had attempted to accroach to themselves royal power. Stubbs.
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Ac*croach"ment (ăk*krōch"m&eitalic_;nt), n. [Cf. F. accrochement.] An encroachment; usurpation. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Ac*cru"al (ăk*kr&usuml_;"&aitalic_;l), n. Accrument. [R.]
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Ac*crue" (ăk*kr&usuml_;"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Accrued (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Accruing.] [See Accrue, n., and cf. Accresce, Accrete.] 1. To increase; to augment.
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And though power failed, her courage did accrue. Spenser.
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2. 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. “Interest accrues to principal.” Abbott.
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The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press. Junius.
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Ac*crue", n. [F. accrû, OF. acreü, p. p. of accroitre, OF. acroistre to increase; L. ad + crescere to increase. Cf. Accretion, Crew. See Crescent.] Something that accrues; advantage accruing. [Obs.]
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Ac*cru"er (ăk*kr&usuml_;"&etilde_;r), n. (Law) The act of accruing; accretion; as, title by accruer.
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Ac*cru"ment (ăk*kr&usuml_;"m&eitalic_;nt), n. The process of accruing, or that which has accrued; increase. Jer. Taylor.
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Ac`cu*ba"tion (ăk*k&uuptack_;*bā"shŭn), n. [L. accubatio, for accubitio, fr. accubare to recline; ad + cubare to lie down. See Accumb.] The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
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acculturative adj. 1. of or pertaining to acculturation (definition 3).
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Ac*cumb" (ăk*kŭmb"), v. i. [L. accumbere; ad + cumbere (only in compounds) to lie down.] To recline, as at table. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Ac*cum"ben*cy (ăk*kŭm"b&eitalic_;n*s&ybreve_;), n. The state of being accumbent or reclining. [R.]
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Ac*cum"bent (-b&eitalic_;nt), a. 1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
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The Roman . . . accumbent posture in eating. Arbuthnot.
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2. (Bot.) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf. Gray.
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Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle. Eaton.
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Ac*cum"bent, n. One who reclines at table.
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Ac*cum"ber (-b&etilde_;r), v. t. To encumber. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ac*cu"mu*late (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accumulated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Accumulating.] [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare; ad + cumulare to heap. See Cumulate.] To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money.
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Syn. -- To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate; heap together; hoard.
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Ac*cu"mu*late (ăk*kū"m&uuptack_;*lāt), v. i. To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.
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Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,
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Ac*cu"mu*late (-l&auptack_;t), a. [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare.] Collected; accumulated. Bacon.
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accumulated adj. 1. 1 brought together into a group or crowd the accumulated letters in my office
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Ac*cu`mu*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. accumulatio; cf. F. accumulation.] 1. The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.
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2. (Law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
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Accumulation of energy or power, the storing of energy by means of weights lifted or masses put in motion; electricity stored. -- An accumulation of degrees (Eng. Univ.), the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or than is allowed by the rules.
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Ac*cu"mu*la*tive (&unr_;), a. Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional. -- Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ly, adv. -- Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ness, n.
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Ac*cu"mu*la`tor (&unr_;), n. [L.] 1. One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses.
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2. (Mech.) 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.
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3. A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
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Ac"cu*ra*cy (#; 277), n. [See Accurate.] 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, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy.
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The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. Reid.
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The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides. Lardner.
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Ac"cu*rate (&unr_;), a. [L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr. accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura care. See Cure.] 1. 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, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.
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2. Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful. [Obs.]
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Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below. Bacon.
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Syn. -- Correct; exact; just; nice; particular. -- Accurate, Correct, Exact, Precise. We speak of a thing as correct with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a correct account, a correct likeness, a man of correct deportment. We speak of a thing as accurate with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an accurate statement, an accurate detail of particulars. We speak of a thing as exact with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundance; as, an exact coincidence, the exact truth, an exact likeness. We speak of a thing as precise when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if cut down thereto; as a precise conformity instructions; precisely right; he was very precise in giving his directions.
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Ac"cu*rate*ly, adv. In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
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Ac"cu*rate*ness, n. The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.
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Ac*curse" (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. acursien, acorsien; pref. a + cursien to curse. See Curse.] To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.
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And the city shall be accursed. Josh. vi. 17.
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Thro' you, my life will be accurst. Tennyson.
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{ Ac*cursed" (&unr_;), Ac*curst" (&unr_;), } p. p. & a. Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; hence, bad enough to be under the curse; execrable; detestable; exceedingly hateful; -- as, an accursed deed. Shak. -- Ac*curs"ed*ly, adv. -- Ac*curs"ed*ness, n.
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Ac*cus"a*ble (&unr_;), a. [L. accusabilis: cf. F. accusable.] Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or fault; blamable; -- with of.
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Ac*cus"al (&unr_;), n. Accusation. [R.] Byron.
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Ac*cus"ant (&unr_;), n. [L. accusans, p. pr. of accusare: cf. F. accusant.] An accuser. Bp. Hall.
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Ac`cu*sa"tion (&unr_;), n. [OF. acusation, F. accusation, L. accusatio, fr. accusare. See Accuse.]
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1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.
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We come not by the way of accusation
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2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge.
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[They] set up over his head his accusation. Matt. xxvii. 37.
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Syn. -- Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.
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Ac*cu`sa*ti"val (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to the accusative case.
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Ac*cu"sa*tive (&unr_;), a. [F. accusatif, L. accusativus (in sense 2), fr. accusare. See Accuse.]
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1. Producing accusations; accusatory. “This hath been a very accusative age.” Sir E. Dering.
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2. (Gram.) 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.
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Ac*cu"sa*tive, n. (Gram.) The accusative case.
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Ac*cu"sa*tive*ly, adv. 1. In an accusative manner.
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Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al (&unr_;), a. Accusatory.
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Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al*ly, adv. By way accusation.
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Ac*cu"sa*to*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. accusatorius, fr. accusare.] Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; as, an accusatory libel. Grote.
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Ac*cuse" (&unr_;), n. Accusation. [Obs.] Shak.
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Ac*cuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accused (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Accusing.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. Cause.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense; (Law) to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor.
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Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. Acts xxiv. 13.
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We are accused of having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms. Macaulay.
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2. To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.
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Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another. Rom. ii. 15.
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Syn. -- To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict; impeach; arraign. -- To Accuse, Charge, Impeach, Arraign. These words agree in bringing home to a person the imputation of wrongdoing. To accuse is a somewhat formal act, and is applied usually (though not exclusively) to crimes; as, to accuse of treason. Charge 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 charge with dishonesty or falsehood. To arraign is to bring (a person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to arraign one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To impeach is officially to charge with misbehavior in office; as, to impeach a minister of high crimes. Both impeach and arraign convey the idea of peculiar dignity or impressiveness.
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Ac*cused" (&unr_;), a. Charged with offense; as, an accused person.
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Commonly used substantively; as, the accused, one charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
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Ac*cuse"ment (-kūz"m&eitalic_;nt), n. [OF. acusement. See Accuse.] Accusation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ac*cus"er (&unr_;), n. [OE. acuser, accusour; cf. OF. acuseor, fr. L. accusator, fr. accusare.] One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
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Ac*cus"ing*ly, adv. In an accusing manner.
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Ac*cus"tom (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accustomed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Accustoming.] [OF. acostumer, acustumer, F. accoutumer; à (L. ad) + OF. costume, F. coutume, custom. See Custom.] To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with to.
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I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater. Adventurer.
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Syn. -- To habituate; inure; exercise; train.
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Ac*cus"tom, v. i. 1. To be wont. [Obs.] Carew.
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We with the best men accustom openly; you with the basest commit private adulteries. Milton.
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Ac*cus"tom, n. Custom. [Obs.] Milton.
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Ac*cus"tom*a*ble (&unr_;), a. Habitual; customary; wonted. “Accustomable goodness.” Latimer.
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Ac*cus"tom*a*bly, adv. According to custom; ordinarily; customarily. Latimer.
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Ac*cus"tom*ance (&unr_;), n. [OF. accoustumance, F. accoutumance.] Custom; habitual use. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Ac*cus"tom*a*ri*ly (&unr_;), adv. Customarily. [Obs.]
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Ac*cus"tom*a*ry (&unr_;), a. Usual; customary. [Archaic] Featley.
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Ac*cus"tomed (&unr_;), a. 1. Familiar through use; usual; customary. “An accustomed action.” Shak.
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Ac*cus"tomed*ness, n. Habituation.
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Accustomedness to sin hardens the heart. Bp. Pearce.
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Ace (ās), n.; pl. Aces (ā"s&ebreve_;z). [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. As.]
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1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.
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2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
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I 'll not wag an ace further. Dryden.
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To bate an ace, to make the least abatement. [Obs.] -- Within an ace of, very near; on the point of. W. Irving.
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ace adj. 1. of the highest quality an ace reporter
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A*cel"da*ma (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. Syr. ōkēl damō the field of blood.] 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 the field of blood. Fig.: A field of bloodshed.
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The system of warfare . . . which had already converted immense tracts into one universal aceldama. De Quincey.
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Ac"e*phal (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; head: cf. F. acéphale, LL. acephalus.] (Zoöl.) One of the Acephala.
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A*ceph"a*lan (&unr_;), n. Same as Acephal.
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A*ceph"a*lan, a. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the Acephala.
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A*ceph"a*lo*cyst (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'ake`falos without a head + ky`stis bladder.] (Zoöl.) A larval entozoön 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.
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A*ceph"a*lous (&unr_;), a. [See Acephal.]
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A*ce"qui*a (ä*sā"k&euptack_;*&adot_;; Sp. ä*thā"k&euptack_;*ä), n. [Sp.] A canal or trench for irrigating land. [Sp. Amer.]
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A*cerb" (&unr_;), a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe. See Acrid.] Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.
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{ A*ces"cence (&unr_;), A*ces"cen*cy (&unr_;), } n. [Cf. F. acescence. See Acescent.] The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness. Johnson.
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‖Ac`e*tab`u*lif"e*ra (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL. See Acetabuliferous.] (Zoöl.) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda.
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Ac`e*tab`u*lif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. acetablum a little cup + -ferous.] Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
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Ac`e*tab"u*li*form (&unr_;), a. [L. acetabulum + -form.] (Bot.) Shaped like a shallow cup; saucer-shaped; as, an acetabuliform calyx. Gray.
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‖Ac`e*tab"u*lum (&unr_;), n. [L., a little saucer for vinegar, fr. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.]
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Ac"e*tal (&unr_;), n. [Acetic + alcohol.] (Chem.) A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.
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-Syn. -- p-hydroxyacetanilide, p-acetamidophenol, N-acetyl-p-aminophenol, paracetamol, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide 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.
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Ac`e*ta"ri*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. acetaria, n. pl., salad, fr. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] Used in salads; as, acetarious plants.
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Ac"e*tate (&unr_;), n. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.
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A*ce"tic (#; 277), a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] (Chem.) (a) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation. (b) Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.
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A*cet`i*fi*ca"tion (&unr_;), n. The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.
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A*cet"i*fi`er (&unr_;), n. An apparatus for hastening acetification. Knight.
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A*cet"i*fy (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acetified (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Acetifying (&unr_;).] [L. acetum vinegar + -fly.] To convert into acid or vinegar.
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A*cet"i*fy, v. i. To turn acid. Encyc. Dom. Econ.
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Ac`e*tim"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [L. acetum vinegar + -meter: cf. F. acétimètre.] An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.
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Ac"e*tin (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A combination of acetic acid with glycerin. Brande & C.
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Ac"e*tize (&unr_;), v. i. To acetify. [R.]
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‖Ac`e*to*næ"mi*a, -ne"mi*a (&unr_;), n. [NL. See Acetone; Hæma-.] (Med.) A morbid condition characterized by the presence of acetone in the blood, as in diabetes.
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Ac"e*tone (&unr_;), n. [See Acetic.] (Chem.) 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.
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Ac`e*ton"ic (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to acetone; as, acetonic bodies.
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‖Ac`e*to*nu"ri*a (?), n. [NL. See Acetone; Urine.] (Med.) Excess of acetone in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes; -- a form of ketonuria.
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Ac`e*to*phe"none (-fē"nōn), n. [Acetic + phenyl + one.] (Chem.) A crystalline ketone, CH3.CO.C6H5, 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 hypnone.
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Ac"e*tose` (ăs"&euptack_;*tōs`), a. Sour like vinegar; acetous.
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Ac`e*tos"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [LL. acetositas. See Acetous.] The quality of being acetous; sourness.
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A*ce"tous (#; 277), a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] 1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. “An acetous spirit.” Boyle. “A liquid of an acetous kind.” Bp. Lowth.
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Acetous acid, a name formerly given to vinegar, which is a dilute solution of acetic acid.
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Ac"e*tyl (&unr_;), n. [L. acetum vinegar + Gr. &unr_; substance. See -yl.] (Chem.) A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.
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A*cet"y*lene (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) 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. Watts.
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{ Ach, Ache } (&unr_;), n. [F. ache, L. apium parsley.] A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley. [Obs.] Holland.
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‖A*char"ne*ment (&unr_;), n. [F.] Savage fierceness; ferocity.
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Ache (&unr_;), n. [OE. ache, AS. æce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i.] Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. “Such an ache in my bones.” Shak.
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Ache (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ached (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aching (&unr_;).] [OE. aken, AS. acan, both strong verbs, AS. acan, imp. ōc, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to agent.] To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. “My old bones ache.” Shak.
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{ A*chene" (&unr_;), A*che"ni*um (&unr_;) } n. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; to gape.] (Bot.) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists. [Written also akene and achænium.]
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Ach"e*ron (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.] (Myth.) 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. Shak.
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‖A` che*val" (?). [F., lit., on horseback.] 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.
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Achromatic lens (Opt.), 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. -- Achromatic prism. See Prism. -- Achromatic telescope, or microscope, 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.
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Ac"id (&unr_;), a. [L. acidus sour, fr. the root ak to be sharp: cf. F. acide. Cf. Acute.] 1. Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered.
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&hand_; In certain cases, sulphur, selenium, or tellurium may take the place of oxygen, and the corresponding compounds are called respectively sulphur acids or sulphacids, selenium acids, or tellurium acids. 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 hydrogen nitrate for nitric acid, hydrogen sulphate for sulphuric acid, etc. In the old chemistry the name acid was applied to the oxides of the negative or nonmetallic elements, now sometimes called anhydrides.
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A*cid"ic (&unr_;), a. (Min.) 1. Containing a high percentage of silica; -- opposed to basic.
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A*cid"i*fy (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acidified (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Acidifying (&unr_;).] [L. acidus sour, acid + -fy: cf. F. acidifier.] 1. To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify sugar.
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Ac`id*im"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [L. acidus acid + -meter.] (Chem.) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids. Ure.
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A*cid"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [L. acidites, fr. acidus: cf. F. acidité. See Acid.] The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste; as, the acidity of lemon juice.
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Ac"id*ly (&unr_;), adv. Sourly; tartly.
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Ac"id proc"ess. (Iron Metal.) 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 basic process.
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A*cid"u*lent (&unr_;), a. Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous. “With anxious, acidulent face.” Carlyle.
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A*cid"u*lous (&unr_;), a. [L. acidulus, dim. of acidus. See Acid.] Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture. E. Burke.
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Ac`i*er*age (&unr_;), n. [F. aciérage, fr. acier steel.] The process of coating the surface of a metal plate (as a stereotype plate) with steellike iron by means of voltaic electricity; steeling.
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Ac"i*form (&unr_;), a. [L. acus needle + -form.] Shaped like a needle.
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Ac"i*na"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. acinus a grape, grapestone.] (Bot.) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
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‖Ac`i*ne"si*a (ăs`&ibreve_;*nē"s&ibreve_;*&adot_;), n. (Med.) Same as Akinesia.
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A*cin"i*form (&unr_;), a. [L. acinus a grape, grapestone + -form: cf. F. acinoforme.] 1. Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
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{ Ac"i*nose` (&unr_;), Ac"i*nous (&unr_;) } a. [L. acinosus, fr. acinus grapestone.] Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions; as, acinose or acinous glands. Kirwan.
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‖Ac`i*pen"ser (&unr_;), prop. n. [L., the name of a fish.] (Zoöl.) 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 Sturgeon.
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Ac*know" (ăk*nō"), v. t. [Pref. a- + know; AS. oncnāwan.] 1. To recognize. [Obs.] “You will not be acknown, sir.” B. Jonson.
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To be acknown (often with of or on), to acknowledge; to confess. [Obs.]
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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 be acknown of his fault. Sir T. More.
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ac*knowl"edge (ăk*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. acknowledged (ăk*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;jd); p. pr. & vb. n. acknowledging (ăk*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;j*&ibreve_;ng).] [Prob. fr. pref. a- + the verb knowledge. See Knowledge, and cf. Acknow.] 1. To own or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God.
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I acknowledge my transgressions. Ps. li. 3.
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For ends generally acknowledged to be good. Macaulay.
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In all thy ways acknowledge Him. Prov. iii. 6.
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By my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee. Shak.
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They his gifts acknowledged none. Milton.
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Syn. -- To avow; proclaim; recognize; own; admit; allow; concede; confess. -- Acknowledge, Recognize. Acknowledge is opposed to keep back, or conceal, 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 acknowledges a secret marriage; one who has done wrong acknowledges his fault; and author acknowledges his obligation to those who have aided him; we acknowledge our ignorance. Recognize 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 recognize a friend after a long absence. We recognize facts, principles, truths, etc., when their evidence is brought up fresh to the mind; as, bad men usually recognize the providence of God in seasons of danger. A foreign minister, consul, or agent, of any kind, is recognized on the ground of his producing satisfactory credentials. See also Confess.
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Ac*knowl"edged*ly (ăk*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;jd*l&ybreve_;), adv. Confessedly.
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Ac*knowl"edg*ment, Ac*knowl"edge*ment (ăk*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;j*m&eitalic_;nt), n. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. “An acknowledgment of fault.” Froude.
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Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip. Hooker.
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A*clin"ic (&adot_;*kl&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;k), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + kli`nein to incline.] (Physics.) 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 aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator. Prof. August.
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Ac"me (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; point, top.] 1. The top or highest point; the culmination.
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The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry. Pope.
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The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy. I. Taylor.
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Ac"ne (&unr_;), n. [NL., prob. a corruption of Gr. &unr_;] (Med.) A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.
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Ac*no"dal (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to acnodes.
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Ac"node (&unr_;), n. [L. acus needle + E. node.] (Geom.) An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coördinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.
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A*cock" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + cock.] In a cocked or turned up fashion.
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A*cock"bill` (&unr_;), adv. [Prefix a- + cock + bill: with bills cocked up.] (Naut.) (a) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor. (b) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.
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Acokanthera n. 1. small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; distributed from Arabia to Africa.
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A*cold" (&unr_;), a. [Prob. p. p. of OE. acolen to grow cold or cool, AS. ācōlian to grow cold; pref. a- (cf. Goth. er-, orig. meaning out) + cōlian to cool. See Cool.] Cold. [Obs.] “Poor Tom's acold.” Shak.
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Ac`o*log"ic (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to acology.
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Ac`o*lyc"tine (&unr_;), n. [From the name of the plant.] (Chem.) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum. Eng. Cyc.
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Ac`o*ni"tal (&unr_;), a. Of the nature of aconite.
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Ac"o*nite (&unr_;), n. [L. aconitum, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. aconit.] 1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous.
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Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the aconites.
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‖Ac`o*ni"ti*a (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) Same as Aconitine.
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Strong
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‖A*con"ti*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &unr_; a little dart.] (Zoöl.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidæ), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniæ when irritated.
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A*cous"tic (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. &unr_; relating to hearing, fr. &unr_; to hear.] Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
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Ac*quest" (#), n. [OF. aquest, F. acquêt, fr. LL. acquestum, acquisītum, for L. acquisītum, p. p. (used substantively) of acquirere to acquire. See Acquire.]
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A"cre (&unr_;), n. [OE. aker, AS. æcer; akin to OS. accar, OHG. achar, Ger. acker, Icel. akr, Sw. åker, Dan. ager, Goth. akrs, L. ager, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. ajra. √2, 206.] 1. Any field of arable or pasture land. [Obs.]
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Ac"rid (&unr_;), a. [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to acid. See Eager.] 1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.
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{ A*crid"i*ty (&unr_;), Ac"rid*ness (&unr_;) } n. The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; extreme bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.
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Ac"ri*mo"ni*ous (&unr_;), a. [Cf. LL. acrimonious, F. acrimonieux.] 1. Acrid; corrosive; as, acrimonious gall. [Archaic] Harvey.
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Ac"ri*mo*ny (&unr_;), n.; pl. Acrimonies (&unr_;). [L. acrimonia, fr. acer, sharp: cf. F. acrimonie.] 1. A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants. [Archaic] Bacon.
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‖Ac"ri*ta (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &unr_; indiscernible; 'a priv. + &unr_; to distinguish.] (Zoöl.) The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed.
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{ Ac`ro*a*mat"ic (&unr_;), Ac`ro*a*mat"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to hear.] Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence: Abstruse; profound.
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Ac`ro*car"pous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; extreme, highest + &unr_; fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk. (b) Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certain mosses.
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A*cross" (#; 115), prep. [Pref. a- + cross: cf. F. en croix. See Cross, n.] From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river. Dryden.
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A*crot"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; an extreme, fr. &unr_;.] (Med.) Pertaining to or affecting the surface.
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A*cryl"ic (&unr_;), a. 1. (Chem.) Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid. The characteristic residue in an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached directly to an ethylenic carbon.
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Act (ăkt), n. [L. actus, fr. agere to drive, do: cf. F. acte. See Agent.] 1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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That best portion of a good man's life,
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Hence, in specific uses: (a) 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, an act of Parliament, or of Congress. (b) A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done. Abbott. (c) 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. (d) A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
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The seeds of plants are not at first in act, but in possibility, what they afterward grow to be. Hooker.
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Act of attainder. (Law) See Attainder. -- Act of bankruptcy (Law), an act of a debtor which renders him liable to be adjudged a bankrupt. -- Act of faith. (Ch. Hist.) See Auto-da-Fé. -- Act of God (Law), 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. -- Act of grace, an expression often used to designate an act declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders, as at the beginning of a new reign. -- Act of indemnity, a statute passed for the protection of those who have committed some illegal act subjecting them to penalties. Abbott. -- Act in pais, a thing done out of court (anciently, in the country), and not a matter of record.
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Act, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acting.] [L. actus, p. p. of agere to drive, lead, do; but influenced by E. act, n.] 1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [Obs.]
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Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul. Pope.
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That we act our temporal affairs with a desire no greater than our necessity. Jer. Taylor.
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Industry doth beget by producing good habits, and facility of acting things expedient for us to do. Barrow.
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Uplifted hands that at convenient times
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With acted fear the villain thus pursued. Dryden.
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Act, v. i. 1. To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.
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He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest. Pope.
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To show the world how Garrick did not act. Cowper.
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To act as or To act for, to do the work of; to serve as. -- To act on, to regulate one's conduct according to. -- To act up to, to equal in action; to fulfill in practice; as, he has acted up to his engagement or his advantages.
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Act"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being acted. - Tennyson.
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Ac"ti*nal (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth. L. Agassiz.
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‖Ac`ti*na"ri*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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Act"ing (&unr_;), a. 1. Operating in any way.
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‖Ac*tin"i*a (&unr_;), n.; pl. L. Actiniæ (&unr_;), E. Actinias (&unr_;). [Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.] (Zoöl.) (a) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidæ. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones. [See Polyp.]. (b) A genus in the family Actinidæ.
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Ac"tin*ism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_; ray.] The property of radiant energy (found chiefly in solar or electric light) by which chemical changes are produced, as in photography.
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Ac*tin"i*um (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.] (Chem.) 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.
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Ac"tin*oid (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -oid.] Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia.
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Ac*tin"o*mere (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; part.] (Zoöl.) One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the Cœlenterata.
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Ac`ti*no*met"ric (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to the measurement of the intensity of the solar rays, either (a) heating, or (b) actinic.
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Ac"tion (&unr_;), n. [OF. action, L. actio, fr. agere to do. See Act.] 1. 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, the action of heat; a man of action.
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One wise in council, one in action brave. Pope.
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Ac"u*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. acus needle.] To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken. [Obs.] “[To] acuate the blood.” Harvey.
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A*cu"mi*nate (&unr_;), a. [L. acuminatus, p. p. of acuminare to sharpen, fr. acumen. See Acumen.] Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
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‖Ad- (&unr_;). [A Latin preposition, signifying to. See At.] As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to which ad- is prefixed. It remains unchanged before vowels, and before d, h, j, m, v. Examples: adduce, adhere, adjacent, admit, advent, accord, affect, aggregate, allude, annex, appear, etc. It becomes ac- before qu, as in acquiesce.
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Adam's ale, water. [Coll.] -- Adam's apple. 1. (Bot.) (a) A species of banana (Musa paradisiaca). It attains a height of twenty feet or more. Paxton. (b) A species of lime (Citris limetta). 2. 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. -- Adam's flannel (Bot.), the mullein (Verbascum thapsus). -- Adam's needle (Bot.), the popular name of a genus (Yucca) of liliaceous plants.
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‖A*dar"ce (&unr_;), n. [L. adarce, adarca, Gr. &unr_;.] 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. Dana.
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‖Ad"a*tis (&unr_;), n. A fine cotton cloth of India.
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A*daunt" (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. adaunten to overpower, OF. adonter; à (L. ad) + donter, F. dompter. See Daunt.] To daunt; to subdue; to mitigate. [Obs.] Skelton.
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A*daw" (&unr_;), v. t. [Cf. OE. adawe of dawe, AS. of dagum from days, i. e., from life, out of life.] To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.]
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The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser.
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A*daw", v. t. & i. [OE. adawen to wake; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-) + dawen, dagon, to dawn. See Daw.] To awaken; to arouse. [Obs.]
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A man that waketh of his sleep
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A*days" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- (for on) + day; the final s was orig. a genitive ending, afterwards forming adverbs.] By day, or every day; in the daytime. [Obs.] Fielding.
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‖Ad cap*tan"dum (&unr_;). [L., for catching.] A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.
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Add (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Added; p. pr. & vb. n. Adding.] [L. addere; ad + dare to give, put. Cf. Date, Do.] 1. To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
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The Lord shall add to me another son. Gen. xxx. 24.
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Back to thy punishment,
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As easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years. Locke.
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He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax. Macaulay.
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Add (&unr_;), v. i. 1. To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety. “I will add to your yoke.” 1 Kings xii. 14.
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Add"a*ble (&unr_;), a. [Add, v. + -able.] Addible.
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added adj. 1. being in addition [to something else] [Narrower terms: accessorial ] 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") [Narrower terms: another(prenominal), other(prenominal), else(postnominal), extra, intercalary] [Narrower terms: superimposed ] [Narrower terms: supplementary, supplemental ] [Narrower terms: value-added ] subtracted
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Ad*deem" (&unr_;), v. t. [Pref. a- + deem.] To award; to adjudge. [Obs.] “Unto him they did addeem the prise.” Spenser.
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‖Ad*den"dum (&unr_;), n.; pl. Addenda (&unr_;). [L., fr. addere to add.] A thing to be added; an appendix or addition.
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Addendum circle (Mech.), the circle which may be described around a circular spur wheel or gear wheel, touching the crests or tips of the teeth. Rankine.
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Add"er (&unr_;), n. [See Add.] One who, or that which, adds; esp., a machine for adding numbers.
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Ad"der, n. [OE. addere, naddere, eddre, AS. nædre, adder, snake; akin to OS. nadra, OHG. natra, natara, Ger. natter, Goth. nadrs, Icel. naðr, masc., naðra, fem.: cf. W. neidr, Gorn. naddyr, Ir. nathair, L. natrix, water snake. An adder is for a nadder.] 1. A serpent. [Obs.] “The eddre seide to the woman.” Wyclif. Gen. iii. 4. )
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera berus or Pelias berus. The puff adders of Africa are species of Clotho. (b) In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes, as the milk adder, puffing adder, etc. (c) Same as Sea Adder.
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&hand_; In the sculptures the appellation is given to several venomous serpents, -- sometimes to the horned viper (Cerastles).
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Ad"der fly/ (&unr_;). A dragon fly.
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Ad"der's-tongue` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) (a) A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue. (b) The yellow dogtooth violet. Gray.
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Add`i*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The quantity of being addible; capability of addition. Locke.
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Add"i*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being added. “Addible numbers.” Locke.
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Ad"dice (&unr_;), n. See Adze. [Obs.] Moxon.
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Ad*dict" (&unr_;), p. p. Addicted; devoted. [Obs.]
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Ad*dict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Addicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Addicting.] [L. addictus, p. p. of addicere to adjudge, devote; ad + dicere to say. See Diction.] 1. To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to. “They addict themselves to the civil law.” Evelyn.
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He is addicted to his study. Beau. & Fl.
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That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations. Adventurer.
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His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity. Fuller.
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A man gross . . . and addicted to low company. Macaulay.
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The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth. Evelyn.
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Syn. -- Addict, Devote, Consecrate, Dedicate. Addict was formerly used in a good sense; as, addicted to letters; but is now mostly employed in a bad sense or an indifferent one; as, addicted to vice; addicted to sensual indulgence. “Addicted to staying at home.” J. S. Mill. Devote is always taken in a good sense, expressing habitual earnestness in the pursuit of some favorite object; as, devoted to science. Consecrate and dedicate express devotion of a higher kind, involving religious sentiment; as, consecrated to the service of the church; dedicated to God.
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Ad*dic"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. L. addictio an adjudging.] The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination. “His addiction was to courses vain.” Shak.
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Ad"di*son's dis*ease" (&unr_;). [Named from Thomas Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it.] (Med.) 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.
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Ad*dit"a*ment (ăd*d&ibreve_;t"&adot_;*m&eitalic_;nt), n. [L. additamentum, fr. additus, p. p. of addere to add.] An addition, or a thing added. Fuller.
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My persuasion that the latter verses of the chapter were an additament of a later age. Coleridge.
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Ad*di"tion (&unr_;), n. [F. addition, L. additio, fr. addere to add.] 1. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution. “This endless addition or addibility of numbers.” Locke.
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Ad*di"tion*al (&unr_;), a. Added; supplemental; in the way of an addition.
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Ad*di"tion*a*ry (&unr_;), a. Additional. [R.] Herbert.
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Ad`di*ti"tious (&unr_;), a. [L. addititius, fr. addere.] Additive. [R.] Sir J. Herschel.
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Ad"di*tive (&unr_;), a. [L. additivus.] (Math.) Proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to subtractive.
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Ad"dle (&unr_;), n. [OE. adel, AS. adela, mud.]
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Ad"dle, a. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. Dryden.
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Ad"dle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Addled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Addling (&unr_;).] To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. “Their eggs were addled.” Cowper.
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Ad"dle, v. t. & i. [OE. adlen, adilen, to gain, acquire; prob. fr. Icel. öðlask to acquire property, akin to oðal property. Cf. Allodial.] 1. To earn by labor. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.
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Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. Tusser.
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{ Ad"dle-brain` (&unr_;), Ad"dle-head` (&unr_;), Ad"dle-pate (&unr_;), } n. A foolish or dull-witted fellow. [Colloq.]
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{ Ad"dle-brained` (&unr_;), Ad"dle-head`ed (&unr_;), Ad"dle-pa`ted (&unr_;), } a. Dull-witted; stupid. “The addle-brained Oberstein.” Motley.
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Dull and addle-pated. Dryden.
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Ad"dlings (&unr_;), n. pl. [See Addle, to earn.] Earnings. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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Ad*doom" (&unr_;), v. t. [Pref. a- + doom.] To adjudge. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Ad*dorsed" (&unr_;), a. [L. ad + dorsum, back: cf. F. adossé.] (Her.) Set or turned back to back.
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Ad*dress" (ăd*dr&ebreve_;s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Addressed (-dr&ebreve_;st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Addressing.] [OE. adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF. adrecier, to straighten, address, F. adresser, fr. à (L. ad) + OF. drecier, F. dresser, to straighten, arrange. See Dress, v.] 1. To aim; to direct. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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And this good knight his way with me addrest. Spenser.
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His foe was soon addressed. Spenser.
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Turnus addressed his men to single fight. Dryden.
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The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the noise of the bridegroom's coming. Jer. Taylor.
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These men addressed themselves to the task. Macaulay.
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Tecla . . . addressed herself in man's apparel. Jewel.
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The young hero had addressed his players to him for his assistance. Dryden.
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Are not your orders to address the senate? Addison.
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The representatives of the nation addressed the king. Swift.
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To address one's self to. (a) To prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to. (b) To direct one's speech or discourse to. -- To address the ball (Golf), to take aim at the ball, adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body, etc., to a convenient position.
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Ad*dress" (ăd*dr&ebreve_;s"), v. i. 1. To prepare one's self. [Obs.] “Let us address to tend on Hector's heels.” Shak.
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Young Turnus to the beauteous maid addrest. Dryden.
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Ad*dress, n. [Cf. F. adresse. See Address, v. t.]
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Ad`dress*ee" (&unr_;), n. One to whom anything is addressed.
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Ad*duce" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adduced (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Adducing (&unr_;).] [L. adducere, adductum, to lead or bring to; ad + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Adduct.] To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
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Reasons . . . were adduced on both sides. Macaulay.
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Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration. De Quincey.
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Ad*du"cent (&unr_;), a. [L. addunces, p. pr. of adducere.] (Physiol.) Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to abducent.
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Ad*duct" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. adductus, p. p. of adducere. See Adduce.] (Physiol.) To draw towards a common center or a middle line. Huxley.
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Ad*duc"tive (&unr_;), a. Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
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Ad*duc"tor (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. adducere.] (Anat.) 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 abductor; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose.
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Ad*dulce" (&unr_;), v. t. [Like F. adoucir; fr. L. ad. + dulcis sweet.] To sweeten; to soothe. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Ad"e*nose` (?; 277), a. Like a gland; full of glands; glandulous; adenous.
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A"den ul"cer (?). [So named after Aden, a seaport in Southern Arabia, where it occurs.] (Med.) A disease endemic in various parts of tropical Asia, due to a specific microörganism which produces chronic ulcers on the limbs. It is often fatal. Called also Cochin China ulcer, Persian ulcer, tropical ulcer, etc.
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‖Ad"eps (&unr_;), n. [L.] Animal fat; lard.
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A*dept" (&unr_;), n. [L. adeptus obtained (sc. artem), &unr_;he who has obtained an art, p. p. of adipsci to arrive &unr_;at, to obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. See Apt, and cf. Adapt.] One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.
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A*dept", a. Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
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Beaus adept in everything profound. Cowper.
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A*dep"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. adeptio. See Adept, a.] An obtaining; attainment. [Obs.]
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Ad"e*qua*cy (&unr_;), n. [See Adequate.] The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
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Ad"e*quate (&unr_;), a. [L. adaequatus, p. p. of adaequare to make equal to; ad + aequare to make equal, aequus equal. See Equal.] Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.
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Ireland had no adequate champion. De Quincey.
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Ad"e*quate (&unr_;), v. t. [See Adequate, a.] 1. To equalize; to make adequate. [R.] Fotherby.
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Ad*fect"ed (&unr_;), a. [L. adfectus or affectus. See Affect, v.] (Alg.) See Affected, 5.
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Ad*here" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adhered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Adhering (&unr_;).] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adhérer. See Aghast.] 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
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Ad*her"ent (&unr_;), a. [L. adhaerens, -entis, p. pr.: cf. F. adhérent.] 1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. Pope.
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Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction. -- Adhesive inflammation (Surg.), that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration. -- Adhesive plaster, a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.
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Ad*hib"it (&unr_;), v. t. [L. adhibitus, p. p. of adhibere to hold to; ad + habere to have.] 1. To admit, as a person or thing; to take in. Muirhead.
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Ad*hort" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. adhortari. See Adhortation.] To exhort; to advise. [Obs.] Feltham.
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Ad`i*aph"o*rous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; different; &unr_; through + fe`rein to bear.] 1. Indifferent or neutral. Jer. Taylor.
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A*dieu" (&unr_;), interj. & adv. [OE. also adew, adewe, adue, F. &unr_; dieu, fr. L. ad to + deus God.] Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
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A*dight" (&unr_;), v. t. [p. p. Adight.] [Pref. a- (intensive) + OE. dihten. See Dight.] To set in order; to array; to attire; to deck, to dress. [Obs.]
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Ad"i*pous (&unr_;), a. Fatty; adipose. [R.]
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A*dip"sous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_;, thirst.] Quenching thirst, as certain fruits.
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Ad"it (&unr_;), n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, &unr_;aitum, to go to; ad + ire to go.] 1. 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 drift and tunnel.
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{ Ad"ja"cence (&unr_;), Ad*ja"cen*cy (&unr_;), } [Cf. LL. adjacentia.] 1. The state or attribute of being adjacent or contiguous; contiguity; the attribute of being so near as to be touching; as, the adjacency of lands or buildings.
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Ad*ja"cent (&unr_;), a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie near; ad + jacēre to lie: cf. F. adjacent.] Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; as, a field adjacent to the highway. “The adjacent forest.” B. Jonson.
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Adjacent or contiguous angle. (Geom.) See Angle.
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Ad*ja"cent, n. That which is adjacent. [R.] Locke.
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Ad*ject" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. adjectus, p. p. of adjicere to throw to, to add to; ad + jac&ebreve_;re to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.] To add or annex; to join. Leland.
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Ad*jec"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. adjectio, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjection. See Adject.] The act or mode of adding; also, the thing added. [R.] B. Jonson.
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Ad"jec*tive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjectived (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Adjectiving (&unr_;).] To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.]
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Ad*join" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjoined (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Adjoining.] [OE. ajoinen, OF. ajoindre, F. adjoindre, fr. L. adjungere; ad + jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Adjunct.] To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append.
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Ad*judge" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjudged (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Adjudging (&unr_;).] [OE. ajugen, OF. ajugier, fr. L. adjudicare; ad + judicare to judge. See Judge, and cf. Adjudicate.] 1. To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor.
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Ad*ju"di*ca*tive (&unr_;), a. Adjudicating.
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Ad"ju*ment (ăd"j&uuptack_;*m&eitalic_;nt), n. [L. adjumentum, for adjuvamentum, fr. adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help.] Help; support; also, a helper. [Obs.] Waterhouse.
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Ad`ju*ra"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. adjuratio, fr. adjurare: cf. F. adjuration. See Adjure.] 1. The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.
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Persons who . . . made use of prayer and adjurations. Addison.
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Ad*jure" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjured (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Adjuring (&unr_;)]. [L. adjurare, adjurdium, to swear to; later, to adjure: cf. F. adjurer. See Jury.] 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.
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Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho. Josh. vi. 26.
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Ad*just" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjusting.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to adjust. See Just, v. t. and cf. Adjute.] 1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard.
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Ad*just"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being adjusted.
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Ad*just"ment (-m&eitalic_;nt), n. [Cf. F. ajustement. See Adjust.] 1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.
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Ad"ju*tage (ăd"j&uuptack_;*t&auptack_;j), n. Same as Ajutage.
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Ad"ju*tant (&unr_;), n. [L. adjutans, p. pr. of adjutare to help. See Aid.] 1. A helper; an assistant.
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Adjutant general (a) (Mil.), 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. (b) (Among the Jesuits), 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.
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Ad*jute" (&unr_;), v. t. [F. ajouter; confused with L. adjutare.] To add. [Obs.]
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Ad*ju"tor (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. adjuvare. See Aid.] A helper or assistant. [Archaic] Drayton.
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Ad*ju"to*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. adjutorius.] Serving to help or assist; helping. [Obs.]
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Ad"ju*vant (&unr_;), a. [L. adjuvans, p. pr. of adjuvare to aid: cf. F. adjuvant. See Aid.] Helping; helpful; assisting. [R.] “Adjuvant causes.” Howell.
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Ad`le*ga"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. adlegatio, allegatio, a sending away; fr. adlegare, allegare, to send away with a commission; ad in addition + legare to send as ambassador. Cf. Allegation.] 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. Encyc. Brit.
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‖Ad lib"i*tum (&unr_;). At one's pleasure; as one wishes.
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Ad*min"i*cle (&unr_;), n. [L. adminculum support, orig., that on which the hand rests; ad + manus hand + dim. ending -culym.] 1. Help or support; an auxiliary. Grote.
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Ad*min"is*ter (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Administered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Administering.] [OE. aministren, OF. aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad + ministrare to serve. See Minister.] 1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as, to administer the government or the state.
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Ad*min`is*tra"tor (&unr_;), n. [L.] 1. One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
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Ad*mix" (&unr_;), v. t. [Pref. ad- + mix: cf. L. admixtus, p. p. of admiscere. See Mix.] To mingle with something else; to mix. [R.]
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Ad*mon"ish (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admonished (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Admonishing.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F. admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See Monition.] 1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort. “Admonish him as a brother.” 2 Thess. iii. 15.
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A*droit" (&unr_;), a. [F. adroit; à (L. ad) = droit straight, right, fr. L. directus, p. p. of dirigere. See Direct.] 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, an adroit mechanic, an adroit reply. “Adroit in the application of the telescope and quadrant.” Horsley. “He was adroit in intrigue.” Macaulay.
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Ad"u*late (&unr_;), v. t. [L. adulatus, p. p. of adulari.] To flatter in a servile way. Byron.
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Ad`u*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [F. adulation, fr. L. adulatio, fr. adulari, adulatum, to flatter.] Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited.
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Ad"u*la*to*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. adulatorius, fr. adulari: cf. OF. adulatoire.] Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address.
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A*dult" (&unr_;), a. [L. adultus, p. p. of adolescere, akin to alere to nourish: cf. F. adulte. See Adolescent, Old.] Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.
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A*dul"ter (&unr_;), v. i. [L. adulterare.] To commit adultery; to pollute. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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A*dul"ter*ine (&unr_;), a. [L. adulterinus, fr. adulter.] Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal.
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Ad*um"brant (&unr_;), a. [L. adumbrans, p. pr. of adumbrare.] Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
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Ad*van"tage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advantaged (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Advantaging (&unr_;).] [F. avantager, fr. avantage. See Advance.] To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit.
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The truth is, the archbishop's own stiffness and averseness to comply with the court designs, advantaged his adversaries against him. Fuller.
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What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? Luke ix. 25.
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To advantage one's self of, to avail one's self of. [Obs.]
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Ad`van*ta"geous (&unr_;), a. [F. avantageux, fr. avantage.] Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation.
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Advabtageous comparison with any other country. Prescott.
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You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how swift and advantageous a harbinger it is, wherever one goes. Chesterfield.
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Ad`van*ta"geous*ly, adv. Profitably; with advantage.
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Ad*vene" (&unr_;), v. i. [L. advenire; ad + venire to come: cf. F. avenir, advenir. See Come.] To accede, or come (to); to be added to something or become a part of it, though not essential. [R.]
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Where no act of the will advenes as a coefficient. Coleridge.
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Ad*ven"ient (&unr_;), a. [L. adviens, p. pr.] Coming from outward causes; superadded. [Obs.]
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Ad`vent (&unr_;), n. [L. adventus, fr. advenire, adventum: cf. F. avent. See Advene.] 1. (Eccl.) The period including the four Sundays before Christmas.
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Death's dreadful advent. Young.
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Expecting still his advent home. Tennyson.
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adventitia n. 1. the membranous outer covering of an organ or blood vessel.
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Ad`ven*ti"tious (&unr_;), a. [L. adventitius.] 1. Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign.
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To things of great dimensions, if we annex an adventitious idea of terror, they become without comparison greater. Burke.
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Ad*ven"tive (&unr_;), a. 1. Accidental.
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Ad*ven"tive, n. A thing or person coming from without; an immigrant. [R.] Bacon.
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Ad*ven"tu*al (?; 135), a. Relating to the season of advent. Sanderson.
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Ad*ven"ture (?; 135), n. [OE. aventure, aunter, anter, F. aventure, fr. LL. adventura, fr. L. advenire, adventum, to arrive, which in the Romance languages took the sense of “to happen, befall.” See Advene.]
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Nay, a far less good to man it will be found, if she must, at all adventures, be fastened upon him individually. Milton.
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He was in great adventure of his life. Berners.
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He loved excitement and adventure. Macaulay.
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Ad*ven"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adventured (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Adventuring (&unr_;).] [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.] 1. To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.
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He would not adventure himself into the theater. Acts xix. 31.
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Yet they adventured to go back. Bunyan,
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Discriminations might be adventured. J. Taylor.
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Ad*ven"ture, v. i. To try the chance; to take the risk.
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I would adventure for such merchandise. Shak.
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Ad*ven"ture*ful (&unr_;), a. Given to adventure.
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Ad*ven"ture*some (&unr_;), a. Full of risk; adventurous; venturesome. -- Ad*ven"ture*some*ness, n.
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Ad*ven"tur*ous (&unr_;), a. [OE. aventurous, aunterous, OF. aventuros, F. aventureux, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.] 1. Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons.
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Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve. Milton.
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Ad*ven"tur*ous*ly, adv. In an adventurous manner; venturesomely; boldly; daringly.
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Ad"verb (&unr_;), n. [L. adverbium; ad + verbum word, verb: cf. F. adverbe.] (Gram.) A word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective, or other adverb, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well; paper extremely white.
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Ad*ver"bi*al (&unr_;), a. [L. adverbialis: cf. F. adverbial.] Of or pertaining to an adverb; of the nature of an adverb; as, an adverbial phrase or form.
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‖Ad`ver*sa"ri*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [L. adversaria (sc. scripta), neut. pl. of adversarius.] A miscellaneous collection of notes, remarks, or selections; a commonplace book; also, commentaries or notes.
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These parchments are supposed to have been St. Paul's adversaria. Bp. Bull.
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Ad`ver*sa"ri*ous (&unr_;), a. Hostile. [R.] Southey.
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His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. Shak.
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Agree with thine adversary quickly. Matt. v. 25.
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It may be thought that to vindicate the permanency of truth is to dispute without an adversary. Beattie.
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The Adversary, The Satan, or the Devil.
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Ad"ver*sa*ry (&unr_;), a. 1. Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. [Archaic] Bp. King.
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Ad*ver"sa*tive (&unr_;), a. [L. adversativus, fr. adversari.] Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force. -- Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly, adv.
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Ad"verse (&unr_;), a. [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L. adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See Advert.]
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2. Opposite. “Calpe's adverse height.” Byron.
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Ad*verse" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. adversari: cf. OF. averser.] To oppose; to resist. [Obs.] Gower.
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Ad"verse*ly (277), adv. In an adverse manner; inimically; unfortunately; contrariwise.
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{ Ad*ver`si*fo"li*ate (&unr_;), Ad*ver`si*fo"li*ous (&unr_;) } a. [L. adversus opposite + folium leaf.] (Bot.) Having opposite leaves, as plants which have the leaves so arranged on the stem.
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Ad*ver"si*ty (&unr_;), n.; pl. Adversities (&unr_;). [OE. adversite, F. adversité, fr. L. adversitas.] 1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Bacon.
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Ad*vert" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adverting.] [L. advertere, v. t., to turn to; ad + vertere to turn: cf. F. avertir. See Advertise.] To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said.
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I may again advert to the distinction. Owen.
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{ Ad*vert"ence (&unr_;), Ad*vert"en*cy (&unr_;), } [OF. advertence, avertence, LL. advertentia, fr. L. advertens. See Advertent.] The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; attention; notice; regard; heedfulness.
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To this difference it is right that advertence should be had in regulating taxation. J. S. Mill.
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Ad*vert"ent (&unr_;), a. [L. advertens, -entis, p. pr. of advertere. See Advert.] Attentive; heedful; regardful. Sir M. Hale. -- Ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.
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Therefore give me no counsel:
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Advice boat, a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to reconnoiter; a dispatch boat. -- To take advice. (a) To accept advice. (b) To consult with another or others.
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Ad*vis`a*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The quality of being advisable; advisableness.
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Ad*voke" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. advocare. See Advocate.] To summon; to call. [Obs.]
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Queen Katharine had privately prevailed with the pope to advoke the cause to Rome. Fuller.
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Ad`vo*lu"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. advolvere, advolutum, to roll to.] A rolling toward something. [R.]
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{ Ad*vou"try, Ad*vow"try } (&unr_;), n. [OE. avoutrie, avouterie, advoutrie, OF. avoutrie, avulterie, fr. L. adulterium. Cf. Adultery.] Adultery. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Ad*vow*ee" (&unr_;), n. [OE. avowe, F. avoué, fr. L. advocatus. See Advocate, Avowee, Avoyer.] One who has an advowson. Cowell.
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Ad*vow"son (?; 277), n. [OE. avoweisoun, OF. avoëson, fr. L. advocatio. Cf. Advocation.] (Eng. Law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (advocatus) or protector of a benefice, and thus privileged to nominate or present to it.]
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Ad*voy"er (&unr_;), n. See Avoyer. [Obs.]
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‖Ad`y*na"mi*a (&unr_;), n. [NL. adynamia, fr. Gr. &unr_; lack of strength; &unr_; priv + &unr_; power, strength.] (Med.) Considerable debility of the vital powers, as in typhoid fever. Dunglison.
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Ad`y*nam"ic (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. adynamique. See Adynamy.] 1. (Med.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, debility of the vital powers; weak.
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A*dyn"a*my (&unr_;), n. Adynamia. [R.] Morin.
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‖Ad"y*tum (&unr_;), n. Adyta (#). [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, n., fr. &unr_;, a., not to be entered; 'a priv. + &unr_; to enter.] The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.
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{ Adz, Adze } (&unr_;), n. [OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.] 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.
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Adz, v. t. To cut with an adz. [R.] Carlyle.
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Æ or Ae. A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It answers to the Gr. ai. The Anglo-Saxon short æ was generally replaced by a, the long &aemacr_; by e or ee. In derivatives from Latin words with ae, it is mostly superseded by e. For most words found with this initial combination, the reader will therefore search under the letter E.
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‖Æ*cid"i*um (&unr_;), n.; pl. Æcidia (&unr_;). [NL., dim. of Gr. &unr_; injury.] (Bot.) A form of fruit in the cycle of development of the Rusts or Brands, an order of fungi, formerly considered independent plants.
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Æ"dile (&unr_;), n. [L. aedilis, fr. aedes temple, public building. Cf. Edify.] A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer.
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Æ*ge"an (&unr_;), a. [L. Aegeus; Gr. &unr_;.] Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See Archipelago.
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‖Æ`gi*cra"ni*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, goat + &unr_;, n. pl., heads.] (Arch.) Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture, representing rams' heads or skulls.
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Æg"i*lops (&unr_;), n. [L. aegilopis, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, gen. &unr_;, goat + &unr_; eye.] 1. (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.
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‖Æ"gis (&unr_;), n. [L. aegis, fr. Gr. &unr_; a goat skin, a shield, &unr_; goat, or fr. &unr_; to rush.] A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.
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Æ*goph"o*ny (&unr_;), n. Same as Egophony.
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Æ*ne"id (&unr_;), n. [L. Aeneis, Aeneidis, or -dos: cf. F. Énéide.] The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is Æneas.
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A*ë"ne*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. aëneus.] (Zoöl.) Colored like bronze.
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Æ*o"li*an (&unr_;), a. [L. Aeolius, Gr. &unr_;.] 1. Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect.
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Viewless forms the æolian organ play. Campbell.
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{ Æ*ol"i*pile, Æ*ol"i*pyle } (&unr_;), n. [L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. &unr_; gate (i. e., doorway of Æolus); cf. F. éolipyle.] 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. [Written also eolipile.]
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aeolotropic, Æ`o*lo*trop"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; changeful + &unr_; a turning, &unr_; to turn.] (Physics) Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; having properties with different values along different axes; not isotropic. In specialized contexts, synonymous with anisotropic. [Also spelled eolotropic.] Sir W. Thomson.
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A"ër*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aërated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aërating (&unr_;).] [Cf. F. aérer. See Air, v. t.] 1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.
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His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aërated natural fountains. Carlyle.
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aerator, A"ër*a`tor (?), n. 1. That which supplies with air or gas; specif.: (a) An apparatus used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water. (b) A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and insects.
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{ A"ër*en`chym (?), ‖A`ër*en"chy*ma (?) }, n. [NL. aërenchyma. See Aëro-; Enchyma.] (Bot.) A secondary respiratory tissue or modified periderm, found in many aquatic plants and distinguished by the large intercellular spaces.
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A*ë`ri*al rail"way`. (a) 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. (b) An elevated cableway.
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A*ë"ri*al sick"ness. A sickness felt by aëronauts 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 air sickness.
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A*ë`ri*al"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The state of being aërial; unsubstantiality. [R.] De Quincey.
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Ae"rie (?; 277), n. [OE. aire, eire, air, nest, also origin, descent, OF. aire, LL. area, aera, nest of a bird of prey, perh. fr. L. area an open space (for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks). Cf. Area.] The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.
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A`ër*if"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. aër air + -ferous: cf. F. aérifère.] Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; as, the windpipe is an aëriferous tube.
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A`ër*i*fi*ca"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. aérification. See A&unr_;rify.] 1. The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air.
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A"ër*i*form (?; 277), a. [L. aër air + -form: cf. F. aériforme.] Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.
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A"ër*i*fy (&unr_;), v. t. [L. aër air + -fly.] 1. To infuse air into; to combine air with.
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A"ër*o (?), n. An aëroplane, airship, or the like. [Colloq. in 1900, now obsolescent.]
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Aer*o"bics (&unr_;), n. pl., but sing. or pl. in usage 1. 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.
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A`ër*o*bi*ot"ic (?; 101), a. (Biol.) Related to, or of the nature of, aërobies; as, aërobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen.
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A"ër*o*cyst (&unr_;), n. [Aëro- + cyst.] (Bot.) One of the air cells of algals.
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A`ër*og"no*sy (&unr_;), n. [Aëro- + Gr. &unr_; knowing, knowledge: cf. F. aérognosie.] The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature. Craig.
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A"ër*o*naut (?; 277), n. [F. aéronaute, fr. Gr. &unr_; air + &unr_; sailor. See Nautical.] An aërial navigator; a balloonist.
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A*far" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- (for on or of) + far.] At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off.
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Af`fa*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [L. affabilitas: cf. F. affabilité.] The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior.
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Af*fam"ish (ăf*făm"&ibreve_;sh), v. t. & i. [F. affamer, fr. L. ad + fames hunger. See Famish.] To afflict with, or perish from, hunger. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Af*fect" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affected; p. pr. & vb. n. Affecting.] [L. affectus, p. p. of afficere to affect by active agency; ad + facere to make: cf. F. affectere, L. affectare, freq. of afficere. See Fact.] 1. To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.
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Af`fec*ta"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. affectatio: cf. F. affectation.] 1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. “An affectation of contempt.” Macaulay.
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Af*fec"tion*ate (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. affectionné.] 1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother.
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Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. Sprat.
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Af*fec"tion*a`ted, a. Disposed; inclined. [Obs.]
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Affectionated to the people. Holinshed.
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Af*fec"tion*ate*ly, adv. With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.
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Af*fec"tion*ate*ness, n. The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.
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Af*fec"tioned (&unr_;), a. 1. Disposed. [Archaic]
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Be kindly affectioned one to another. Rom. xii. 10.
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Af*fec"tive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. affectif.] 1. Tending to affect; affecting. [Obs.] Burnet.
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Af*fec"tive*ly, adv. In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.
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Af*fec"tu*ous (?; 135), a. [L. affectuous: cf. F. affectueux. See Affect.] Full of passion or emotion; earnest. [Obs.] -- Af*fec"tu*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] Fabyan.
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Af*feer" (&unr_;), v. t. [OF. aforer, afeurer, to tax, appraise, assess, fr. L. ad + forum market, court of justice, in LL. also meaning price.] 1. To confirm; to assure. [Obs.] “The title is affeered.” Shak.
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Amercements . . . were affeered by the judges. Blackstone.
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{ Af*feer"er (&unr_;), Af*feer"or (&unr_;), } n. [OF. aforeur, LL. afforator.] (Old Law) One who affeers. Cowell.
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Af*feer"ment (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. aforement.] (Old Law) The act of affeering. Blackstone.
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Af"fer*ent (&unr_;), a. [L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad + ferre to bear.] (Physiol.) Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.
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‖Af*fet`tu*o"so (&unr_;), adv. [It.] (Mus.) With feeling.
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Af*fi"ance (ăf*fī"&aitalic_;ns), n. [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF. afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; ad + fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Affidavit, Affy, Confidence.] 1. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise. [archaic]
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Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love. Sir J. Stephen.
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Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have
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af*fi"ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. affianced (ăf*fī"&aitalic_;nst); p. pr. & vb. n. affiancing (ăf*fī"&aitalic_;n*s&ibreve_;ng).] [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr. afiance.] 1. To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.
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To me, sad maid, he was affianced. Spenser.
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Af*fi"an*cer (ăf*fī"&aitalic_;n*s&etilde_;r), n. One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.
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Af*fi"ant (&unr_;), n. [From p. pr. of OF. afier, LL. affidare. See Affidavit.] (Law) One who makes an affidavit. [U. S.] Burrill.
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‖Af`fiche" (?), n. [F., fr. afficher to affix.] A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
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Af`fi*da"vit (&unr_;), n. [LL. affidavit he has made oath, perfect tense of affidare. See Affiance, Affy.] (Law) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate. Bouvier. Burrill.
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Af*file" (&unr_;), v. t. [OF. afiler, F. affiler, to sharpen; a (L. ad) + fil thread, edge.] To polish. [Obs.]
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Af*fil"i*a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin.
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Af*fil"i*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affiliated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Affiliating (&unr_;).] [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.] 1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
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Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion? I. Taylor.
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Affiliated societies, societies connected with a central society, or with each other.
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Af*fil"i*ate, v. i. To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by with; as, they affiliate with no party.
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Af*fil`i*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [F. affiliation, LL. affiliatio.] 1. Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.
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Af*fi"nal (&unr_;), a. [L. affinis.] Related by marriage; from the same source.
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Af*fine" (&unr_;), v. t. [F. affiner to refine; &unr_; (L. ad) + fin fine. See Fine.] To refine. [Obs.] Holland.
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Af*fined" (&unr_;), a. [OF. afiné related, p. p., fr. LL. affinare to join, fr. L. affinis neighboring, related to; ad + finis boundary, limit.] Joined in affinity or by any tie. [Obs.] “All affined and kin.” Shak.
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Af*fin"i*tive, a. Closely connected, as by affinity.
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Af*fin"i*ty (&unr_;), n.; pl. Affinities (&unr_;). [OF. afinité, F. affinité, L. affinites, fr. affinis. See Affined.]
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Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh. 1 Kings iii. 1.
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There is a close affinity between imposture and credulity. Sir G. C. Lewis.
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About forty years past, I began a happy affinity with William Cranmer. Burton.
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Af*firm" (ăf*f&etilde_;rm"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affirmed (-f&etilde_;rmd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Affirming.] [OE. affermen, OF. afermer, F. affirmer, affermir, fr. L. affirmare; ad + firmare to make firm, firmus firm. See Firm.] 1. To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; esp. (Law), to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
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Jesus, . . . whom Paul affirmed to be alive. Acts xxv. 19.
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Not that I so affirm, though so it seem
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Af*firm"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being affirmed, asserted, or declared; -- followed by of; as, an attribute affirmable of every just man.
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Af*firm"ance (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. afermance.] 1. Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act.
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This statute . . . in affirmance of the common law. Bacon.
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Af`fir*ma"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. affirmatio: cf. F. affirmation.] 1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. Hooker.
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Af*firm"a*tive (&unr_;), a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F. affirmatif.] 1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.
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Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito. Berkeley.
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Af*firm"a*tive, n. 1. 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 negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative.
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Af*firm"a*to*ry (&unr_;), a. Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative. Massey.
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Af*firm"er (&unr_;), n. One who affirms.
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Af*fix" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affixed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Affixing.] [LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to fasten to; ad + figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F. afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See Fix.] 1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing.
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Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food. Ray.
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Af"fix (&unr_;), n.; pl. Affixes (#). [L. affixus, p. p. of affigere: cf. F. affixe.] That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.
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Af*fla"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. afflatus, p. p. of afflare to blow or breathe on; ad + flare to blow.] A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
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Af*flict" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Afflicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Afflicting.] [L. afflictus, p. p. of affigere to cast down, deject; ad + fligere to strike: cf. OF. aflit, afflict, p. p. Cf. Flagellate.] 1. To strike or cast down; to overthrow. [Obs.] “Reassembling our afflicted powers.” Milton.
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That which was the worst now least afflicts me. Milton.
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Af*flic"tion (&unr_;), n. [F. affliction, L. afflictio, fr. affligere.] 1. The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief.
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Af*fran"chise (&unr_;), v. t. [F. affranchir; &unr_; (L. ad) + franc free. See Franchise and Frank.] To make free; to enfranchise. Johnson.
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Af*frap" (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [Cf. It. affrappare, frappare, to cut, mince, F. frapper to strike. See Frap.] To strike, or strike down. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Af*fray" (&unr_;), v. t. [p. p. Affrayed.] [OE. afraien, affraien, OF. effreer, esfreer, F. effrayer, orig. to disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. ex + OHG. fridu peace (akin to E. free). Cf. Afraid, Fray, Frith inclosure.] [Archaic] 1. To startle from quiet; to alarm.
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Smale foules a great heap
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That voice doth us affray. Shak.
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Af*fray" (&unr_;), n. [OE. afrai, affrai, OF. esfrei, F. effroi, fr. OF. esfreer. See Affray, v. t.] 1. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. [Obs.]
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Af*fright" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affrighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affrighting.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. āfyrhtan to terrify; ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See Fright.] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
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A drear and dying sound
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Bugbears or affrightful apparitions. Cudworth.
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Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment. Locke.
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Af*front" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affronted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affronting.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons forehead, front. See Front.] 1. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face. [Obs.]
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All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant. Holland.
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That he, as 't were by accident, may here
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How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to affront the wife of Aurelius? Addison.
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I walked about, admired of all, and dreaded
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Offering an affront to our understanding. Addison.
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Af*fron*té" (&unr_;), a. [F. affronté, p. p.] (Her.) Face to face, or front to front; facing.
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Af*fuse" (ăf*fūz"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affused (-fūzd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Affusing (&unr_;).] [L. affusus, p. p. of affundere to pour to; ad + fundere. See Fuse.] To pour out or upon. [R.]
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Af*fu"sion (ăf*fū"zhŭn), n. [Cf. F. affusion.] The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism. Specifically: (Med) The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease. Dunglison.
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Af*fy" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affied (&unr_;); p. pr. Affying.] [OF. afier, LL. affidare. Cf. Affiance.] 1. To confide (one's self to, or in); to trust. [Obs.]
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Af"ghan (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.
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A*field" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + field.] 1. To, in, or on the field. “We drove afield.” Milton.
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A*fire" (&adot_;*fīr"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + fire.] On fire.
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A*flame" (&adot_;*flām"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + flame.] In flames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze. G. Eliot.
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A*flat" (&adot_;*flăt"), adv. [Pref. a- + flat.] Level with the ground; flat. [Obs.] Bacon.
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A*flaunt" (&adot_;*fl&asuml_;nt"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + flaunt.] In a flaunting state or position. Copley.
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A*flick"er (&adot_;*fl&ibreve_;k"&etilde_;r), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + flicker.] In a flickering state.
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A*float" (&adot_;*flōt"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + float.] 1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.
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Their founts aflow with tears. R. Browning.
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A*fore" (&unr_;), adv. [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or ætforan; pref. a- + fore.] 1. Before. [Obs.]
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A*fore"cit`ed (&unr_;), a. Named or quoted before.
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A*fore"go`ing (&unr_;), a. Goīng before; foregoing.
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A*fore"time` (&unr_;), adv. In time past; formerly. “He prayed . . . as he did aforetime.” Dan. vi. 10.
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A*foul" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + foul.] In collision; entangled. Totten.
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A*fraid" (&unr_;), p. a. [OE. afrayed, affraide, p. p. of afraien to affray. See Affray, and cf. Afeard.] Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] “Back they recoiled, afraid.” Milton.
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Af"ric (&unr_;), a. African. -- n. Africa. [Poetic]
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and India. -- African marigold, a tropical American plant (Tagetes erecta). -- African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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After all, when everything has been considered; upon the whole. -- After (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves, etc.) successively. -- One after another, successively. -- To be after, to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get; as, he is after money.
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Aft"er*birth` (&unr_;), n. (Med.) The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.
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Aft"er*clap` (&unr_;), n. An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end. Spenser.
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Aft"er-din`ner (&unr_;), n. The time just after dinner. “An after-dinner's sleep.” Shak. [Obs.] -- a. Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an after-dinner nap.
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Aft"er*ings (&unr_;), n. pl. The last milk drawn in milking; strokings. [Obs.] Grose.
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Aft"er*most (&unr_;), a. superl. [OE. eftemest, AS. æftemest, akin to Gothic aftumist and aftuma, the last, orig. a superlative of of, with the superlative endings -te, -me, -st.] 1. Hindmost; -- opposed to foremost.
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‖A*ga" or ‖A*gha" (&adot_;*gä" or ā"g&adot_;), n. [Turk. aghā a great lord, chief master.] In Turkey, a commander or chief officer. It is used also as a title of respect.
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A*gain" (?; 277), adv. [OE. agein, agayn, AS. ongegn, ongeán, against, again; on + geán, akin to Ger. gegewn against, Icel. gegn. Cf. Gainsay.] 1. In return, back; as, bring us word again.
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Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc. Herschel.
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Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer.
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A*gainst" (?; 277), prep. [OE. agens, ageynes, AS. ongegn. The s is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending. See Again.] 1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.
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Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale.
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The gate would have been shut against her. Fielding.
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Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came from Damascus. 2 Kings xvi. 11.
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Against the sun, in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move.
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{ Ag"al*loch (ăg"ăl*l&obreve_;k), ‖A*gal"lo*chum (&adot_;*găl"l&ouptack_;*kŭm), } n. [Gr. a`ga`llochon, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ahālīm.] A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agalwood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species.
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Ag`al*mat"o*lite (ăg`ăl*măt"&ouptack_;*līt), n. [Gr. 'a`galma, 'a`galmatos, image, statue + -lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.] (Min.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite.
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‖Ag"a*ma (ăg"&adot_;*m&adot_;), n.; pl. Agamas (ăg"&adot_;*m&adot_;z). [From the Caribbean name of a species of lizard.] (Zoöl.) A genus of lizards, one of the few which feed upon vegetable substances; also, one of these lizards.
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‖Ag"a*mi (ăg"&adot_;*mē), n.; pl. Agamis (ăg"&adot_;*mēz). [F. agami, fr. the native name.] (Zoöl.) A South American bird (Psophia crepitans), allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated; -- called also the gold-breasted trumpeter. Its body is about the size of the pheasant. See Trumpeter.
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A*gam"ic (&unr_;), a. [Agamous.] (a) (Biol.) Produced without sexual union; as, agamic or unfertilized eggs. (b) Not having visible organs of reproduction, as flowerless plants; agamous.
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‖Ag`a*mo*gen"e*sis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; unmarried ('a priv. + &unr_; marriage) + &unr_; reproduction.] (Biol.) Reproduction without the union of parents of distinct sexes: asexual reproduction.
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Ag"a*mous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a`gamos unmarried; 'a priv. + ga`mos marriage.] (Biol.) Having no visible sexual organs; asexual. In (Bot.), cryptogamous.
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‖A`gar-a"gar (&unr_;), n. [Ceylonese local name.] 1. A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).
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Agaric mineral, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of lime, sometimes called rock milk, formed in caverns or fissures of limestone.
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A*gasp" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [. a- + gasp.] In a state of gasping. Coleridge.
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A*gate" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- on + gate way.] On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
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Ag"ate (&unr_;), n. [F. agate, It. agata, L. achates, fr. Gr. &unr_;.] 1. (Min.) 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.
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Ag`a*tif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [Agate + -ferous.] Containing or producing agates. Craig.
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Age (āj), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. âge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. Each.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
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The geologic ages are as follows: 1. The Archæan, including the time when was no life and the time of the earliest and simplest forms of life. 2. The age of Invertebrates, or the Silurian, when the life on the globe consisted distinctively of invertebrates. 3. The age of Fishes, or the Devonian, when fishes were the dominant race. 4. The age of Coal Plants, or Acrogens, or the Carboniferous age. 5. The Mesozoic or Secondary age, or age of Reptiles, when reptiles prevailed in great numbers and of vast size. 6. The Tertiary age, or age of Mammals, when the mammalia, or quadrupeds, abounded, and were the dominant race. 7. The Quaternary age, or age of Man, or the modern era. Dana.
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The way which the age follows. J. H. Newman.
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Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage,
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Age"less (āj"l&ebreve_;s), a. Without old age limits of duration; as, fountains of ageless youth.
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The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. Woodward.
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A"gend (ā"j&ebreve_;nd), n. See Agendum. [Obs.]
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Ag`e*nes"ic (&unr_;), a. [See Agensis.] (Physiol.) Characterized by sterility; infecund.
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A"gent (&unr_;), a. [L. agens, agentis, p. pr. of agere to act; akin to Gr. &unr_; to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj. √2.] Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action. [Archaic] “The body agent.” Bacon.
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Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill. Dryden.
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‖A*ger"a*tum (&adot_;*j&ebreve_;r"&adot_;*tŭm or ăj`&etilde_;r*ā"tŭm), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'agh`raton a sort of plant; 'a priv. + gh`ras old age.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, one species of which (Ageratum Mexicanum) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.
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Ag*gen`er*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. aggenerare to beget in addition. See Generate.] The act of producing in addition. [Obs.] T. Stanley.
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‖Ag"ger (&unr_;), n. [L., a mound, fr. aggerere to bear to a place, heap up; ad + gerere to bear.] An earthwork; a mound; a raised work. [Obs.] Hearne.
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Ag"ger*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. aggeratus, p. p. of aggerare. See Agger.] To heap up. [Obs.] Foxe.
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Ag`ger*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. aggeratio.] A heaping up; accumulation; as, aggerations of sand. [R.]
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Ag*gest" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. aggestus, p. p. of aggerere. See Agger.] To heap up. [Obs.]
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The violence of the waters aggested the earth. Fuller.
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Ag*glom"er*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agglomerated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Agglomerating (&unr_;).] [L. agglomeratus, p. p. of agglomerare; ad + glomerare to form into a ball. See Glomerate.] To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
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Where he builds the agglomerated pile. Cowper.
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Ag*glom"er*ate, v. i. To collect in a mass.
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Ag*glom"er*ate (&unr_;), n. 1. A collection or mass.
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Ag*glom`er*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. agglomération.] 1. The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
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An excessive agglomeration of turrets. Warton.
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Ag*glom"er*a*tive (&unr_;), a. Having a tendency to gather together, or to make collections.
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Taylor is eminently discursive, accumulative, and (to use one of his own words) agglomerative. Coleridge.
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Ag*glu"ti*nant (&unr_;), a. [L. agglutinans, -antis, p. pr. of agglutinare.] Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion. -- n. Any viscous substance which causes bodies or parts to adhere.
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Ag*glu"ti*nate (&unr_;), a. 1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
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Ag*glu`ti*na"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. agglutination.] 1. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
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Ag*glu"ti*na*tive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. agglutinatif.] 1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.
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Cf. man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative languages. R. Morris.
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Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots. Max Müller.
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Ag*grace" (&unr_;), v. t. [Pref. a- + grace: cf. It. aggraziare, LL. aggratiare. See Grace.] To favor; to grace. [Obs.] “That knight so much aggraced.” Spenser.
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Ag*grade" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrading.] (Phys. Geog.) To bring, or tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by addition of material; as, streams aggrade their beds by depositing sediment.
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Ag"gran*di"za*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being aggrandized.
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Ag*gran`di*za"tion (&unr_;), n. Aggrandizement. [Obs.] Waterhouse.
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Ag"gran*dize (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrandized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing (&unr_;).] [F. agrandir; à (L. ad) + grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See Grand, and cf. Finish.] 1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress.
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His scheme for aggrandizing his son. Prescott.
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Ag"gran*dize, v. i. To increase or become great. [Obs.]
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Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize. J. Hall.
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Ag*gran"dize*ment (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. agrandissement.] The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.
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Ag"gran*di`zer (&unr_;), n. One who aggrandizes, or makes great.
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Ag*grate" (&unr_;), v. t. [It. aggratare, fr. L. ad + gratus pleasing. See Grate, a.] To please. [Obs.]
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Each one sought his lady to aggrate. Spenser.
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Ag"gra*vate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggravated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aggravating.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See Aggrieve.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] “To aggravate thy store.” Shak.
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To aggravate the horrors of the scene. Prescott.
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The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. Addison.
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A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. J. Ingelow.
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Ag"gra*va*tive (&unr_;), a. Tending to aggravate. -- n. That which aggravates.
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Ag"gre*gate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggregated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aggregating.] [L. aggregatus, p. p. of aggregare to lead to a flock or herd; ad + gregare to collect into a flock, grex flock, herd. See Gregarious.] 1. To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. “The aggregated soil.” Milton.
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It is many times hard to discern to which of the two sorts, the good or the bad, a man ought to be aggregated. Wollaston.
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Ag"gre*gate (&unr_;), a. [L. aggregatus, p. p.] 1. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective.
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The aggregate testimony of many hundreds. Sir T. Browne.
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Corporation aggregate. (Law) See under Corporation.
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In the aggregate, collectively; together.
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Ag`gre*ga"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. LL. aggregatio, F. agrégation.] The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.
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Each genus is made up by aggregation of species. Carpenter.
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A nation is not an idea only of local extent and individual momentary aggregation, but . . . of continuity, which extends in time as well as in numbers, and in space. Burke.
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Ag"gre*ga*tive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. Fr. agrégatif.] 1. Taken together; collective.
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Ag*grege" (&unr_;), v. t. [OF. agreger. See Aggravate.] To make heavy; to aggravate. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ag*gress" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aggressed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aggressing.] [L. aggressus, p. p. of aggredi to go to, approach; ad + gradi to step, go, gradus step: cf. OF. aggresser. See Grade.] To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.
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Their military aggresses on others. Sir M. Hale.
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Ag*gres"sive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. 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, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of unaggressive.
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Ag*gres"sor (&unr_;), n. [L.: cf. F. agresseur.] The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
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Ag*griev"ance (&unr_;), n. [OF. agrevance, fr. agrever. See Aggrieve.] Oppression; hardship; injury; grievance. [Archaic]
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Ag*group" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrouped (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrouping.] [F. agrouper; à (L. ad) + groupe group. See Group..] To bring together in a group; to group. Dryden.
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Ag"i*ble (&unr_;), a. [Cf. LL. agibilis, fr. L. agere to move, do.] Possible to be done; practicable. [Obs.] “Fit for agible things.” Sir A. Sherley.
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Ag"ile (&unr_;), a. [F. agile, L. agilis, fr. agere to move. See Agent.] Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.
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Ag"i*o*tage (&unr_;), n. [F. agiotage, fr. agioter to practice stockjobbing, fr. agio.] Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds.
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Vanity and agiotage are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life. Landor.
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agism n. discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people. [Also spelled ageism.]
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A*gist" (&unr_;), v. t. [OF. agister; à (L. ad) + gister to assign a lodging, fr. giste lodging, abode, F. gîte, LL. gistum, gista, fr. L. jacitum, p. p. of jac&unr_;re to lie: cf. LL. agistare, adgistare. See Gist.] (Law) 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. Blackstone.
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Ag`is*ta"tor (&unr_;), n. [LL.] See Agister.
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{ A*gist"er, A*gist"or } (&unr_;), n. [Anglo-Norman agistour.] (Law) (a) Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker. (b) Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer. Mozley & W.
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A*gist"ment (&unr_;), n. [OF. agistement. See Agist.] (Law) (a) Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men's cattle in the king's forests. (b) The taking in by any one of other men's cattle to graze at a certain rate. Mozley & W. (c) The price paid for such feeding. (d) A charge or rate against lands; as, an agistment of sea banks, i. e., charge for banks or dikes.
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Ag"i*ta*ble (&unr_;), a. [L. agitabilis: cf. F. agitable.] Capable of being agitated, or easily moved. [R.]
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Ag"i*tate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agitated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Agitating (&unr_;).] [L. agitatus, p. p. of agitare to put in motion, fr. agere to move: cf. F. agiter. See Act, Agent.] 1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel. “Winds . . . agitate the air.” Cowper.
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2. To move or actuate. [R.] Thomson.
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3. To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated.
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The mind of man is agitated by various passions. Johnson.
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agitated adj. 1. troubled emotionally and usually deeply. Opposite of unagitated. agitated parents Narrower terms are: demoniac, demoniacal ; distraught, overwrought; disturbed, jolted, shaken; feverish, hectic; frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied; psychedelic ; rampageous, raging, frenzied ; wild-eyed . Also See: discomposed, excited, impatient, tense, unquiet, unsteady.
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Ag"i*ta`ted*ly, adv. In an agitated manner.
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Ag`i*ta"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. agitatio: cf. F. agitation.] 1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in agitation.
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2. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation; as, to cause any one agitation.
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3. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.; as, the antislavery agitation; labor agitation. “Religious agitations.” Prescott.
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A logical agitation of the matter. L'Estrange.
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The project now in agitation. Swift.
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Syn. -- Emotion; commotion; excitement; trepidation; tremor; perturbation. See Emotion.
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Ag"i*ta*tive (&unr_;), a. Tending to agitate.
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‖A`gi*ta"to (&unr_;), a. [It., agitated.] (Mus.) Sung or played in a restless, hurried, and spasmodic manner.
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Ag"i*ta`tor (&unr_;), n. [L.] 1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators.
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2. (Eng. Hist.) One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; -- called also adjutators. Clarendon.
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agitprop n. 1. [agitation + propaganda.] 1. agitation and propaganda; -- used especially for such activities carried out on behalf of communist activists.
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Agkistrodon n. a genus of snakes comprising the copperheads.
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Aglaomorpha n. 1. 1 a genus of epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia.
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A*gleam" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gleam.] Gleaming; as, faces agleam. Lowell.
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{ Ag"let (ăg"l&ebreve_;t), Aig"let (āg"l&ebreve_;t), } n. [F. aiguillette point, tagged point, dim. of aiguilee needle, fr. LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of L. acus needle, pin; cf. OF. agleter to hook on. See Acute, and cf. Aiguillette.] 1. A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, “aglet baby” (Shak.), an aglet image.
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2. (Haberdashery) A round white staylace. Beck.
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A*gley" (&unr_;), adv. Aside; askew. [Scotch] Burns.
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A*glim"mer (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glimmer.] In a glimmering state. Hawthorne.
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A*glit"ter (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glitter.] Glittering; in a glitter.
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A*glos"sal (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;.] (Zoöl.) Without tongue; tongueless.
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A*glow" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glow.] In a glow; glowing; as, cheeks aglow; the landscape all aglow.
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Ag`lu*ti"tion (&unr_;), n. [Pref. a- not + L. glutire to swallow.] (Med.) Inability to swallow.
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Ag"mi*nal (&unr_;), a. [L. agminalis; agmen, agminis, a train.] Pertaining to an army marching, or to a train. [R.]
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{ Ag"mi*nate (&unr_;), Ag"mi*na`ted (&unr_;), } a. [L. agmen, agminis, a train, crowd.] (Physiol.) Grouped together; as, the agminated glands of Peyer in the small intestine.
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Ag"nail (&unr_;), n. [AS. angnægl; ange vexation, trouble + nægel nail. Cf. Hangnail.] 1. A corn on the toe or foot. [Obs.]
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Ag"nate (&unr_;), a. [L. agnatus, p. p. of agnasci to be born in addition to; ad + nasci (for gnasci) to be born. Cf. Adnate.] 1. Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor; as, agnate brother: a brother having the same father, but a different mother; in ths sense it is a correlative of uterine.
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Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former. Landor.
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Ag"nate, n. [Cf. F. agnat.] (Civil Law) A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males.
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Agnatha n. 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.
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Ag*nat"ic (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. agnatique.] Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. “The agnatic succession.” Blackstone.
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Ag*na"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation.] 1. (Civil Law) Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation. Bouvier.
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Ag*ni"tion (ăg*n&ibreve_;sh"ŭn), n. [L. agnitio, fr. agnoscere. See Notion.] Acknowledgment. [Obs.] Grafton.
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Ag*nize" (ăg*nīz"), v. t. [Formed like recognize, fr. L. agnoscere.] To recognize; to acknowledge. [Archaic]
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I do agnize a natural and prompt alacrity. Shak.
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Ag`noi*ol"o*gy (ăg`noi*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;), n. [Gr. 'a`gnoia ignorance + -logy.] (Metaph.) The doctrine concerning those things of which we are necessarily ignorant.
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‖Ag*no"men (ăg*nō"m&ebreve_;n), n. [L.; ad + nomen name.] 1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.
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Ag*nom"i*nate (ăg*n&obreve_;m"&ibreve_;*nāt), v. t. To name. [Obs.]
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Ag*nom`i*na"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. agnominatio. See Agnomen.] 1. A surname. [R.] Minsheu.
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Ag*nos"tic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; knowing, &unr_; to know.] Professing ignorance; involving no dogmatic; pertaining to or involving agnosticism. -- Ag*nos"tic*al*ly (&unr_;), adv.
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Ag*nos"ti*cism (&unr_;), n. That doctrine which, professing ignorance, neither asserts nor denies. Specifically: (Theol.) 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.
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‖Ag"nus (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Agnuses (&unr_;); L. Agni (&unr_;). [L., a lamb.] Agnus Dei.
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‖Ag"nus cas"tus (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_; a willowlike tree, used at a religious festival; confused with &unr_; holy, chaste.] (Bot.) A species of Vitex (Vitex agnus castus); the chaste tree. Loudon.
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And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. Dryden.
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‖Ag"nus De"i (&unr_;). [L., lamb of God.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag. (b) A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope. (c) A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words “Agnus Dei.”
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‖Ag"nus Scyth"i*cus (?). [L., Scythian lamb.] (Bot.) The Scythian lamb, a kind of woolly-skinned rootstock. See Barometz.
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A*go" (&unr_;), a. & adv. [OE. ago, agon, p. p. of agon to go away, pass by, AS. āgān to pass away; ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + gān to go. See Go.] Past; gone by; since; as, ten years ago; gone long ago.
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A*gog" (&unr_;), a. & adv. [Cf. F. gogue fun, perhaps of Celtic origin.] In eager desire; eager; astir.
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All agog to dash through thick and thin. Cowper.
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A*go"ing (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + p. pr. of go.] In motion; in the act of going; as, to set a mill agoing.
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‖Ag"on (&unr_;), n.; pl. Agones (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to lead.] (Gr. Antiq.) A contest for a prize at the public games.
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A*gone" (&unr_;), a. & adv. Ago. [Archaic & Poet.]
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Three days agone I fell sick. 1 Sam. xxx. 13.
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A"gone (&unr_;), n. [See Agonic.] Agonic line.
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A*gon"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; without angles; 'a priv. + &unr_; an angle.] Not forming an angle.
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Agonic line (Physics), 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.
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Ag"o*nism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to contend for a prize, fr. &unr_;. See Agon.] Contention for a prize; a contest. [Obs.] Blount.
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Ag"o*nist (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;.] One who contends for the prize in public games. [R.]
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{ Ag`o*nis"tic (&unr_;), Ag`o*nis"tic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_;. See Agonism.] Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence, strained; unnatural.
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As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he consumed his power in agonistic displays. De Quincey.
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Ag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv. In an agonistic manner.
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Ag`o*nis"tics (&unr_;), n. The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games.
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To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope.
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Ag"o*nize, v. t. To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.
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He agonized his mother by his behavior. Thackeray.
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Ag"o*ni`zing*ly (&unr_;), adv. With extreme anguish or desperate struggles.
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Ag"o*no*thete` (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to set. appoint.] [Antiq.] An officer who presided over the great public games in Greece.
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Ag`o*no*thet"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;.] Pertaining to the office of an agonothete.
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Ag"o*ny (&unr_;), n.; pl. Agonies (&unr_;). [L. agonia, Gr. &unr_;, orig. a contest, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. agonie. See Agon.] 1. Violent contest or striving.
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The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. Macaulay.
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2. 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.
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Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly. Luke xxii. 44.
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With cries and agonies of wild delight. Pope.
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Syn. -- Anguish; torment; throe; distress; pangs; suffering. -- Agony, Anguish, Pang. These words agree in expressing extreme pain of body or mind. Agony denotes acute and permanent pain, usually of the whole system., and often producing contortions. Anguish denotes severe pressure, and, considered as bodily suffering, is more commonly local (as anguish of a wound), thus differing from agony. A pang is a paroxysm of excruciating pain. It is severe and transient. The agonies or pangs of remorse; the anguish of a wounded conscience. “Oh, sharp convulsive pangs of agonizing pride!” Dryden.
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A*good (&adot_;*g&oobreve_;d"), adv. [Pref. a- + good.] In earnest; heartily. [Obs.] “I made her weep agood.” Shak.
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‖Ag"o*ra (ăg"&ouptack_;*r&adot_;), n. [Gr. 'agora`.] An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.
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‖A*gou"a*ra (&unr_;), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), found in the tropical parts of America.
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‖A*gou"ta (&unr_;), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A small insectivorous mammal (Solenodon paradoxus), allied to the moles, found only in Haiti.
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{ A*gou"ti, A*gou"ty } (&adot_;*g&oomacr_;"t&ibreve_;), n. [F. agouti, acouti, Sp. aguti, fr. native name.] (Zoöl.) 1. A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, about the size of a rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common species is the Dasyprocta agouti.
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A*gram"ma*tist (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; illiterate; 'a priv. + &unr_; letters, fr. &unr_; to write.] A illiterate person. [Obs.] Bailey.
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A*gra"ri*an (&unr_;), a. [L. agrarius, fr. ager field.] 1. Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to an equal or equitable division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands among citizens.
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His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to an agrarian experiment. Burke.
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{ A*gre", A*gree" } (&unr_;), adv. [F. à gré. See Agree.] In good part; kindly. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
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Their witness agreed not together. Mark xiv. 56.
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The more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you. Sir T. Browne.
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A*gree" (&unr_;), v. t. 1. To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends. [Obs.] Spenser.
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A*gree`a*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [OF. agreablete.] 1. Easiness of disposition. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*gree"a*ble (&unr_;), a. [F. agréable.] 1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste.
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A train of agreeable reveries. Goldsmith.
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These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town. Latimer.
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That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing, is many times contrary to the nature of another. L'Estrange.
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A*gree"a*ble*ness, n. 1. The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
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That author . . . has an agreeableness that charms us. Pope.
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The agreeableness of virtuous actions to human nature. Pearce.
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The agreeableness between man and the other parts of the universe. Grew.
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A*gree"a*bly, adv. 1. In an agreeably manner; in a manner to give pleasure; pleasingly. “Agreeably entertained.” Goldsmith.
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The effect of which is, that marriages grow less frequent, agreeably to the maxim above laid down. Paley.
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Both clad in shepherds' weeds agreeably. Spenser.
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A*gree"ment (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. agrément.] 1. State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the members of the council.
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What agreement hath the temple of God with idols ? 2 Cor. vi. 16.
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Expansion and duration have this further agreement. Locke.
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A*gre"er (&unr_;), n. One who agrees.
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A*gres"tic (&unr_;), a. [L. agrestis, fr. ager field.] Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth. “Agrestic behavior.” Gregory.
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A*gres"tic*al (&unr_;), a. Agrestic. [Obs.]
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Ag`ri*cul"tur*al (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc. -- Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ly, adv.
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Agricultural ant (Zoöl.), a species of ant which gathers and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable species (Myrmica barbata) found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known as ant rice.
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Ag"ri*cul`ture (?; 135), n. [L. agricultura; ager field + cultura cultivation: cf. F. agriculture. See Acre and Culture.] The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.
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Ag`ri*cul"tur*ism (&unr_;), n. Agriculture. [R.]
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A*grief" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + grief.] In grief; amiss. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ag"ri*mo*ny (&unr_;), n. [OE. agremoyne, OF. aigremoine, L. agrimonia for argemonia, fr. Gr. &unr_;.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants of the Rose family. (b) The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony (Bidens).
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Ag`ri*ol"o*gy (ăg`r&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; wild, savage + -logy.] Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes.
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A*grise" (&unr_;), v. i. [AS. āgrīsan to dread; ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + grīsan, for gr&unr_;san (only in comp.), akin to OHG. gr&unr_;is&unr_;n, G. grausen, to shudder. See Grisly.] To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*grise", v. t. 1. To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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His manly face that did his foes agrise. Spenser.
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{ Ag`ro*nom"ic (&unr_;), Ag`ro*nom"ic*al (&unr_;), } [Cf. F. agronomique.] Pertaining to agronomy, of the management of farms.
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A*gron"o*my (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; rural; as a noun, an overseer of the public lands; &unr_; field + &unr_; usage, &unr_; to deal out, manage: cf. F. agronomie.] The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.
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A*grope" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + grope.] In the act of groping. Mrs. Browning.
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‖A*gros"tis (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.] A genus of grasses, including species called in common language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop (Agrostis vulgaris), are valuable pasture grasses.
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{ A*gros`to*graph"ic (&unr_;), A*gros`to*graph"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Cf. F. agrostographique.] Pertaining to agrostography.
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Ag`ros*tog"ra*phy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; + -graphy.] A description of the grasses.
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{ A*gros`to*log"ic (&unr_;), A*gros`to*log"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. Pertaining to agrostology.
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A*ground" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + ground.] On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground. Totten.
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A*group"ment (&unr_;), n. See Aggroupment.
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Ag`ryp*not"ic (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; sleepless; &unr_; to chase, search for + &unr_; sleep: cf. F. agrypnotique.] Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as strong tea or coffee.
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‖A`guar*di*en"te (&unr_;), n. [Sp., contr. of agua ardiente burning water (L. aqua water + ardens burning).] 1. A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal.
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A"gue (&unr_;), n. [OE. agu, ague, OF. agu, F. aigu, sharp, OF. fem. ague, LL. (febris) acuta, a sharp, acute fever, fr. L. acutus sharp. See Acute.] 1. An acute fever. [Obs.] “Brenning agues.” P. Plowman.
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Ague cake, an enlargement of the spleen produced by ague. -- Ague drop, a solution of the arsenite of potassa used for ague. -- Ague fit, a fit of the ague. Shak. -- Ague spell, a spell or charm against ague. Gay. -- Ague tree, the sassafras, -- sometimes so called from the use of its root formerly, in cases of ague. [Obs.]
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A"gue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agued (&unr_;).] To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit. Heywood.
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A*guilt" (&unr_;), v. t. To be guilty of; to offend; to sin against; to wrong. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*guise" (&unr_;), n. Dress. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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A*guise", v. t. [Pref a- + guise.] To dress; to attire; to adorn. [Obs.]
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Above all knights ye goodly seem aguised. Spenser.
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A"gu*ish (&unr_;), a. 1. Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.
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Her aguish love now glows and burns. Granville.
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A*gush" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gush.] In a gushing state. Hawthorne.
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Ag"y*nous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + gynh` woman.] (Bot.) Without female organs; male.
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Ah (&unr_;), interj. [OE. a: cf. OF. a, F. ah, L. ah, Gr. &unr_;, Sk. ā, Icel. æ, OHG. ā, Lith. á, áá.] An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.
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A*ha" (&unr_;), interj. [Ah, interj. + ha.] An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise.
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A*ha", n. A sunk fence. See Ha-ha. Mason.
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A*head" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + head.] 1. In or to the front; in advance; onward.
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To go ahead. (a) To go in advance. (b) To go on onward. (c) To push on in an enterprise. [Colloq] -- To get ahead of. (a) To get in advance of. (b) To surpass; to get the better of. [Colloq.]
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A*heap" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + heap.] In a heap; huddled together. Hood.
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A*height" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + height.] Aloft; on high. [Obs.] “Look up aheight.” Shak.
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A*hem" (&unr_;), interj. An exclamation to call one's attention; hem.
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A*hey" (&unr_;), interj. Hey; ho.
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A*high" (&unr_;), adv. On high. [Obs.] Shak.
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A*hold" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + hold.] Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold. [Obs.] Shak.
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A*horse"back (&unr_;), adv. On horseback.
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Two suspicious fellows ahorseback. Smollet.
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A*hoy" (&unr_;), interj. [OE. a, interj. + hoy.] (Naut.) A term used in hailing; as, “Ship ahoy.”
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‖Ah"ri*man (&unr_;), n. [Per.] The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light.
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‖A"hu (&unr_;), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The Asiatic gazelle.
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A*hull" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + hull.] (Naut.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n.
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A*hun"gered (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- + hungered.] Pinched with hunger; very hungry. C. Bronté.
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A"i (&unr_;), n.; pl. Ais (&unr_;). [Braz. aï, haï, from the animal's cry: cf. F. aï.] (Zoöl.) The three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) of South America. See Sloth.
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‖Ai"blins, A"blins (&unr_;), adv. [See Able.] Perhaps; possibly. [Scotch] Burns.
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Aich's met"al (&unr_;). A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin.
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Aid (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aided (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aiding.] [F. aider, OF. aidier, fr. L. adjutare to help, freq. of adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help. Cf. Adjutant.] To support, either by furnishing strength or means in coöperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.
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You speedy helpers . . .
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Aid, n. [F. aide, OF. aïde, aïe, fr. the verb. See Aid, v. t.] 1. Help; succor; assistance; relief.
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An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. Hallam.
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It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. Tobit viii. 6.
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Aid prayer (Law), 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. -- To pray in aid, to beseech and claim such assistance.
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Aid"ance (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. aidance.] Aid. [R.]
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Aidance 'gainst the enemy. Shak.
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Aid"ant (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. aidant, p. pr. of aider to help.] Helping; helpful; supplying aid. Shak.
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Aid"-de-camp` (&unr_;), n.; pl. Aids-de-camp. (&unr_;). [F. aide de camp (literally) camp assistant.] (Mil.) An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements.
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{ Ai"gret (&unr_;), Ai*grette (&unr_;), } n. [F., a sort of white heron, with a tuft of feathers on its head; a tuft of feathers; dim. of the same word as heron. See Heron, and cf. Egret, Egrette.] 1. (Zoöl.) The small white European heron. See Egret.
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‖Ai`guille" (&unr_;), n. [F., a needle. See Aglet.] 1. A needle-shaped peak.
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Ail (āl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ailed (āld); p. pr. & vb. n. Ailing.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us-agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe. √3.] 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, what ails the man? I know not what ails him.
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Ai"le*ron (ā"l&euptack_;*r&obreve_;n), n. [F., dim. of aile wing.] 1. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
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Aim (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aimed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aiming.] [OE. amen, aimen, eimen, to guess at, to estimate, to aim, OF. esmer, asmer, fr. L. aestimare to estimate; or perh. fr. OF. aesmer; &unr_; (L. ad) + esmer. See Estimate.] 1. 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, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
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2. To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
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Aim'st thou at princes? Pope.
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3. To guess or conjecture. [Obs.] Shak.
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Aim, v. t. 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, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).
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Aim, n. [Cf. OF. esme estimation, fr. esmer. See Aim, v. i.] 1. 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.
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Each at the head leveled his deadly aim. Milton.
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2. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
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To be the aim of every dangerous shot. Shak.
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3. Intention; purpose; design; scheme.
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How oft ambitious aims are crossed! Pope.
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4. Conjecture; guess. [Obs.]
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What you would work me to, I have some aim. Shak.
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Aim"er (&unr_;), n. One who aims, directs, or points.
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Aim"less, a. Without aim or purpose; as, an aimless life. -- Aim"less*ly, adv. -- Aim"less*ness, n.
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ain adj. 1. belonging to or on behalf of a specified person especially one's self; preceded by a possessive. `my ain' is Scottish
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Ai"no (&unr_;), n. [Said to be the native name for man.] same as Ainu.
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Ai"nu (&unr_;), n. [Said to be the native name for man.] 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 Aino and hairy Ainu.
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Ain't (&unr_;). A contraction for are not and am not; also used for is not. [Colloq. or illiterate speech]. See An't.
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aioli n. (Cooking) a French garlic-flavored mayonnaise. It is often served with fish and other seafood, and sometimes with vegetables.
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Air (âr), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. aër, fr. Gr. 'ah`r, air, mist, for 'a&digamma_;hr, fr. root 'a&digamma_; to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the same Latin word; and in senses 11, 12, 13 the French meaning is either fr. L. aria, or due to confusion with F. aire, in an older sense of origin, descent. Cf. Aëry, Debonair, Malaria, Wind.] 1. The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.
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&hand_; By the ancient philosophers, air 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.
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2. Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile. “Charm ache with air.” Shak.
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He was still all air and fire. -[Air and fire being the finer and quicker elements as opposed to earth and water.] Macaulay.
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3. A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as, a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc.
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4. Any aëriform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly called vital air. [Obs.]
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5. Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.
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Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play. Pope.
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6. Odoriferous or contaminated air.
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7. That which surrounds and influences.
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The keen, the wholesome air of poverty. Wordsworth.
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8. Utterance abroad; publicity; vent.
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You gave it air before me. Dryden.
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9. Intelligence; information. [Obs.] Bacon.
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10. (Mus.) (a) A musical idea, or motive, 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. (b) 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 air.
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11. The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person; mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a lofty air. “His very air.” Shak.
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12. Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance; manner; style.
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It was communicated with the air of a secret. Pope.
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12. pl. An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts on airs. Thackeray.
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15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.
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&hand_; Air 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, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder; air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump.
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Air balloon. See Balloon. -- Air bath. (a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body. (b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature. -- Air castle. See Castle in the air, under Castle. -- Air compressor, a machine for compressing air to be used as a motive power. -- Air crossing, a passage for air in a mine. -- Air cushion, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated; also, a device for arresting motion without shock by confined air. -- Air fountain, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by the force of compressed air. -- Air furnace, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and not on blast. -- Air line, a straight line; a bee line. Hence Air-line, adj.; as, air-line road. -- Air lock (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a pneumatic caisson. Knight. -- Air port (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit air. -- Air spring, a spring in which the elasticity of air is utilized. -- Air thermometer, a form of thermometer in which the contraction and expansion of air is made to measure changes of temperature. -- Air threads, gossamer. -- Air trap, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap. -- Air trunk, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated air from a room. -- Air valve, 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. -- Air way, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of an air pump; an air way in a mine. -- In the air. (a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as rumors. (b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled. (c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air. -- on the air, 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. 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 “You're on the air.” as a warning that the conversation is not private. -- To take air, to be divulged; to be made public. -- To take the air, to go abroad; to walk or ride out.
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Air (âr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aired (ârd); p. pr. & vb. n. Airing.] [See Air, n., and cf. Aërate.] 1. To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room.
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It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were aired. Bacon.
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Were you but riding forth to air yourself. Shak.
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2. To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion.
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Airing a snowy hand and signet gem. Tennyson.
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3. To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.
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air"ball` (âr"b&asuml_;l`) n. (Basketball) A throw at the basket that completely misses, not even hitting the rim. Compare swoosh and nothing but net.
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air"bed`, air" bed` (&unr_;). A sack or mattress inflated with air, and used as a bed.
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air" blad`der (&unr_;). 1. (Anat.) 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.
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2. A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting.
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airborne adj. 1. conveyed by or through air, as dust or pollen; as, a clean room is needed to avoid airborne contaminants.
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Air" brake` (&unr_;). (Mach.) A railway brake powered by compressed air. Knight.
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airbrake n. 1. 1 a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.
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2. a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles. Same as air brake.
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n. 1. an atomizer to spray by means of compressed air.
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airbrush, air brush. A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter, such as paint, in a spray by compressed air.
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airbrush v. t. 1. 1. to paint with an airbrush. The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it
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2. to alter or remove by use of an airbrush. “After the photographer airbrushed out the wrinkles on her face she looked twenty years younger.”
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Air"-built` (&unr_;), a. Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built castle.
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Air" cell` (&unr_;). 1. (Bot.) A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants, containing air only.
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2. (Anat.) 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.
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Air" cham`ber (&unr_;). 1. A chamber or cavity filled with air, in an animal or plant.
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2. A cavity containing air to act as a spring for equalizing the flow of a liquid in a pump or other hydraulic machine.
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Air" cock` (&unr_;). A faucet to allow escape of air.
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Air cooling. 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. Water cooling. -- Air"-cooled`, a.
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Air"craft` (?), n. sing. & pl. Any vehicle, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon, etc., for floating in, or flying through, the air.
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aircraftman, aircraftsman n. 1. 1 a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force.
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aircrew n. 1. the crew of an aircraft.
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aircrewman n. 1. a member of an aircrew.
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airdock n. 1. 1 a large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
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Air"-drawn" (&unr_;), a. Drawn in air; imaginary.
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Air" drill` (&unr_;). A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air; a pneumatic drill. Knight.
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air"drome` n. 1. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo.
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aired (ârd), adj. abounding in fresh air.
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Air" engine` (&unr_;). An engine driven by heated or by compressed air. Knight.
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Air"er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who exposes to the air.
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air"field` (âr"fēld`), n. 1. 1 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.
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air"flow` (âr"flō`), n. 1. the flow of air.
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airframe n. 1. the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines).
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Air gap. (Physics) 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.
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Air" gas` (&unr_;). See under Gas.
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air"gun`, air" gun` (gŭn`). 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 BB gun is a type of air gun.
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Air hammer. a hammer powered by compressed air so as to be able to provide powerful repeated strokes; a pneumatic hammer.
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air"head` (âr" h&ebreve_;d`), n. an airheaded person. [disparaging]
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Air" hole` (âr" hōl`). 1. A hole to admit or discharge air; specifically, a spot in the ice not frozen over.
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2. (Founding) A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of air; a blowhole.
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3. (Aëronautics) 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 air pocket.
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Air"i*ly (âr"&ibreve_;*l&ybreve_;), adv. In an airy manner; lightly; gaily; jauntily; flippantly.
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Air"i*ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air; as, the airiness of a country seat.
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Air"ing (âr"&ibreve_;ng), n. 1. A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake.
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Air" jack`et (&unr_;). A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming.
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Air"less (&unr_;), a. Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with the open air.
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Air" lev`el (&unr_;). Spirit level. See Level.
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Air"like` (&unr_;), a. Resembling air.
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Air line. A path through the air made easy for aërial navigation by steady winds.
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Air"man (?), n. 1. A man who ascends or flies in an aircraft; an aviator; an airplane pilot.
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Air"man*ship (?), n. Art, skill, or ability in the practice of aerial navigation; aircraft piloting.
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Air"ol (?), n. (Pharm.) A grayish green antiseptic powder, consisting of a basic iodide and gallate of bismuth, sometimes used in place of iodoform. [A Trademark]
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Air*om"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [Air + -meter.] A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water.
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Air" pipe` (&unr_;). A pipe for the passage of air; esp. a ventilating pipe.
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Air" plant` (&unr_;). (Bot.) A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an aërophyte.
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Air" pock"et (p&obreve_;k"&ebreve_;t). (aeronautics) 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 air hole.
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Air" pump` (&unr_;). 1. (Physics) 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.
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Air" sac` (&unr_;). 1. (Anat.) 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.
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Air" shaft` (&unr_;). A passage, usually vertical, for admitting fresh air into a mine or a tunnel.
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Air"sick` (?), a. Affected with air sickness or aërial sickness; feeling nauseous due to riding in an airplane. -- Air"sick`ness, n.
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Air"-slacked` (&unr_;), a. Slacked, or pulverized, by exposure to the air; as, air-slacked lime.
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Air" stove` (&unr_;). A stove for heating a current of air which is directed against its surface by means of pipes, and then distributed through a building.
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Air"-tight` (&unr_;), a. 1. So tight as to be impermeable to air or other gases; as, an air-tight cylinder; -- said of containers.
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3. so thoroughly convincing as to be insusceptible to doubt; having no apparent counterarguments; -- of arguments or assertions an airtight alibi an airtight argument
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Air" ves`sel (&unr_;). A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see Air chamber. The air vessels of insects are called tracheæ, of plants spiral vessels.
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{ Air"ward (&unr_;), Air"wards (&unr_;), } adv. Toward the air; upward. [R.] Keats.
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air"waves n. pl. the medium of transmission of signals by radio or television stations; by radio transmission; -- used non-technically; as, over the airwaves, i. e. by radio or television.
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Air"wom`an (?), n. A woman who ascends or flies in an aircraft; a woman aviator; a woman airplane pilot or balloonist; an aviatrix.
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Air"y (&unr_;), a. 1. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
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5. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
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Aisle (&unr_;), n. [OF. ele, F. aile, wing, wing of a building, L. ala, contr. fr. axilla.] (Arch.) (a) 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. (b) Improperly used also for the have; -- as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle. (c) Also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passage into which the pews of a church open.
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A*jar" (&unr_;), adv. [OE. on char ajar, on the turn; AS. cerr, cyrr, turn, akin to G. kehren to turn, and to D. akerre. See Char.] Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.
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{ ‖Aj"ou*an ‖Aj"ow*an } (?), n. [Written also ajwain.] [Prob. native name.] (Bot.) The fruit of Ammi Copticum, syn. Carum Ajowan, used both as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is extracted from it. Called also Javanee seed, Javanese seed, and ajava.
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‖Ak`i*ne"si*a (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; quiescence; 'a priv. + &unr_; motion.] (Med.) Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement. Foster.
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Al"a*bas"ter (&unr_;), n. [L. alabaster, Gr. 'ala`bastros, said to be derived fr. Alabastron, the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. alabastre, F. albâtre.] 1. (Min.) (a) 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. (b) 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 oriental alabaster.
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A*lack" (&unr_;), interj. [Prob. from ah! lack! OE. lak loss, failure, misfortune. See Lack.] An exclamation expressive of sorrow. [Archaic. or Poet.] Shak.
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A*lac"ri*fy (&unr_;), v. t. [L. alacer, alacris, lively + -fly.] To rouse to action; to inspirit.
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A*lad"in*ist (&unr_;), n. [From Aladin, for Ala Eddin, i. e., height of religion, a learned divine under Mohammed II. and Bajazet II.] One of a sect of freethinkers among the Mohammedans.
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‖A*la"li*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; a talking; cf. &unr_; speechless.] (Med.) Inability to utter articulate sounds, due either to paralysis of the larynx or to that form of aphasia, called motor, or ataxis, aphasia, due to loss of control of the muscles of speech.
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Al`a*lon"ga (&unr_;), or Al`i*lon"ghi (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The tunny. See Albicore.
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Alarm and resentment spread throughout the camp. Macaulay.
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Alarm bell, a bell that gives notice on danger. -- Alarm clock or watch, 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. -- Alarm gauge, 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. -- Alarm post, a place to which troops are to repair in case of an alarm.
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A*larm", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alarmed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Alarming.] [Alarm, n. Cf. F. alarmer.] 1. 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.
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Al"a*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. alarius, fr. ala wing.] Of or pertaining to wings; also, wing-shaped.
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The alary system of insects. Wollaston.
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A*las" (&unr_;), interj. [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. hélas; a interj. (L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus weary, akin to E. late. See Late.] An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
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{ Al"a*tern (&unr_;), ‖Al`a*ter"nus (&unr_;), } n. [L. ala wing + terni three each.] (Bot.) An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus) belonging to the buckthorns.
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Al"ba*core (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family (Scombridae), esp. Thunnus alalunga (formerly Orcynus alalonga); it is a type of tuna or tunny. The name has been also applied to a larger related species, Thunnus thynnus (formerly Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, which is called in New England the horse mackerel. [formerly spelled albicore.]
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Al"ba*tross (&unr_;), n. [Corrupt. fr. Pg. alcatraz cormorant, albatross, or Sp. alcatraz a pelican: cf. Pg. alcatruz, Sp. arcaduz, a bucket, fr. Ar. al-qādus the bucket, fr. Gr. ka`dos, a water vessel. So an Arabic term for pelican is water-carrier, as a bird carrying water in its pouch.] (Zoöl.) A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, 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.
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Albuginaceae n. 1. 1 a family of fungi that produce white blisterlike sori on certain flowering plants.
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Al`bu*gin"e*ous (&unr_;), a. [See Albugo.] 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.
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‖Al*bu"go (&unr_;), n.; pl. Albugines (&unr_;). [L., whiteness, fr. albus white.] (Med.) Same as Leucoma.
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Al"bum (&unr_;), n. [L., neut. of albus white: cf. F. album. Cf. Alb.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc.
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Al*bu"men (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. albus white.] 1. The white of an egg.
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Al*bu"men*ize (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Albumenized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Albumenizing.] To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; as, to albumenize paper.
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‖Al"bum Græ"cum (&unr_;). [L., Greek white.] Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine.
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Al*bu"min (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) 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.
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Al*bu"mi*nate (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) 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.
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Al*bu`mi*nif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. albumen + -ferous.] Supplying albumen.
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Al*bu`mi*nim"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [L. albumen, albuminis + -meter: cf. F. albuminimètre.] An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
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Al*bu"mi*nin (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs.
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Al*bu`mi*nip"a*rous (&unr_;), a. [L. albumen + parere to bear, bring forth.] Producing albumin.
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Al*bu"mi*noid (&unr_;), a. [L. albumen + -oid.] (Chem.) Resembling albumin. -- n. One of a class of organic principles (called also proteids) which form the main part of organized tissues. Brunton.
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Al*bu`mi*noid"al (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
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Al*bu"mi*nose` (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See Peptone.
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‖Al*bu`mi*no"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. E. albumin.] (Med.) A morbid condition due to excessive increase of albuminous elements in the blood.
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‖Al*bu`mi*nu"ri*a (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. L. albumen + Gr. &unr_; urine.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.
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Al"bu*mose` (&unr_;), n. [From albumin.] (Chem.) A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin. Used also in combination, as antialbumose, hemialbumose.
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Al"burn (&unr_;), n. [L. alburnus, fr. L. albus white. Cf. Auburn.] (Zoöl.) The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.
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Al*bur"nous (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; as, alburnous substances.
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Al*bur"num (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. albus white.] (Bot.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.
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Al"byn (&unr_;), n. [See Albion.] Scotland; esp. the Highlands of Scotland. T. Cambell.
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Al*cade" (ăk*kād"), n. Same as Alcaid.
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Al*ca"ic (&unr_;), a. [L. Alcaïcus, Gr. &unr_;.] Pertaining to Alcæus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c. -- n. A kind of verse, so called from Alcæus. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls.
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‖Al*caid", Al*cayde" (&unr_;), n. [Sp. alcaide, fr. Ar. al-qāīd governor, fr. qāda to lead, govern.] 1. A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors.
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‖Al*cal"de (&unr_;), n. [Sp. alcalde, fr. Ar. al-qādī judge, fr. qada to decide, judge. Hence, the cadi of the Turks. Cf. Cadi.] A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc. Prescott.
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Al`ca*lim"e*ter, n. See Alkalimeter.
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‖Al*can"na (&unr_;), n. [Sp. alcana, alhe&unr_;a, fr. Ar. al-hinnā. See Henna, and cf. Alkanet.] (Bot.) An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.
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‖Al`car*ra"za (&unr_;), n.; pl. Alcarrazas. (&unr_;) [Sp., from Ar. al-kurrāz earthen vessel.] A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface.
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‖Al*ce"do (&unr_;), n. [L., equiv. to Gr. &unr_;. See Halcyon.] (Zoöl.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon.
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{ Al*chem"ic (&unr_;), Al*chem"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Cf. F. alchimique.] Of or relating to alchemy.
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Al"che*mist (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. alquemiste, F. alchimiste.] One who practices alchemy.
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You are alchemist; make gold. Shak.
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Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators. Burke.
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Al"che*mis*try (&unr_;), n. Alchemy. [Obs.]
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Al"che*mize (&unr_;), v. t. To change by alchemy; to transmute. Lovelace.
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Al"che*my (&unr_;), n. [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al-kīmīa, 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. alquimia, It. alchimia. Gr. &unr_; is prob. akin to L. fundere to pour, Goth. guitan, AS. geótan, to pour, and so to E. fuse. See Fuse, and cf. Chemistry.] 1. 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.
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Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy. Milton.
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Kissing with golden face the meadows green,
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Al*chym"ic (&unr_;), a., Al"chy*mist (&unr_;), n., Al`chy*mis"tic (&unr_;), a., Al"chy*my (&unr_;), n. See Alchemic, Alchemist, Alchemistic, Alchemy.
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{ Al"co*ate (&unr_;), Al"co*hate (&unr_;), } n. Shortened forms of Alcoholate.
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Al"co*hol (ăl"k&ouptack_;*h&obreve_;l), n. [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al-kohl 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. Alquifou.] 1. An impalpable powder. [Obs.]
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&hand_; As used in the U. S. “Pharmacopœia,” alcohol contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9 per cent of water; and diluted alcohol (proof spirit) contains 45.5 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 54.5 per cent of water.
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Al"co*hol*ate (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. alcolaie.] (Chem.) A crystallizable compound of a salt with alcohol, in which the latter plays a part analogous to that of water of crystallization. Graham.
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Al`co*hol"a*ture (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. alcoolature.] (Med.) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants. New Eng. Dict.
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Al`co*hol"ic (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. alcolique.] Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholic gastritis; alcoholic odor.
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Al"co*hol*ism (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. alcoolisme.] (Med.) A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.
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Al`co*hol`i*za"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. alcoolisation.] 1. The act of reducing a substance to a fine or impalpable powder. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Al"co*hol*ize (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alcoholized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Alcoholizing.] [Cf. F. alcooliser.] 1. To reduce to a fine powder. [Obs.] Johnson.
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{ Al`co*hol*om"e*ter (&unr_;), Al`co*hol"me*ter (&unr_;), } n. [Alcohol + -meter.] (Chem.) 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.
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Al`co*hol`o*met"ric (&unr_;), Al`co*hol`o*met"ric*al (&unr_;), Al`co*hol*met"ric*al (&unr_;), a. Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.
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The alcoholometrical strength of spirituous liquors. Ure.
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Al`co*hol"om"e*try (&unr_;), n. The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.
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&hand_; The chemists say alcomètre, alcoomètrie, doubtless by the suppression of a syllable in order to avoid a disagreeable sequence of sounds. (Cf. Idolatry.) Littré.
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Al"co*ran (?; 277), n. [alcoran, fr. Ar. al-qorān, orig. the reading, the book, fr. qaraa to read. Cf. Koran.] The Mohammedan Scriptures; the Koran (now the usual form). [Spelt also Alkoran.]
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Al"cove (?; 277), n. [F. alcôve, Sp. or Pg. alcoba, from Ar. al-quobbah arch, vault, tent.] 1. (Arch.) 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.
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Al"cy*on (&unr_;), n. See Halcyon.
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‖Al`cy*o*na"ce*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.
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Al"cy*o*noid (ăl"s&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*noid), a. [Gr. 'alkyo`nion + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Alcyonaria. -- n. A zoöphyte of the order Alcyonaria.
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Al"day (&asuml_;l"d&auptack_;), adv. Continually. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Al*deb"a*ran (ăl*d&ebreve_;b"&adot_;*răn), prop. n. [Ar. al-debarān, fr. dabar to follow; so called because this star follows upon the Pleiades.] (Astron.) 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 Hyades.
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Now when Aldebaran was mounted high
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Al"de*hyde (ăl"d&euptack_;*hīd), n. [Abbrev. fr. alcohol dehydrogenatum, alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.] 1. (Chem.) A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.
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Aldehyde ammonia (Chem.), a compound formed by the union of aldehyde with ammonia.
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Al`de*hy"dic (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to aldehyde; as, aldehydic acid. Miller.
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Al"der (&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r), n. [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS. alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli, Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.) A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees.
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{ Al"der (&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r), Al"ler (&asuml_;l"l&etilde_;r), } a. [From ealra, alra, gen. pl. of AS. eal. The d is excrescent.] Of all; -- used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all, alderwisest, wisest of all. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Al"der*man (&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r*m&aitalic_;n), n.; pl. Aldermen (&unr_;). [AS. aldormon, ealdorman; ealdor an elder + man. See Elder, n.] 1. A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity. [Obs.]
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Al"der*ney (&unr_;), n. 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 Jersey cattle. See Jersey, 3.
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Al"dine (?; 277), a. (Bibliog.) An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus 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.
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Al"dol (?), n. [Aldehyde + -ol as in alcohol.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, C4H8O2, obtained by condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO; also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction has been applied, under the name of aldol condensation, to the production of many compounds.
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Ale (āl), n. [AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. öl, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. olŭ beer. Cf. Ir. ol drink, drinking.] 1. An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
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A"le*a*to*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. aleatorius, fr. alea chance, die.] (Law) Depending on some uncertain contingency; as, an aleatory contract. Bouvier.
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Ale"ber`ry (&unr_;), n. [OE. alebery, alebrey; ale + bre broth, fr. AS. brīw pottage.] A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread.
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Their aleberries, caudles, possets. Beau. & Fl.
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A*lec"i*thal (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; yelk.] (Biol.) Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm. Balfour.
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Ale"con`ner (&unr_;), n. [/Ale + con, OE. cunnen to test, AS. cunnian to test. See Con.] 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 aletaster.] [Eng.]
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Ale"cost` (&unr_;), n. [Ale + L. costus an aromatic plant: cf. Costmary.] (Bot.) The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale.
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‖Al`ec*tor"i*des (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a cock.] (Zoöl.) A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants.
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A*lec`to*rom"a*chy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; cock + &unr_; fight.] Cockfighting.
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A*lec"to*ro*man`cy (&unr_;), n. See Alectryomancy.
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A*lec"try*o*man`cy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; cock + -mancy.] 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. Amer. Cyc.
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A*lee" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + lee.] (Naut.) On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side.
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Al"e*gar (&unr_;), n. [Ale + eager sour, F. aigre. Cf. Vinegar.] Sour ale; vinegar made of ale. Cecil.
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Al"e*ger (&unr_;), a. [F. allègre, earlier alègre, fr. L. alacer.] Gay; cheerful; sprightly. [Obs.] Bacon.
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A*legge" (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. aleggen, alegen, OF. alegier, F. alléger, fr. LL. alleviare, for L. allevare to lighten; ad + levis light. Cf. Alleviate, Allay, Allege.] To allay or alleviate; to lighten. [Obs.]
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That shall alegge this bitter blast. Spenser.
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Ale"hoof` (āl"h&oomacr_;f`), n. [AS. hōfe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, ground ivy, “in old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue, halehoue.” Prior.] Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).
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Ale"house` (&unr_;), n. A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house. Macaulay.
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Ale"-knight` (&unr_;), n. A pot companion. [Obs.]
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‖Al"em (?), n. [Turk. 'alem, fr. Ar. 'alam.] (Mil.) The imperial standard of the Turkish Empire.
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Al`e*man"nic (&unr_;), a. Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes.
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A*lem"bic (&adot_;*l&ebreve_;m"b&ibreve_;k), n. [F. alambic (cf. Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anbīq, fr. Gr. 'a`mbix cup, cap of a still. The cap or head was the alembic proper. Cf. Limbec.] An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still.
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A*lem"broth (-br&obreve_;th), n. [Origin uncertain.] The salt of wisdom of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant. Brande & C.
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A`len`çon" lace" (&unr_;). See under Lace.
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A*length" (&adot_;*l&ebreve_;ngth"), adv. [Pref. a- + length.] At full length; lengthwise. Chaucer.
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A*lep"i*dote, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a scale.] (Zoöl.) Not having scales. -- n. A fish without scales.
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A*lert" (&adot_;*l&etilde_;rt"), a. [F. alerte, earlier à l'erte on the watch, fr. It. all' erta on the watch, prop. (standing) on a height, where one can look around; erta a declivity, steep, erto steep, p. p. of ergere, erigere, to erect, raise, L. erigere. See Erect.] 1. Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.
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A*lert", n. (Mil.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning. “We have had an alert.” Farrow.
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Ale" sil`ver (&unr_;). A duty payable to the lord mayor of London by the sellers of ale within the city.
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Ale"stake (&unr_;), n. 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 “bush.” [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ale"tast`er (&unr_;), n. See Aleconner. [Eng.]
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A*le`thi*ol"o*gy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; truth + -logy.] The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence. Sir W. Hamilton.
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A*leth"o*scope (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; true + &unr_; to view.] An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
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A*leu"ro*man`cy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; wheaten flour + -mancy: cf. F. aleuromancie.] Divination by means of flour. Encyc. Brit.
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Al`eu*rom"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; flour + -meter.] An instrument for determining the expansive properties, or quality, of gluten in flour. Knight.
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A*leu"ro*nat (?), n. [See Aleurone.] Flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetic persons.
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A*leu"rone (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; flour.] (Bot.) An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains (“protein granules”) in maturing seeds and tubers; -- supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.
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Aleut n. a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands. Same as Aleutian, n.
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{ A*leu"tian (&unr_;), A*leu"tic (&unr_;), } a. [Said to be from the Russ. aleut a bold rock.] Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands.
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Al"e*vin (&unr_;), n. [F. alevin, OF. alever to rear, fr. L. ad + levare to raise.] Young fish; fry.
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Ale"wife` (&unr_;), n.; pl. Alewives (&unr_;). A woman who keeps an alehouse. Gay.
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Ale"wife`, n.; pl. Alewives. [This word is properly aloof, the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture of maize in America, “Phil Trans.” No. 142, p. 1065, and Baddam's “Memoirs,” vol. ii. p. 131.] (Zoöl.) A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species.
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Alexander n. 1. 1 a European herb (Smyrnium olusatrum) somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb.
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Al`ex*an"ders (&unr_;), Al`i*san"ders (&unr_;), n. [OE. alisaundre, OF. alissandere, fr. Alexander or Alexandria.] (Bot) A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also horse parsely.
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Al`ex*an"drine (?; 277), a. Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. Bancroft.
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‖A*lex"i*a (?), n. [NL.; a- not + Gr. &unr_; speech, fr. &unr_; to speak, confused with L. legere to read.] (Med.) (a) As used by some, inability to read aloud, due to brain disease. (b) More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or printed symbols although they can be seen, as in case of word blindness.
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{ A*lex`i*phar"mac (&unr_;), A*lex`i*phar"ma*cal (&unr_;), } a. & n. [See Alexipharmic.] Alexipharmic. [Obs.]
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{ A*lex`i*phar"mic (&unr_;), A*lex`i*phar"mic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_; keeping off poison; &unr_; to keep off + &unr_; drug, poison: cf. F. alexipharmaque.] (Med.) Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.
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{ A*lex`i*ter"ic (&unr_;), A*lex`i*ter"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_; fit to keep off or help, fr. &unr_; one who keeps off, helper; &unr_; to keep off: cf. F. alexitère.] (Med.) Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom; alexipharmic.
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‖Al"fa (&unr_;) or Al"fa grass" (&unr_;), n. A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.
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Al*fal"fa (&unr_;), n. [Sp.] (Bot.) The lucern (Medicago sativa), a leguminous plant having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, and cultivated for fodder; -- so called in California, Texas, etc.
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‖Al*fe"res (&unr_;), n. [Sp., fr. Ar. al-fārs knight.] An ensign; a standard bearer. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.
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‖Al*fil`a*ri"a (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) The pin grass (Erodium cicutarium), a weed in California.
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‖Al*for"ja (?), n. [Also alfarga, alforge.] [Sp.] A saddlebag. [Sp. Amer.]
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‖Al"ga (&unr_;), n.; pl. Algæ or algae (&unr_;). [L., seaweed.] (Bot.) A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water confervæ, etc. The algae are primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
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‖Al`ga*ro"ba (&unr_;), n. [Sp. algarroba, fr. Ar. al-kharr&unr_;bah. Cf. Carob.] (Bot.) (a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread. (b) The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), 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.
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{ Al"ga*rot (&unr_;), Al"ga*roth (&unr_;), } n. [F. algaroth, fr. the name of the inventor, Algarotti.] (Med.) 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.
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‖Al`ga*ro*vil"la (&unr_;), n. The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (Inga Marthæ). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye.
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{ Al"gate (&unr_;), Al"gates (&unr_;), } adv. [All + gate way. The s is an adverbial ending. See Gate.] 1. Always; wholly; everywhere. [Obs.]
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Al"ge*bra (&unr_;), n. [LL. algebra, fr. Ar. al-jebr reduction of parts to a whole, or fractions to whole numbers, fr. jabara to bind together, consolidate; al-jebr w'almuqābalah reduction and comparison (by equations): cf. F. algèbre, It. & Sp. algebra.] 1. (Math.) 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.
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{ Al`ge*bra"ic (&unr_;), Al`ge*bra"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. 1. Of or pertaining to algebra; using algebra; according to the laws of algebra; containing an operation of algebra, or deduced from such operation; as, algebraic characters; algebraical writings; algebraic geometry.
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Al*ge"ri*an (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Algeria. -- n. A native of Algeria.
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Al"gid (&unr_;), a. [L. algidus cold, fr. algere to be cold: cf. F. algide.] Cold; chilly. Bailey.
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Al"gol (&unr_;), n. [Ar. al-ghūl destruction, calamity, fr. ghāla to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.
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Al*gom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; pain + -meter.] (Psychol.) 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. -- Al*gom"e*try (#), n. -- Al`go*met"ric (#), *met"ric*al (#), a. -- Al`go*met"ric*al*ly, adv.
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Al"gous (&unr_;), a. [L. algosus, fr. alga seaweed.] Of or pertaining to the algæ, or seaweeds; abounding with, or like, seaweed.
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{ Al`ham*bra"ic (&unr_;), Al`ham*bresque" (?; 277), } a. Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
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‖Al*hen"na (&unr_;), n. See Henna.
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A"li*as (&unr_;), adv. [L., fr. alius. See Else.] (Law) (a) 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, Smith, alias Simpson. (b) At another time.
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A"li*as, n.; pl. Aliases (&unr_;). [L., otherwise, at another time.] (Law) (a) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect. (b) Another name; an assumed name.
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Al"i*bi (&unr_;), n. [L., elsewhere, at another place. See Alias.] (Law) 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, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi.
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Al`i*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. Quality of being alible.
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Al"ien (&unr_;), a. [OF. alien, L. alienus, fr. alius another; properly, therefore, belonging to another. See Else.] 1. Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shores.
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An alien sound of melancholy. Wordsworth.
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Alien enemy (Law), one who owes allegiance to a government at war with ours. Abbott.
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Aliens from the common wealth of Israel. Ephes. ii. 12.
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Al"ien, v. t. [F. aliéner, L. alienare.] To alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership. [R.] “It the son alien lands.” Sir M. Hale.
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The prince was totally aliened from all thoughts of . . . the marriage. Clarendon.
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Al`ien*a*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. Capability of being alienated. “The alienability of the domain.” Burke.
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Estates forfeitable on account of alienage. Story.
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O alienate from God. Milton.
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Al"ien*ate (-āt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alienated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Alienating.] 1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
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The errors which . . . alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart. Macaulay.
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Al`ien*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [F. aliénation, L. alienatio, fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See Alienate.] 1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.
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The alienation of his heart from the king. Bacon.
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Al"ien*a"tor (&unr_;), n. One who alienates.
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Al*iene (&unr_;), v. t. To alien or alienate; to transfer, as title or property; as, to aliene an estate.
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It the alienee enters and keeps possession. Blackstone.
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Al"ien*ist (&unr_;), n. [F. aliéniste.] One who treats diseases of the mind. Ed. Rev.
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{ Al`i*eth"moid (&unr_;), Al`i*eth*moid"al (&unr_;), } a. [L. ala wing + E. ethomoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
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A*life" (&unr_;), adv. [Cf. lief dear.] On my life; dearly. [Obs.] “I love that sport alife.” Beau. & Fl.
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A*lif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. ala wing + -ferous.] Having wings, winged; aligerous. [R.]
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Al"i*form (&unr_;), a. [L. ala wing + -form.] Wing-shaped; winglike.
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A*light" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alighted (&unr_;) sometimes Alit (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS. ālīhtan; pref. ā- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + līhtan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. līht, leoht, light. See Light, v. i.] 1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
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A*light", a. [Pref. a- + light.] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. “The lamps were alight.” Dickens.
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A*lign" (&unr_;), v. t. [F. aligner; à (L. ad) + ligne (L. linea) line. See Line, and cf. Allineate.] To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.
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A*like" (&adot_;*līk), a. [AS. onlīc, gelīc; pref. ā + like.] Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. [Now used only predicatively.]
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The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. cxxxix. 12.
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A*like", adv. [AS. gelīce, onlīce.] In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all alike concerned in religion.
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A*like"-mind`ed (&unr_;), a. Like-minded. [Obs.]
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Al"i*ment (&unr_;), n. [L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish; akin to Goth. alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F. aliment. See Old.] 1. 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.
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Aliments of their sloth and weakness. Bacon.
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Al"i*ment, v. t. 1. To nourish; to support.
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Al`i*men"tal (&unr_;), a. Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap.
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A`li*men"tal*ly, adv. So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality. Sir T. Browne.
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Al`i*men"ta*ri*ness (&unr_;), n. The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality. [R.]
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Al`i*men"ta*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum: cf. F. alimentaire.] Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances.
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Al`i*men*ta"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. alimentation, LL. alimentatio.] 1. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.
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Al`i*men"tive*ness (&unr_;), n. The instinct or faculty of appetite for food. [Chiefly in Phrenol.]
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Al`i*mo"ni*ous (&unr_;), a. Affording food; nourishing. [R.] “Alimonious humors.” Harvey.
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Al"i*mo*ny (&unr_;), n. [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment, sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.] 1. Maintenance; means of living.
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Al`i*na"sal (&unr_;), a. [L. ala wing + E. nasal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.
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A*line" (&unr_;), v. t. To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align. Evelyn.
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A*lin`e*a"tion (&unr_;), n. See Allineation.
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[The Eng. form alinement is preferable to alignment, a bad spelling of the French]. New Eng. Dict. (Murray).
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A*lin"er (&unr_;), n. One who adjusts things to a line or lines or brings them into line. Evelyn.
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Al"i*oth (&unr_;), n. [Ar. alyāt the tail of a fat sheep.] (Astron.) A star in the tail of the Great Bear, the one next the bowl in the Dipper.
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Al"i*ped (&unr_;), a. [L. alipes; ala wing + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. alipède.] (Zoöl.) Wing-footed, as the bat. -- n. An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat.
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Al`i*phat"ic (?), a. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, oil, fat.] (Org. Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, fat; fatty; -- applied to compounds having an open-chain structure. The aliphatic compounds thus include not only the fatty acids and other derivatives of the paraffin hydrocarbons, but also unsaturated compounds, as the ethylene and acetylene series. Compare alicyclic and aromatic.
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Al"i*quant (&unr_;), a. [L. aliquantus some, moderate; alius other + quantus how great: cf. F. aliquante.] (Math.) An aliquant part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquant part of 16. Opposed to aliquot.
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Al"i*quot (&unr_;), a. [L. aliquot some, several; alius other + quot how many: cf. F. aliquote.] (Math.) An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will divide it without a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquot part of 15. Opposed to aliquant.
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Al`i*sep"tal (&unr_;), a. [L. ala wing + E. septal.] (Anat.) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.
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Al"ish (&unr_;), a. Like ale; as, an alish taste.
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{ Al`i*sphe"noid (&unr_;), Al`i*sphe*noid"al (&unr_;), } a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.) 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, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal.
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Al"i*trunk (&unr_;), n. [L. ala wing + truncus trunk.] (Zoöl.) The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached; the thorax. Kirby.
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Al`i*tur"gic*al (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- + liturgical.] (Eccl.) Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered. Shipley.
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‖A`li*un"de (&unr_;), adv. & a. [L.] (Law) From another source; from elsewhere; as, a case proved aliunde; evidence aliunde.
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A*live" (&unr_;), a. [OE. on live, AS. on līfe in life; līfe being dat. of līf life. See Life, and cf. Live, a.] 1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.
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The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs. Macaulay.
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Tremblingly alive to nature's laws. Falconer.
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Northumberland was the proudest man alive. Clarendon.
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‖A`li*za"ri (&unr_;), n. [Perh. fr. Ar. 'açārah juice extracted from a plant, fr. 'açara to press.] (Com.) The madder of the Levant. Brande & C.
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A*liz"a*rin, A*liz"a*rine (&unr_;), n. [F. alizarine, fr. alizari.] (Chem.) A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, 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.
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Al`kal*am"ide (&unr_;), n. [Alkali + amide.] (Chem.) 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.
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{ Al`ka*les`cence (&unr_;), Al`ka*les"cen*cy (&unr_;), } n. A tendency to become alkaline; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominant. Ure.
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Al"ka*li (?; 277), n.; pl. Alkalis or Alkalies (&unr_;). [F. alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqalī ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.] 1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.
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Al"ka*li*fi`a*ble (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. alcalifiable.] Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.
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Al"ka*li*fy (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alkalified (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Alkalifying.] [Alkali + -fly: cf. F. alcalifier.] To convert into an alkali; to give alkaline properties to.
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Alkali metal. 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.
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Alkali soil. 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: black alkali, which may be any alkaline carbonate, but which practically consists of sodium carbonate (sal soda), which is highly corrosive and destructive to vegetation; and white alkali, 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.
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Al"ka*net (ăl"k&adot_;*n&ebreve_;t), n. [Dim. of Sp. alcana, alheña, in which al is the Ar. article. See Henna, and cf. Orchanet.] 1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.
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Al*kar"sin (&unr_;), n. [Alkali + arsenic + -in.] (Chem.) A spontaneously inflammable liquid, having a repulsive odor, and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products; -- called also Cadel's fuming liquid.
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Al`ke*ken"gi (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. alkékenge, Sp. alquequenje, ultimately fr. Ar. al-kākanj a kind of resin from Herat.] (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Physalis alkekengi) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry, the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy calyx; -- also called winter cherry, ground cherry, and strawberry tomato. D. C. Eaton.
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Al*ker"mes (&unr_;), n. [Ar. al-qirmiz kermes. See Kermes.] (Old Pharmacy) A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient.
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Al"ko*ran (?; 277), n. The Mohammedan Scriptures. Same as Alcoran and Koran.
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All (&unr_;), a. [OE. al, pl. alle, AS. eal, pl. ealle, Northumbrian alle, akin to D. & OHG. al, Ger. all, Icel. allr. Dan. al, Sw. all, Goth. alls; and perh. to Ir. and Gael. uile, W. oll.] 1. The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all the strength; all happiness; all abundance; loss of all power; beyond all doubt; you will see us all (or all of us).
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Prove all things: hold fast that which is good. 1 Thess. v. 21.
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&hand_; When the definite article “the,” or a possessive or a demonstrative pronoun, is joined to the noun that all qualifies, all precedes the article or the pronoun; as, all the cattle; all my labor; all his wealth; all our families; all your citizens; all their property; all other joys.
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This word, not only in popular language, but in the Scriptures, often signifies, indefinitely, a large portion or number, or a great part. Thus, all the cattle in Egypt died, all Judea and all the region round about Jordan, all 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.
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All the whole, the whole (emphatically). [Obs.] “All the whole army.” Shak.
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All as his straying flock he fed. Spenser.
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A damsel lay deploring
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All to, or All-to. In such phrases as “all to rent,” “all to break,” “all-to frozen,” etc., which are of frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb, equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether. But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all (as it does in “all forlorn,” and similar expressions), and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer-). It is frequently to be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus Wyclif says, “The vail of the temple was to rent:” and of Judas, “He was hanged and to-burst the middle:” i. e., burst in two, or asunder. -- All along. See under Along. -- All and some, individually and collectively, one and all. [Obs.] “Displeased all and some.” Fairfax. -- All but. (a) Scarcely; not even. [Obs.] Shak. (b) Almost; nearly. “The fine arts were all but proscribed.” Macaulay. -- All hollow, entirely, completely; as, to beat any one all hollow. [Low] -- All one, the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same thing. -- All over, over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as, she is her mother all over. [Colloq.] -- All the better, wholly the better; that is, better by the whole difference. -- All the same, nevertheless. “There they [certain phenomena] remain rooted all the same, whether we recognize them or not.” J. C. Shairp. “But Rugby is a very nice place all the same.” T. Arnold. -- See also under All, n.
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All (&unr_;), n. The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing; everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole; totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at stake.
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Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all. Shak.
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All that thou seest is mine. Gen. xxxi. 43.
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After all, after considering everything to the contrary; nevertheless. -- All in all, a phrase which signifies all things to a person, or everything desired; (also adverbially) wholly; altogether.
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&hand_; All 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 almighty, already, always: but, in most instances, it is an adverb prefixed to adjectives or participles, but usually with a hyphen, as, all-bountiful, all-glorious, allimportant, all-surrounding, etc. In others it is an adjective; as, allpower, all-giver. Anciently many words, as, alabout, alaground, etc., were compounded with all, which are now written separately.
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All, conj. [Orig. all, adv., wholly: used with though or if, which being dropped before the subjunctive left all as if in the sense although.] Although; albeit. [Obs.]
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All they were wondrous loth. Spenser.
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‖Al`la bre"ve (&unr_;). [It., according to the breve.] (Old Church Music) With one breve, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by &unr_;.
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‖Al"lah (&unr_;), n. [ contr. fr. the article al the + ilah God.] The name of the Supreme Being, in use among the Arabs and the Mohammedans generally.
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All`-a-mort" (&unr_;), a. See Alamort.
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Al"lan*ite (&unr_;), n. [From T. Allan, who first distinguished it as a species.] (min.) A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition.
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Al`lan*to"ic (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. allantoïque.] Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois.
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Allantoic acid. (Chem.) See Allantoin.
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{ Al*lan"toid (&unr_;), Al`lan*toid"al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_; shaped like a sausage; &unr_; sausage + e'i^dos form.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the allantois.
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Al"la*trate (&unr_;), v. i. [L. allatrare. See Latrate.] To bark as a dog. [Obs.] Stubbes.
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Al*lay" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Allaying.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. ālecgan; ā- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.] 1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.
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Al*lay" (&unr_;), v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. “When the rage allays.” Shak.
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Al*lect" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. allectare, freq. of allicere, allectum.] To allure; to entice. [Obs.]
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Al*ledge" (&unr_;), v. t. See Allege. [Obs.]
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Al`le*ga"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. allegatio, fr. allegare, allegatum, to send a message, cite; later, to free by giving reasons; ad + legare to send, commission. Cf. Allege and Adlegation.] 1. The act of alleging or positively asserting.
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Al*lege" (ăl*l&ebreve_;j"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alleged (-l&ebreve_;jd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Alleging.] [OE. aleggen to bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. exlitigare; L. ex + litigare to quarrel, sue (see Litigate). The word was confused with L. allegare (see Allegation), and lex law. Cf. Allay.] 1. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.
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‖Al"le*mande" (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. allemand German.] 1. (Mus.) 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.
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Al"ley (&unr_;), n.; pl. Alleys (&unr_;). [OE. aley, alley, OF. alée, F. allée, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.] 1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.
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To be, go, or run, on all fours (Fig.), to be on the same footing; to correspond (with) exactly; to be alike in all the circumstances to be considered. “This example is on all fours with the other.” “No simile can go on all fours.” Macaulay.
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Al"li*ga`tor (&unr_;), n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.] 1. (Zoöl.) 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.
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Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. Loudon. -- Alligator fish (Zoöl.), a marine fish of northwestern America (Podothecus acipenserinus). -- Alligator gar (Zoöl.), one of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. -- Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See Avocado. -- Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle (Zoöl.), a very large and voracious turtle (Macrochelys lacertina) 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 Trionyx. -- Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies (Guarea Swartzii).
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al"li*ga`tor (&unr_;), v. i. & t. [Because of the resemblance to the pattern on the skin of an alligator.] to form shallow cracks in a reticulated pattern on the surface, or in a coating on the surface, of an object.
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‖Al`lo*ca"tur (&unr_;), n. [LL., it is allowed, fr. allocare to allow.] (Law) “Allowed.” The word allocatur expresses the allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.
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Al"lod (&unr_;), n. See Allodium.
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&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.
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Al*lot"ro*pize (&unr_;), v. t. To change in physical properties but not in substance. [R.]
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Al*lot"ta*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being allotted.
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Al*lot`tee" (&unr_;), n. One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made.
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Al*low" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allowed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Allowing.] [OE. alouen, OF. alouer, aloer, aluer, F. allouer, fr. LL. allocare to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. aloer, fr. L. allaudare to extol; ad + laudare to praise. See Local, and cf. Allocate, Laud.] 1. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. Luke xi. 48.
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We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning. Fuller.
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How allow you the model of these clothes? Massinger.
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Thou shalt be . . . allowed with absolute power. Shak.
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He was allowed about three hundred pounds a year. Macaulay.
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Al*low", v. i. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.
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Allowing still for the different ways of making it. Addison.
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To allow of, to permit; to admit. Shak.
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Al*low"a*ble (&unr_;), a. [F. allouable.] 1. Praiseworthy; laudable. [Obs.] Hacket.
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Al*low"a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being allowable; permissibleness; lawfulness; exemption from prohibition or impropriety. South.
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Al*low"ance (&unr_;), n. [OF. alouance.] 1. Approval; approbation. [Obs.] Crabbe.
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Without the king's will or the state's allowance. Shak.
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The censure of the which one must in your allowance o'erweigh a whole theater of others. Shak.
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I can give the boy a handsome allowance. Thackeray.
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After making the largest allowance for fraud. Macaulay.
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Al*low"ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allowancing (&unr_;).] [See Allowance, n.] To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced.
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Al*low"ed*ly (&unr_;) adv. By allowance; admittedly. Shenstone.
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Al*low"er (&unr_;), n. 1. An approver or abettor. [Obs.]
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Al*lox"an (&unr_;), n. [Allantoin + oxalic, as containing the elements of allantion and oxalic acid.] (Chem.) An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish color, readily soluble in water or alcohol.
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Al*lox"a*nate (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical.
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Al`lox*an"tin (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid.
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Al*loy", n. [OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy, alier to ally. See Alloy, v. t.] 1. 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 amalgam.
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Al*loy", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alloyed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Alloying.] [F. aloyer, OF. alier, allier, later allayer, fr. L. aligare. See Alloy, n., Ally, v. t., and cf. Allay.] 1. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper.
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Al*loy", v. t. To form a metallic compound.
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Gold and iron alloy with ease. Ure.
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Al*loy"age (&unr_;), n. [F. aloyage.] The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy.
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All`-pos*sessed" (&unr_;), a. Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild. [Colloq.]
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{ All" Saints` (&unr_;), All" Saints' (&unr_;), } The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival.
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All"spice` (&unr_;), n. The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), 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 Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush.
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All`thing` (&unr_;), adv. [For in all (= every) thing.] Altogether. [Obs.] Shak.
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Al*lude" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Alluding.] [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad + ludere to play.] To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction.
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These speeches . . . do seem to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. Hooker.
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‖Al`lu`mette (&unr_;), n. [F., from allumer to light.] A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.
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Al*lu"mi*nor (&unr_;), n. [OF. alumineor, fr. L. ad + liminare. See Luminate.] An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner. [Obs.] Cowell.
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Al*lur"ance (&unr_;), n. Allurement. [R.]
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Al*lure" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alluded (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Alluring.] [OF. aleurrer, alurer, fr. a (L. ad) + leurre lure. See Lure.] 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.
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With promised joys allured them on. Falconer.
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The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven
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Syn. -- To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce. -- To Allure, Entice, Decoy, Seduce. 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 allure, which has sometimes (though rarely) a good one. We are allured by the prospect or offer (usually deceptive) of some future good. We are commonly enticed into evil by appeals to our passions. We are decoyed into danger by false appearances or representations. We are seduced when drawn aside from the path of rectitude. What allures draws by gentle means; what entices leads us by promises and persuasions; what decoys betrays us, as it were, into a snare or net; what seduces deceives us by artful appeals to the passions.
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Al*lu"sion (&unr_;), n. [L. allusio, fr. alludere to allude: cf. F. allusion.] 1. A figurative or symbolical reference. [Obs.]
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Al*lu"vi*al (?), n. Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
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Al*lu"vi*al (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. alluvial. See Alluvion.] 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, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits.
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Al*lu"vi*on (&unr_;), n. [F. alluvion, L. alluvio, fr. alluere to wash against; ad + luere, equiv. to lavare, to wash. See Lave.] 1. Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.
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Al*lu"vi*ous (&unr_;), n. [L. alluvius. See Alluvion.] Alluvial. [R.] Johnson.
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Al*lu"vi*um (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Alluviums, L. Alluvia (&unr_;). [L., neut. of alluvius. See Alluvious.] (Geol.) 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. Lyell.
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Al*ly" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allied (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Allying.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. Alligate, Alloy, Allay, Ligament.] 1. 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 to or with.
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These three did love each other dearly well,
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Al*ly" (&unr_;), n.; pl. Allies (&unr_;). [See Ally, v.] 1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] Shak.
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Al"ly (&unr_;), n. See Alley, a marble or taw.
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Al"lyl (&unr_;), n. [L. allium garlic + -yl.] (Chem.) An organic radical, C3H5, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.
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Al"ma, Al"mah (&unr_;), n. Same as Alme.
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Al`ma*can"tar (&unr_;), n. (Astron.) (a) Same as Almucantar. (b) A recently invented instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross a given almacantar circle. See Almucantar.
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Al"ma*gest (&unr_;), n. [F. almageste, LL. almageste, Ar. al-majistī, fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;), the greatest composition.] 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.
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‖Al*ma"gra (&unr_;), n. [Sp. almagra, almagre, fr. Ar. al-maghrah red clay or earth.] A fine, deep red ocher, somewhat purplish, found in Spain. It is the sil atticum of the ancients. Under the name of Indian red it is used for polishing glass and silver.
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{ Al"main (ăl"mān), Al"mayne (-mān), Al"man (-m&aitalic_;n), } n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.] 1. A German. Also adj., German. Shak.
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Al"mon*er (ăl"mŭn*&etilde_;r), n. [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aumônier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms.] 1. One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.
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2. A social worker in a hospital. [Chiefly Brit.]
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3. An official in a hospital whose job it is to calculate how much a patient must pay for treatment. [Chiefly Brit.]
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Al"mon*er*ship, n. The office of an almoner.
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Al"mon*ry (ăl"mŭn*r&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Almonries (ăl"mŭn*r&ibreve_;z). [OF. aumosnerie, F. aumônerie, fr. OF. aumosnier. See Almoner.] The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed.
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Al"mose (&asuml_;l"mōs), n. Alms. [Obs.] Cheke.
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Al"most (&asuml_;l"mōst), adv. [AS. ealmæst, ælmæst, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m&unr_;st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
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Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28.
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Almost never, hardly ever; scarcely ever. -- Almost nothing, scarcely anything.
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Alm"ry (&asuml_;m"r&ybreve_;), n. See Almonry. [Obs.]
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Alms (&asuml_;mz), n. sing. & pl. [OE. almes, almesse, AS. ælmysse, fr. L. eleemosyna, Gr. 'elehmosy`nh mercy, charity, alms, fr. 'eleei^n to pity. Cf. Almonry, Eleemosynary.] Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity.
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A devout man . . . which gave much alms to the people. Acts x. 2.
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Alms are but the vehicles of prayer. Dryden.
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Tenure by free alms. See Frankalmoign. Blackstone.
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&hand_; This word alms is singular in its form (almesse), and is sometimes so used; as, “asked an alms.” Acts iii. 3. “Received an alms.” Shak. It is now, however, commonly a collective or plural noun. It is much used in composition, as almsgiver, almsgiving, alms bag, alms chest, etc.
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Alms"deed` (&asuml_;mz"dēd`), n. An act of charity. Acts ix. 36.
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Alms"folk` (&asuml_;mz"fōk`), n. Persons supported by alms; almsmen. [Archaic] Holinshed.
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Alms"giv`er (&asuml_;mz"g&ibreve_;v`&etilde_;r), n. A giver of alms.
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Alms"giv`ing (&asuml_;mz"g&ibreve_;v`&ibreve_;ng), n. The giving of alms.
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Alms"house` (&unr_;), n. A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.
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Alms"man (&unr_;), n.; fem. Almswoman. 1. A recipient of alms. Shak.
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2. A giver of alms. [R.] Halliwell.
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Al`mu*can"tar (&unr_;), n. [F. almucantarat, almicantarat, ultimately fr. Ar. al-muqantarāt, pl., fr. qantara to bend, arch.] (Astron.) A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See Almacantar. [Archaic]
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Almucanter staff, 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.
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Al"muce (&unr_;), n. Same as Amice, a hood or cape.
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‖Al*mude" (&unr_;), n. [Pg. almude, or Sp. almud, a measure of grain or dry fruit, fr. Ar. al-mudd a dry measure.] 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 “almud” is about 1.4 gallons.
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{ Al"mug (&unr_;), Al"gum (&unr_;), } n. [Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr. valguka sandalwood.] (Script.) A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).
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&hand_; Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago. W. Smith.
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Al"nage (ăl"n&auptack_;j), n., [OF. alnage, aulnage, F. aunage, fr. OF. alne ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. elina, Goth. aleina, cubit. See Ell.] (O. Eng. Law) Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement.
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Al"na*ger (&unr_;), n. [See Alnage.] 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.
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alocasia n. 1. 1 any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.
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Aloeaceae n. 1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted.
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Al"oe (ăl"n&ouptack_;), n.; pl. Aloes (-ōz). [L. aloë, Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. aloès.] 1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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2. (Bot.) 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.
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3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but syntactically singular.]
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American aloe, Century aloe, the agave. See Agave.
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aloes n. a purgative made from the leaves of aloe. Same as aloe{3}.
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Al"oes wood` (&unr_;). See Agalloch.
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Al`o*et"ic (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. aloétique.] Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.
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Al`o*et"ic, n. A medicine containing chiefly aloes.
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A*loft" (?; 115), adv. [Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft.] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. “He steers his flight aloft.” Milton.
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2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.
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A*loft", prep. Above; on top of. [Obs.]
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Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland.
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A*lo"gi*an (&unr_;), n. [LL. Alogiani, Alogii, fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; word.] (Eccl.) One of an ancient sect who rejected St. John's Gospel and the Apocalypse, which speak of Christ as the Logos. Shipley.
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Al"o*gy (&unr_;), n. [L. alogia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. 'a priv. + &unr_; reason.] Unreasonableness; absurdity. [Obs.]
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Al"o*in (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A bitter purgative principle in aloes.
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Al"o*man`cy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, salt + -mancy: cf. F. alomancie, halomancie.] Divination by means of salt. [Spelt also halomancy.] Morin.
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A*lone" (&unr_;), a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. ān one, alone. See All, One, Lone.] 1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.
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Alone on a wide, wide sea. Coleridge.
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It is not good that the man should be alone. Gen. ii. 18.
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2. Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only.
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Man shall not live by bread alone. Luke iv. 4.
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The citizens alone should be at the expense. Franklin.
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3. Sole; only; exclusive. [R.]
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God, by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being. Bentley.
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4. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. Shak.
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&hand_; The adjective alone commonly follows its noun.
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To let alone or To leave alone, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state.
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A*lone", adv. Solely; simply; exclusively.
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A*lone"ly, adv. Only; merely; singly. [Obs.]
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This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity. Latimer.
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A*lone"ly, a. Exclusive. [Obs.] Fabyan.
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A*lone"ness, n. A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness. [R.] Bp. Montagu.
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A*long" (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-, Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See Long.] 1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.
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Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung. Dryden.
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2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.
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We will go along by the king's highway. Numb. xxi. 22.
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He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
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3. In company; together.
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He to England shall along with you. Shak.
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All along, all through the course of; during the whole time; throughout. “I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper.” Addison. -- To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. “She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I.” Mrs. Stowe.
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A*long", prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. “Along the lowly lands.” Dryden.
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The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12.
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A*long". [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
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Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] “On me is not along thin evil fare.” Chaucer. “And all this is long of you.” Shak. “This increase of price is all along of the foreigners.” London Punch.
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A*long"shore` (&unr_;), adv. Along the shore or coast.
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A*long"shore`man (&unr_;), n. See Longshoreman.
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A*long"side` (&unr_;), adv. Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.
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A*longst" (?; 115), prep. & adv. [Formed fr. along, like amongst fr. among.] Along. [Obs.]
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A*loof" (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) Same as Alewife.
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A*loof", adv. [Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
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Our palace stood aloof from streets. Dryden.
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2. Without sympathy; unfavorably.
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To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor.
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A*loof" (&unr_;), prep. Away from; clear from. [Obs.]
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Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton.
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A*loof"ness, n. State of being aloof. Rogers (1642).
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The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. Thoreau.
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{ ‖Al`o*pe"ci*a (ăl`&ouptack_;*pē"sh&ibreve_;*&adot_;), A*lop"e*cy (&adot_;*l&obreve_;p"&euptack_;*s&ybreve_;), } n. [L. alopecia, Gr. 'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (Med.) Loss of the hair; baldness.
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A*lop"e*cist (&adot_;*l&obreve_;p"&euptack_;*s&ibreve_;st), n. A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness.
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Alopex n. 1. 1 a genus of arctic foxes.
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Alopiidae n. 1. 1 a family of fish comprising the thresher sharks.
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Alopius n. 1. 1 type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae.
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Alosa n. the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad. It replaces the older term Clupea. See also shad.
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A*lose" (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. aloser.] To praise. [Obs.]
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A"lose (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zoöl.) The European shad (Alosa alosa formerly Clupea alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Alosa sapidissima formerly Clupea sapidissima). See Shad.
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Alouatta, ‖Al`ou*atte" (&unr_;), n. [Of uncertain origin.] (Zoöl.) One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See Howler{2}.
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A*loud" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + loud.] With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
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Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice. Isa. lviii. 1.
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A*low" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + low.] Below; in a lower part. “Aloft, and then alow.” Dryden.
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Alp (&unr_;), n. [L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. alp a high mountain, Ir. ailp any huge mass or lump: cf. F. Alpes.] 1. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.
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Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp. Milton.
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Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise. Pope.
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2. Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.
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&hand_; The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular. “The Alps doth spit.” Shak.
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Alp, n. A bullfinch. Rom. of R.
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Al*pac"a (&unr_;), n. [Sp. alpaca, fr. the original Peruvian name of the animal. Cf. Paco.] 1. (Zoöl.) An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama.
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2. Wool of the alpaca.
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3. A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton.
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Al"pen (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to the Alps. [R.] “The Alpen snow.” J. Fletcher.
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Al"pen*glow` (?), n. 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.
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{ Al"pen*horn` (?), Alp"horn` }, n. [G. Alpenhorn.] A curved wooden horn about three feet long, with a cupped mouthpiece and a bell, used by the Swiss to sound the ranz des vaches and other melodies. Its notes are open harmonics of the tube.
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‖Al"pen*stock` (&unr_;), n. [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock stick.] A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps. Cheever.
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Al*pes"trine (&unr_;), a. [L. Alpestris.] 1. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc.
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2. (Bot.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timber line; subalpine.
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Al"pha (&unr_;), n. [L. alpha, Gr. 'a`lfa, from Heb. āleph, name of the first letter in the alphabet, also meaning ox.] The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.
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In am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Rev. xxii. 13.
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Formerly used also denote the chief; as, Plato was the alpha of the wits.
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&hand_; In cataloguing stars, the brightest star of a constellation in designated by Alpha (α); as, α Lyræ.
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Al"pha*bet (&unr_;), n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, the first two Greek letters; Heb. āleph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.] 1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
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2. The simplest rudiments; elements.
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The very alphabet of our law. Macaulay.
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Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology.
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Al"pha*bet, v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.]
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Al`pha*bet*a"ri*an (&unr_;), n. A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian. Abp. Sancroft.
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{ Al`pha*bet"ic (&unr_;), Al`pha*bet"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Cf. F. alphabétique.] 1. Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement. English has an alphabetical writing system.
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2. Literal. [Obs.] “Alphabetical servility.” Milton.
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3. in alphabetical order.
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Al`pha*bet"ic*al*ly, adv. In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the letters.
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Al`pha*bet"ics (&unr_;), n. The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
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Al"pha*bet*ism (&unr_;), n. The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet. Encyc. Brit.
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Al"pha*bet*ize (&unr_;), v. t. 1. To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words.
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alphanumerical adj. 1. of or pertaining to alphanumerics.
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Al"pha pa"per. (Photog.) A sensitized paper for obtaining positives by artificial light. It is coated with gelatin containing silver bromide and chloride. [Eng.]
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alpha particle. (Physics & Chem.) 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 alpha rays.
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Alpha rays. (Physics & Chem.) Rays of relatively low penetrating power emitted by radium and other radioactive substances, and shown to consist of positively charged alpha particles (helium nuclei) having enormous velocities but small masses. They are slightly deflected by a strong magnetic or electric field. Compare beta ray and gamma ray. 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.
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Al*phit"o*man`cy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; barley meal + -mancy: cf. F. alphitomancie.] Divination by means of barley meal. Knowles.
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Al"phol (?), n. [Alpha- + -ol as in alcohol.] (Pharm.) A crystalline derivative of salicylic acid, used as an antiseptic and antirheumatic.
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Al*phon"sine (ăl*f&obreve_;n"s&ibreve_;n), a. Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252-1284).
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Alphonsine tables, astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise. Whewell.
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Al"pi*gene (ăl"p&ibreve_;*jēn), a. [L. Alpes Alps + -gen.] Growing in Alpine regions.
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Alpinia n. 1. 1 a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.
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Al"pine (&unr_;), a. [L. Alpinus, fr. Alpes the Alps: cf. F. Alpin.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants.
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Al"pin*ist (&unr_;), n. A climber of the Alps.
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{ Al"pist (&unr_;), Al"pi*a (&unr_;), } n. [F.: cf. Sp. & Pg. alpiste.] The seed of canary grass (Phalaris Canariensis), used for feeding cage birds.
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‖Al"qui*fou (&unr_;), n. [Equiv. to arquifoux, F. alquifoux, Sp. alquifól, fr. the same Arabic word as alcohol. See Alcohol.] A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to give a green glaze to their wares; potter's ore.
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Al*read"y (&unr_;), adv. [All (OE. al) + ready.] Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. “Joseph was in Egypt already.” Exod. i. 5.
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I say unto you, that Elias is come already. Matt. xvii. 12.
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&hand_; It has reference to past time, but may be used for a future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business will be already completed, or will have been already completed.
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Als (&unr_;), adv. 1. Also. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Alsace n. 1. 1 a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
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Al*sa"tian (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to Alsatia.
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Al*sa"tian, n. An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London.
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‖Al` se"gno (&unr_;). [It., to the mark or sign.](Mus.) A direction for the performer to return and recommence from the sign &unr_;.
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Al"so (&unr_;), adv. & conj. [All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealswā, alsw&unr_;, ælswæ; eal, al, æl, all + swā so. See All, So, As.] 1. In like manner; likewise. [Obs.]
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Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matt. vi. 20.
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Syn. -- Also, Likewise, Too. These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, “If you were there, I was there also;” “If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment.” Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, “I was there too;” “a courtier yet a patriot too.” Pope. Likewise denotes literally “in like manner,” and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also. “It implies,” says Whately, “some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, ‘ He is a poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should not say, ‘ He is a prince, and likewise a musician,' because there is no natural connection between these qualities.” This distinction, however, is often disregarded.
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Alt (&unr_;), a. & n. [See Alto.] (Mus.) The higher part of the scale. See Alto.
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Al*ta"ian (&unr_;), Al*ta"ic (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. altaïque.] Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.
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Al"tar (&unr_;), n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl. altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier, F. autel. Cf. Altitude.] 1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity.
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Noah builded an altar unto the Lord. Gen. viii. 20.
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Altar cloth or Altar-cloth, the cover for an altar in a Christian church, usually richly embroidered. -- Altar cushion, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian church to support the service book. -- Altar frontal. See Frontal. -- Altar rail, the railing in front of the altar or communion table. -- Altar screen, a wall or partition built behind an altar to protect it from approach in the rear. -- Altar tomb, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc. -- Family altar, place of family devotions. -- To lead (as a bride) to the altar, to marry; -- said of a woman.
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Alt*az"i*muth (&unr_;), n. [Alltude + azimuth.] (Astron.) An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously.
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Al"ter (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Altered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Altering.] [F. altérer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter other, alius other. Cf. Else, Other.] 1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. “To alter the king's course.” “To alter the condition of a man.” “No power in Venice can alter a decree.” Shak.
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It gilds all objects, but it alters none. Pope.
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My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Ps. lxxxix. 34.
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Al"ter, v. i. To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure. “The law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.” Dan. vi. 8.
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Al`ter*a*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. altérabilité.] The quality of being alterable; alterableness.
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Our condition in this world is mutable and uncertain, alterable by a thousand accidents. Rogers.
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Al"ter*ant (&unr_;), a. [LL. alterans, p. pr.: cf. F. altérant.] Altering; gradually changing. Bacon.
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Al"ter*ant, n. An alterative. [R.] Chambers.
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Al`ter*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. altération.] 1. The act of altering or making different.
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Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences. Hooker.
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Ere long might perceive
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Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding alterations, that council degenerated into a most corrupt. Swift.
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Al"ter*a*tive (&unr_;), a. [L. alterativus: cf. F. altératif.] Causing ateration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. Burton.
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Al"ter*cate (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Altercated; p. pr. & vb. n. Altercating.] [L. altercatus, p. p. of altercare, altercari, fr. alter another. See Alter.] To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.
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Al`ter*ca"tion (?; 277), n. [F. altercation, fr. L. altercatio.] Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. “Stormy altercations.” Macaulay.
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Their whole life was little else than a perpetual wrangling and altercation. Hakewill.
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Al"ter*ca*tive (&unr_;), a. Characterized by wrangling; scolding. [R.] Fielding.
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Al"tern (&unr_;), a. [L. alternus, fr. alter another: cf. F. alterne.] Acting by turns; alternate. Milton.
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Al*ter"na*cy (&unr_;), n. Alternateness; alternation. [R.] Mitford.
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Al*ter"nant (&unr_;), a. [L. alternans, p. pr.: cf. F. alternant. See Alternate, v. t.] (Geol.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.
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‖Al`ter`nat" (?), n. [F.] 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.
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Al*ter"nate (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternate, fr. alternus. See Altern, Alter.] 1. 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.
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And bid alternate passions fall and rise. Pope.
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2. 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, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate line.
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Alternate alligation. See Alligation. -- Alternate angles (Geom.), 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 alternate angles. -- Alternate generation. (Biol.) See under Generation.
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Al*ter"nate (?; 277), n. 1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude. [R.]
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Grateful alternates of substantial. Prior.
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Al"ter*nate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alternated; p. pr. & vb. n. Alternating.] [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternare. See Altern.] To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
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The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition of good and evil. Grew.
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Al"ter*nate, v. i. 1. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.
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Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast. J. Philips.
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Different species alternating with each other. Kirwan.
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Al*ter"nate*ly (&unr_;), adv. 1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
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Al"ter*nat`ing cur"rent. (Elec.) 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 direct curent.
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Al`ter*na"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. alternatio: cf. F. alternation.] 1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear.
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Alternation of generation. See under Generation.
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Al*ter"na*tive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. alternatif.] 1. Offering a choice of two things.
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Al*ter"na*tive, n. [Cf. F. alternative, LL. alternativa.] 1. 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.
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There is something else than the mere alternative of absolute destruction or unreformed existence. Burke.
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Having to choose between two alternatives, safety and war, you obstinately prefer the worse. Jowett (Thucyd.).
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If this demand is refused the alternative is war. Lewis.
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With no alternative but death. Longfellow.
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My decided preference is for the fourth and last of these alternatives. Gladstone.
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Al*ter"na*tive*ly, adv. In the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of one out of two things.
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Al"ter*na`tor (?), n. (Elec.) An electric generator or dynamo for producing alternating currents.
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Al*ter"ni*ty (&unr_;), n. [LL. alternitas.] Succession by turns; alternation. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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{ ‖Al*thæ"a, ‖Al*the"a } (&unr_;), n. [althaea, Gr. &unr_;.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks. (b) An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.
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Al*the"ine (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) Asparagine.
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‖Al"thing (?), n. [Icel. (modern) alping, earlier alpingi; allr all + ping assembly. See All, and Thing.] The national assembly or parliament of Iceland. See Thing, n., 8.
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Alt"horn` (&unr_;), n. [Alt + horn.] (Mus.) An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn. Grove.
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Al*though" (&unr_;), conj. [All + though; OE. al thagh.] Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though.
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Al*til"o*quence (&unr_;), n. Lofty speech; pompous language. [R.] Bailey.
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Al*tim"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [LL. altimeter; altus high + metrum, Gr. &unr_;, measure: cf. F. altimètre.] An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc. Knight.
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‖Al*tis"si*mo (&unr_;), n. [It.; superl. of alto.] (Mus.) The part or notes situated above F in alt.
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Al"ti*tude (&unr_;), n. [L. altitudo, fr. altus high. Cf. Altar, Haughty, Enhance.] 1. 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, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree.
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Al`to-cu"mu*lus (?), n. [L. altus high + L. & E. cumulus.] (Meteor.) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or grayish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows.
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‖Al"to-ri*lie*vo (&unr_;), n.; pl. Alto-rilievos (&unr_;). [It.] (Sculp.) High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo.
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Al"tri*cal (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Like the altrices.
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‖Al*tri"ces (&unr_;), n. pl. [L., nourishes, pl. of altrix.] (Zoöl.) 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 præcoces.
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Al"tru*ism (&unr_;), n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It. altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.] Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness. [Recent] J. S. Mill.
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Al"u*del (&unr_;), n. [F. & Sp. aludel, fr. Ar. aluthāl.] (Chem.) 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. Ure.
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Al"um (&unr_;), v. t. To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum. Ure.
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‖A*lu"men (&unr_;), n. [L.] (Chem.) Alum.
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A*lu"mi*na (&unr_;), n. [L. alumen, aluminis. See Alum.] (Chem.) One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, Al2O3.
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&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.
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A*lu`mi*nate (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen.
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Al"u*mine (ăl"&uuptack_;*m&ibreve_;n), n. [F.] Alumina. Davy.
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Al`u*min"ic (ăl`&uuptack_;*m&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;l), a. Of or containing aluminium; as, aluminic phosphate.
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A*lu`mi*nif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. alumen alum + -ferous: cf. F. aluminifère.] Containing alum.
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Al`u*min"i*um (ăl`&uuptack_;*m&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;*ŭm), n. [L. alumen. See Alum.] (Chem.) same as aluminum, chiefly British in usage.
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A*lu"mi*nize (&adot_;*lū*m&ibreve_;*nīz), v. t. To treat or impregnate with alum; to alum.
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A*lu`mi*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [Alumin-ium + -graphy.] Art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography. -- A*lu`mi*no*graph"ic (#), a.
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A*lu"mi*num (&adot_;*lū*m&ibreve_;*nŭm), n. 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 aluminium.
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Al"um*ish (&unr_;), a. Somewhat like alum.
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‖A*lum"na (&unr_;), n. fem.; pl. Alumnæ (&unr_;) . [L. See Alumnus.] A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college.
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‖A*lum"nus (&unr_;), n.; pl. Alumni (&unr_;). [L., fr. alere to nourish.] A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning.
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Al"um root` (&unr_;). (Bot.) A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties.
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{ Al"um schist" (&unr_;), Al"um shale" (&unr_;), } (Min.) 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.
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Al"um stone` (&unr_;). (Min.) A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite.
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A*lu"no*gen (&unr_;), n. [F. alun alum + -gen.] (Min.) A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; -- also called feather alum, and hair salt.
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Al"ure (&unr_;), n. [OF. alure, aleure, walk, gait, fr. aler (F. aller) to go.] A walk or passage; -- applied to passages of various kinds.
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The sides of every street were covered with fresh alures of marble. T. Warton.
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Al"u*ta"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. alutacius, fr. aluta soft leather.] 1. Leathery.
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Al"ve*a*ry (&unr_;), n.; pl. Alvearies (&unr_;). [L. alvearium, alveare, beehive, fr. alveus a hollow vessel, beehive, from alvus belly, beehive.] 1. A beehive, or something resembling a beehive. Barret.
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Al"ve*o*lar (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alvéolaire.] (Anat.) 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets.
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Al"ve*o*la*ry (&unr_;), a. Alveolar. [R.]
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‖Al*ve"o*lus (ăl*vē"&ouptack_;*lŭs), n.; pl. Alveoli (-lī). [L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of alveus: cf. F. alvéole. See Alveary.] 1. A cell in a honeycomb.
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‖Al"ve*us (&unr_;), n.; pl. Alvei (&unr_;). [L.] The channel of a river. Weate.
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Al"vine (&unr_;), a. [L. alvus belly: cf. F. alvin.] Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions.
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Al"way (&unr_;), adv. Always. [Archaic or Poetic]
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I would not live alway. Job vii. 16.
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Al"ways (&unr_;), adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.] 1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same.
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Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts. Milton.
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He always rides a black galloway. Bulwer.
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‖A*lys"sum (&adot_;*l&ibreve_;s"sŭm), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`lysson, name of a plant, perh. fr. 'a priv. + ly`ssa raging madness.] (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (Alyssum maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.
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Alytes n. a genus of amphibians comprising the midwife toads.
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Am (&unr_;). [AS. am, eom, akin to Gothic im, Icel. em, Olr. am, Lith. esmi, L. sum., Gr. &unr_;, Zend ahmi, Skr. asmi, fr. a root as to be. &unr_;. See Are, and cf. Be, Was.] The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be.
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God said unto Moses, I am that am. Exod. iii. 14.
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Am`a*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [L. amabilitas.] Lovableness. Jer. Taylor.
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Am`a*crat"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; together + &unr_; power.] (Photog.) Amasthenic. Sir J. Herschel.
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‖Am`a*da*vat" (&unr_;), n. [Indian name. From Ahmedabad, a city from which it was imported to Europe.] (Zoöl.) The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; -- called also red waxbill. [Written also amaduvad and avadavat.]
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Am"a*dou (&unr_;), n. [F. amadou tinder, prop. lure, bait, fr. amadouer to allure, caress, perh. fr. Icel. mata to feed, which is akin to E. meat.] A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) 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. Ure.
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A*main" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + main. See 2d Main, n.] 1. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.
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They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain. Milton.
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That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts amain. T. Parker.
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A*main", v. t. [F. amener. See Amenable.] (Naut.) To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.
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a*mal"gam (&adot_;*măl"g&aitalic_;m), n. [F. amalgame, prob. fr. L. malagma, Gr. ma`lagma, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. mala`ssein to make soft, fr. malako`s soft.] 1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
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a*mal"gam, v. t. & i. [Cf. F. amalgamer] To amalgamate. Boyle. B. Jonson.
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‖A*mal"ga*ma (&unr_;), n. Same as Amalgam.
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They divided this their amalgama into a number of incoherent republics. Burke.
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A*mal"ga*mate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amalgamated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amalgamating.] 1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
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Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. Burke.
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A*mal"ga*mate, v. i. 1. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.
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{ A*mal"ga*mate (&unr_;), A*mal"ga*ma`ted (&unr_;), } a. Coalesced; united; combined.
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A*mal`ga*ma"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. amalgamation.] 1. 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. Ure.
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A*mal"ga*ma`tor (&unr_;), n. 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.
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A*mal"ga*mize (&unr_;), v. t. To amalgamate. [R.]
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A*man"dine (&unr_;), n. [F. amande almond. See Almond.] 1. The vegetable casein of almonds.
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‖Am`a*ni"ta (?), n. [NL. See Amanitine.] (Bot.) A genus of poisonous fungi of the family Agaricaceæ, characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are frequently mistaken for them. Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and Agaricus phalloides is the death cup (or death cap).
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A*man`u*en"sis (&unr_;), n.; pl. Amanuenses (&unr_;). [L., fr. a, ab + manus hand.] A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written.
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‖A*mar"a*cus (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.] A fragrant flower. Tennyson.
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Am`a*ran*ta"ceous (&unr_;), a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.
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Am"a*ranth (&unr_;), n. [L. amarantus, Gr. &unr_;, unfading, amaranth; 'a priv. + &unr_; to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. mortal; -- so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling with th seems to be due to confusion with Gr. &unr_; flower.] 1. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [Poetic]
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{ Am`a*ran"thus (ăm`&adot_;*răn"thŭs), ‖Am`a*ran"tus (ăm`&adot_;*răn"tŭs), } n. Same as Amaranth.
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Am"a*rine (&unr_;), n. [L. amarus bitter.] (Chem.) A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.
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Amaryllidaceae n. 1. 1 a family of flowering plants including the snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.
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{ Am`a*ryl`li*da"ceous (&unr_;), Am`a*ryl*lid"e*ous (&unr_;), } a. (Bot.) 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.
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‖Am`a*ryl"lis (&unr_;), n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.] 1. A pastoral sweetheart.
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To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. Milton.
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2. (bot.) (a) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others. (b) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily.
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A*mass" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Amassing.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See Mass.] To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases.
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‖A`mas`sette" (&unr_;), n. [F. See Amass.] An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding.
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Am`as*then"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; together + &unr_; force.] (Photog.) Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.
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A*mate" (&unr_;), v. t. [OF. amater, amatir.] To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic]
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The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton.
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Am"a*tive (&unr_;), a. [L. amatus, p. p. of amare to love.] Full of love; amatory.
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Am`a*to"ri*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. amatorius, fr. amare to love.] Amatory. [Obs.] “Amatorious poem.” Milton.
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A*maze" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amazed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Amazing.] [Pref. a- + maze.] 1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [Obs.]
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A*maz"ing (&unr_;), a. Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz"ing*ly, adv.
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Am"a*zon (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
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Amazon ant (Zoöl.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.
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Am`a*zo"ni*an (&unr_;), a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike. Shak.
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{ Am"a*zon*ite (&unr_;), Am"a*zon stone` (&unr_;), } n. [Named from the river Amazon.] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color.
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Amb-, Am*bi-. [L. prefix ambi-, amb-, akin to Gr. &unr_;, Skr. abhi, AS. embe, emb, OHG. umbi, umpi, G. um, and also L. ambo both. Cf. Amphi-, Both, By.] A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from the Latin.
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‖Am*ba"ges (&unr_;), n. pl. [L. (usually in pl.); pref. ambi-, amb- + agere to drive: cf. F. ambage.] A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.
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Am*bag"i*nous (&unr_;), a. Ambagious. [R.]
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Am*ba"gious (&unr_;), a. [L. ambagiosus.] Circumlocutory; circuitous. [R.]
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{ Am*ba"ry (?), n., or Ambary hemp }. [Hind. ambārā, ambārī.] A valuable East Indian fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus), or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; -- called also brown Indian hemp.
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Am"bas*sage (ăm"b&aitalic_;s*s&auptack_;j), n. Same as Embassage. [Obs. or R.] Luke xiv. 32.
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Am"ber (ăm"b&etilde_;r), n. [OE. aumbre, F. ambre, Sp. ámbar, and with the Ar. article, alámbar, fr. Ar. 'anbar ambergris.] 1. (Min.) 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.
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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, electrum, derived from the Greek word, 'h`lektron (see electric), 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.
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Black amber, and old and popular name for jet.
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Am"ber, a. 1. Consisting of amber; made of amber. “Amber bracelets.” Shak.
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Am"ber, v. t. [p. p. & p. a. Ambered .] 1. To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.
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Am"ber*grease (ăm"b&etilde_;r*grēs), n. See Ambergris.
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Am"ber*gris (ăm"b&etilde_;r*grēs), n. [F. ambre gris, i. e., gray amber; F. gris gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. grîs, G. greis, gray-haired. See Amber.] 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 (Physeter macrocephalus), 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° Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery. Dana.
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Am"ber room 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.
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Am"ber seed` (ăm"b&etilde_;r sēd`). Seed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like that of musk; musk seed. Chambers.
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Am"ber tree` (&unr_;). A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.
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Ambes"-as (&unr_;), n. Ambs-ace. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Am"bi*dex"ter (&unr_;), a. [LL., fr. L. ambo both + dexter right, dextra (sc. manus) the right hand.] Using both hands with equal ease. Smollett.
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Am"bi*dex*ter"i*ty (&unr_;), n. 1. The quality of being ambidextrous; the faculty of using both hands with equal facility. Hence: Versatility; general readiness; as, ambidexterity of argumentation. Sterne.
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Am`bi*dex"tral (&unr_;), a. Pertaining equally to the right-hand side and the left-hand side. Earle.
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All false, shuffling, and ambidextrous dealings. L'Estrange.
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Am"bi*ent (&unr_;), a. [L. ambiens, p. pr. of ambire to go around; amb- + ire to go.] Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing. “Ambient air.” Milton. “Ambient clouds.” Pope.
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Am*big"e*nous (&unr_;), a. [L. ambo both + genus kind.] Of two kinds. (Bot.) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid.
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Am"bi*gu (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. ambigu doubtful, L. ambiquus. See Ambiguous.] An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time.
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Am*bi"tion (&unr_;), n. [F. ambition, L. ambitio a going around, especially of candidates for office is Rome, to solicit votes (hence, desire for office or honor), fr. ambire to go around. See Ambient, Issue.] 1. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing. [Obs.]
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‖Am"bi*tus (ăm"b&ibreve_;*tŭs), n. [L. See Ambit, Ambition.] 1. The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell.
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Am"ble (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ambled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambling (&unr_;).] [F. ambler to amble, fr. L. ambulare to walk, in LL., to amble, perh. fr. amb-, ambi-, and a root meaning to go: cf. Gr. &unr_; to go, E. base. Cf. Ambulate.] 1. To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the horse or to its rider.
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Am"bly*gon (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; obtuse + &unr_; angle: cf. F. amblygone.] (Geom.) An obtuse-angled figure, esp. and obtuse-angled triangle. [Obs.]
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‖Am"bo (&unr_;), n.; pl. Ambos (&unr_;). [LL. ambo, Gr. &unr_;, any rising, a raised stage, pulpit: cf. F. ambon.] A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches. Gwilt.
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Am"bu*lance (&unr_;), n. [F. ambulance, hôpital ambulant, fr. L. ambulare to walk. See Amble.] (Mil.) (a) 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, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps. (b) An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital.
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Am"bu*lant (&unr_;), a. [L. ambulans, p. pr. of ambulare to walk: cf. F. ambulant.] Walking; moving from place to place. Gayton.
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Am"bu*late (&unr_;), v. i. [L. ambulare to walk. See Amble.] To walk; to move about. [R.] Southey.
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Am`bu*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. ambulatio.] The act of walking. Sir T. Browne.
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Am"bu*la*tive (&unr_;), a. Walking. [R.]
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Am`bu*la*to"ri*al (&unr_;), a. Ambulatory; fitted for walking. Verrill.
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Am"bu*la*to*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. ambulatorius.] 1. Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory animal.
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The priesthood . . . before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families. Jer. Taylor.
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The princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory view in his travels. Sir H. Wotton.
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Am"bu*la*to*ry, n.; pl. Ambulatories (&unr_;). [Cf. LL. ambulatorium.] (Arch.) A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building.
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Am"bur*ry (&unr_;), n. Same as Anbury.
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Am`bus*cade" (&unr_;), n. [F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata, or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare. See Ambush, v. t.] 1. 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.
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Am`bus*cade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ambuscaded (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambuscading (&unr_;).] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.
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Am`bus*cade", v. i. To lie in ambush.
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Am`bus*ca"doed (&unr_;), p. p. Posted in ambush; ambuscaded. [Obs.]
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Am"bush (ăm"b&oobreve_;sh), n. [F. embûche, fr. the verb. See Ambush, v. t.] 1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.
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Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege
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Bold in close ambush, base in open field. Dryden.
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The ambush arose quickly out of their place. Josh. viii. 19.
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To lay an ambush, to post a force in ambush.
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Am"bush (ăm"b&oobreve_;sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ambushed (ăm"b&oobreve_;shd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambushing.] [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F. embûcher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See Ambuscade, Bush.] 1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
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By ambushed men behind their temple laid,
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Am"bush, v. i. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.
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Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey. Trumbull.
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Am"bush*ment (&unr_;), n. [OF. embuschement. See Ambush, v. t.] An ambush. [Obs.] 2 Chron. xiii. 13.
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Am*bus"tion (?; 106), n. [L. ambustio.] (Med.) A burn or scald. Blount.
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A*meer", A*mir" (&unr_;), n. [See Emir.] 1. an independent ruler or chieftan (especially in Africa or Arabia). Same as Emir. [Obs.]
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Am"el (&unr_;), n. [OE. amell, OF. esmail, F. émail, of German origin; cf. OHG. smelzi, G. schmelz. See Smelt, v. t.] Enamel. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Am"el, v. t. [OE. amellen, OF. esmailler, F. émailler, OF. esmail, F. émail.] To enamel. [Obs.]
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Enlightened all with stars,
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Am"el*corn` (&unr_;), n. [Ger. amelkorn: cf. MHG. amel, amer, spelt, and L. amylum starch, Gr. &unr_;.] A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; -- called also French rice.
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A*mel"io*ra*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being ameliorated.
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A*mel"io*rate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ameliorated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating.] [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. améliorer. See Meliorate.] To make better; to improve; to meliorate.
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In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. Macaulay.
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A*mel`io*ra"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. amélioration.] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. “Amelioration of human affairs.” J. S. Mill.
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A`men" (?; 277), interj., adv., & n. [L. amen, Gr. 'amh`n, Heb. āmēn certainly, truly.] An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to truly, verily. It is used as a noun, to denote: (a) concurrence in belief, or in a statement; assent; (b) the final word or act; (c) Christ as being one who is true and faithful.
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And let all the people say, Amen. Ps. cvi. 48.
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Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. John ii. 3. Rhemish Trans.
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To say amen to, to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I say Amen to all.
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A*me`na*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The quality of being amenable; amenableness. Coleridge.
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A*me"na*ble (&unr_;), a. [F. amener to lead; &unr_; (L. ad) = mener to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten, minae threats. See Menace.] 1. (Old Law) Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband. [Obs.] Jacob.
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Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to the divine government. I. Taylor.
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Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to counsel. Carlyle.
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A*me"na*ble*ness, n. The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness.
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Am"e*nage (&unr_;), v. t. [OF. amesnagier. See Manage.] To manage. [Obs.] Spenser.
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A*mend" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amended; p. pr. & vb. n. Amending.] [F. amender, L. emendare; e (ex) + mendum, menda, fault, akin to Skr. minda personal defect. Cf. Emend, Mend.] To change or modify in any way for the better; as, (a) by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like; (b) by supplying deficiencies; (c) by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify. -
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Mar not the thing that can not be amended. Shak.
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An instant emergency, granting no possibility for revision, or opening for amended thought. De Quincey.
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We shall cheer her sorrows, and amend her blood, by wedding her to a Norman. Sir W. Scott.
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A*mend" (&adot_;*m&ebreve_;nd"), v. i. To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve. “My fortune . . . amends.” Sir P. Sidney.
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A*mend"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being amended; as, an amendable writ or error. -- A*mend"a*ble*ness, n.
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A*mend"a*to*ry (&unr_;), a. Supplying amendment; corrective; emendatory. Bancroft.
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‖A`mende" (&unr_;), n. [F. See Amend.] A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.
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Amende honorable (&unr_;). (Old French Law) 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.
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A*mend"er (&unr_;), n. One who amends.
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A*mend"ful (&unr_;), a. Much improving. [Obs.]
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A*mend"ment (&unr_;), n. [F. amendement, LL. amendamentum.] 1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
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A*mends" (&unr_;), n. sing. & pl. [F. amendes, pl. of amende. Cf. Amende.] Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation. [Now const. with sing. verb.] “An honorable amends.” Addison.
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amenia n. 1. absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow.
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A*men"i*ty (&unr_;), n.; pl. Amenities (&unr_;). [F. aménité, L. amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.] The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.
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A sweetness and amenity of temper. Buckle.
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‖A*men`or*rhœ"a (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; month + &unr_; to flow: cf. F. aménorrhée.] (Med.) Retention or suppression of the menstrual discharge.
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‖A men"sa et tho"ro (&unr_;). [L., from board and bed.] (Law) A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife. Abbott.
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Am"ent (&unr_;), n. [L. amentum thong or strap.] (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a catkin.
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The globular ament of a buttonwood. Coues.
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Am`en*ta"ceous (&unr_;), a. [LL. amentaceus.] (Bot.) (a) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence. (b) Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as, amentaceous plants.
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Am`en*tif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. amentum + -ferous.] (Bot.) Bearing catkins. Balfour.
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Am"e*nuse (&unr_;), v. t. [OF. amenuisier. See Minute.] To lessen. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*merce" (&adot_;*m&etilde_;rs"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amerced (&adot_;*m&etilde_;rst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Amercing.] [OF. amercier, fr. a merci at the mercy of, liable to a punishment. See Mercy.] 1. To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the court amerced the criminal in the sum of one hundred dollars.
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A*mer"i*can (&adot_;*m&etilde_;r"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;n), a. [Named from Americus Vespucius.] 1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
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American ivy. See Virginia creeper. -- American Party (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power. -- Native american Party (U. S. Politics), a party of principles similar to those of the American party. It arose about 1843, but soon died out.
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‖Am`e*tab"o*la (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis. [Written also Ametabolia.]
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‖Am`e*tro"pi*a (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; irregular + &unr_;, &unr_;, eye.] (Med.) a visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and hyperopia. -- Am`e*trop"ic (&unr_;), a.
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Am*har"ic (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. -- n. The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).
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‖Am"i*a (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of tunny.] (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin.
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A`mi*a*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition.
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Every excellency is a degree of amiability. Jer. Taylor.
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A"mi*a*ble (&unr_;), a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable, Amorous, Amability.] 1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.]
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So amiable a prospect. Sir T. Herbert.
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Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak.
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Am"i*anth (&unr_;), n. See Amianthus. [Poetic]
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Am`i*an"thus (&unr_;), n. [L. amiantus, Gr. &unr_; &unr_; (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; 'a priv. + &unr_; to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility.] (Min.) Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus.
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Am"ic (&unr_;), a. [L. ammonia + -ic.] (Chem.) Related to, or derived, ammonia; -- used chiefly as a suffix; as, amic acid; phosphamic acid.
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Am`i*ca*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness. Ash.
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Am"i*ca*ble (&unr_;), a. [L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See Amiable.] Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement.
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That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed. Prideoux.
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Amicable action (Law.), 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. Bouvier. Burrill. -- Amicable numbers (Math.), two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.
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Am"ide (?; 277), n. [Ammonia + -ide.] (Chem.) 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.
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Am"i*din (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. amidine, fr. amido&unr_; starch, fr. L. amylum, Gr. &unr_; fine meal, neut. of &unr_; not ground at the mill, -- hence, of the finest meal; 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, mill. See Meal.] (Chem.) Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.
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‖A*mi"go (?), n.; pl. Amigos (#). [Sp., fr. L. amicus.] A friend; -- a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands to friendly natives.
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Am"ine (?; 277), n. [Ammonia + -ine.] (Org. Chem.) 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 amide, 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 amines.
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Am"i*oid (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Amioidei. -- n. One of the Amioidei.
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‖Am`i*oi"de*i (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Amia + -oid.] (Zoöl.) An order of ganoid fishes of which Amia is the type. See Bowfin and Ganoidei.
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A*miss" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + miss.] Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.
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A*mis`si*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), [Cf. F. amissibilité. See Amit.] The quality of being amissible; possibility of being lost. [R.]
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A*mis"si*ble (&unr_;), a. [L. amissibilis: cf. F. amissible.] Liable to be lost. [R.]
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‖Am`i*to"sis (?), n. [NL. See A- not, and Mitosis.] (Biol.) 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 mitosis. 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.
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Am"i*ty (&unr_;), n.; pl. Amities (&unr_;). [F. amitié, OF. amistié, amisté, fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L. amicus friendly, from amare to love. See Amiable.] Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity of the Whigs and Tories.
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‖Am"ma (&unr_;), n. [LL. amma, prob. of interjectional or imitative origin: cf. Sp. ama, G. amme, nurse, Basque ama mother, Heb. &unr_;m, Ar. immun, ummun.] An abbes or spiritual mother.
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Am"mite (ăm"mīt), n. [Gr. 'ammi`ths, 'ammi`tis, sandstone, fr. 'a`mmos or "a`mmos sand.] (Geol.) Oölite or roestone; -- written also hammite. [Obs.]
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{ Am*mo"ni*ac (&unr_;), Am`mo*ni"a*cal (&unr_;), } a. Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.
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Am*mo"ni*ac (&unr_;) (or Gum` am*mo"ni*ac , n. [L. Ammoniacum, Gr. &unr_; a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See Ammonite.] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. 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.
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Am"mon*ite (&unr_;), n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. &unr_; an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.) 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 serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis.
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‖A*mon`til*la"do (&unr_;), n. [Sp.] A dry kind of cherry, of a light color. Simmonds.
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Am"o*ret (&unr_;), n. [OF. amorette, F. amourette, dim. of amour.] 1. An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. [Obs.] J. Warton.
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Am"o*rette" (&unr_;), n. An amoret. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
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Am"o*rist (&unr_;), n. [L. armor love. See Amorous.] A lover; a gallant. [R.] Milton.
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It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe. Southey.
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A-morn"ings (&unr_;), adv. [See Amorwe. The -s is a genitival ending. See -wards.] In the morning; every morning. [Obs.]
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‖Am`o*ro"sa (&unr_;), n. [It. amoroso, fem. amorosa.] A wanton woman; a courtesan. Sir T. Herbert.
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‖Am`o*ro"so, adv. [It.] (Mus.) In a soft, tender, amatory style.
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Am"o*rous (&unr_;), a. [OF. amoros, F. amoreux, LL. amorosus, fr. L. amor love, fr. amare to love.] 1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an amorous disposition.
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Thy roses amorous of the moon. Keats.
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Sure my brother is amorous on Hero. Shak.
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A*mor"pha (&unr_;), n.; pl. Amorphas (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_; shapeless.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo. Longfellow.
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A*mor"phism (&unr_;), n. [See Amorphous.] A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc. There are stony substances which, when fused, may cool as glass or as stone; the glass state is spoken of as a state of amorphism.
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‖A*mor`pho*zo"a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; shapeless; 'a priv. + morfh` form + &unr_; animal.] (Zoöl.) Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the sponges.
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A*mort" (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- + F. mort death, dead; all amort is for alamort.] As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed. Shak.
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A*mor"tize (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. amortisen, LL. amortisare, admortizare, F. amortir to sell in mortmain, to extinguish; L. ad + mors death. See Mortmain]. 1. To make as if dead; to destroy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*mor"we (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- on + OE. morwe. See Morrow.] 1. In the morning. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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‖A*mo"tus (&unr_;), a. [L., withdrawn (from it&unr_;place).] (Zoöl.) Elevated, -- as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground.
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A*mount" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Amounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Amounting.] [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See Mount, n.] 1. To go up; to ascend. [Obs.]
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A*move" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. amovere; a- (ab) + movere to move: cf. OF. amover.] 1. To remove, as a person or thing, from a position. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Am"pe*lite (ăm"p&euptack_;*līt), n. [L. ampelitis, Gr. 'ampeli^tis, fr. 'a`mpelos vine.] (Min.) An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines; -- applied by Brongniart to a carbonaceous alum schist.
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‖Am`pe*lop"sis (ăm`p&euptack_;*l&obreve_;p"s&ibreve_;s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`mpelos vine + 'o`psis appearance.] (Bot.) A genus formerly including the Virginia creeper.
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{ ‖Am`père"me`ter (&unr_;), Am`pe*rom"e*ter (&unr_;), } n. [Ampère + meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the strength of an electrical current in ampères.
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Am"per*sand (&unr_;), n. [A corruption of and, per se and, i. e., & by itself makes and.] A word used to describe the character &unr_;, &unr_;, or &. Halliwell.
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Am*phi-. [Gr. 'amfi`.] A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying both, of both kinds, on both sides, about, around.
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Am`phi*ar*thro"di*al (&unr_;), a. [Pref. amphi- + arthrodial.] Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
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Am`phi*ar*thro"sis (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + &unr_; a joining, &unr_; a joint.] (Anat.) A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.
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Am"phi*as`ter (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + 'asth`r a star.] (Biol.) 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 spindle.
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‖Am*phib"i*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [See Amphibium.] (Zoöl.) One of the classes of vertebrates.
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Am*phib"i*an (-an), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles.
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‖Am*phib`i*ot"i*ca (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + biwtiko`s pertaining to life.] (Zoöl.) A division of insects having aquatic larvæ.
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Am*phib"i*ous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'amfi`bios living a double life, i. e., both on land in water; 'amfi` + bi`os life.] 1. Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.
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Not in free and common socage, but in this amphibious subordinate class of villein socage. Blackstone.
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‖Am*phib"i*um (&unr_;), n.; pl. L. Amphibia (&unr_;); E. Amphibiums (&unr_;). [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_; an animal). See Amphibious.] An amphibian.
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Am`phi*blas"tic (ăm`f&ibreve_;*blăs"t&ibreve_;k), a. [Gr. 'amfi` + blastiko`s tending to sprout.] (Biol.) Segmenting unequally; -- said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
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Am"phi*bole (ăm"f&ibreve_;*bōl), n. [Gr. 'amfi`bolos doubtful, equivocal, fr. 'amfiba`llein to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. amphibole. Haüy so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.] (Min.) 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 tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (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 Hornblende.
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Am`phi*bol"ic (ăm`f&ibreve_;*b&obreve_;l"&ibreve_;c), a. 1. Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
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Am*phib`o*log"ic*al (ăm*f&ibreve_;b`&ouptack_;*l&obreve_;j"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l), a. Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous. “Amphibological expressions.” Jer. Taylor.
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Am`phi*bol"o*gy (ăm`f&ibreve_;*b&ouptack_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Amphibologies (-j&ibreve_;z). [L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. 'amfiboli`a, with the ending -logia as if fr. Gr. 'amfi`bolos ambiguous + lo`gos speech: cf. F. amphibologie. See Amphiboly.] A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term.
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Am*phib"o*lous (&unr_;), a. [L. amphibolus, Gr. &unr_; thrown about, doubtful. See Amphibole.]
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Am*phib"o*ly (&unr_;), n.; pl. Amphibolies (&unr_;). [L. amphibolia, Gr. &unr_;: cf. OE. amphibolie. See Amphibolous.] Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.
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Am"phi*brach (ăm"f&ibreve_;*brăk), n. [L. &unr_;, Gr. &unr_; short at both ends; 'amfi` + brachy`s short.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (˘ -- ˘); as, hăbēr&ebreve_;. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet"ic.
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{ Am`phi*car"pic (&unr_;), Am`phi*car"pous (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. 'amfi` + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening.
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Am`phi*chro"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'amfi` + &unr_; color.] (Chem.) Exhibiting or producing two colors, as substances which in the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
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{ Am`phi*cœ"li*an (&unr_;), Am`phi*cœ"lous (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_; hollowed all round; 'amfi` + &unr_; hollow.] (Zoöl.) Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebræ.
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Am"phi*come (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; with hair all round; 'amfi` + &unr_; hair.] A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination. [Obs.] Encyc. Brit.
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Am*phic`ty*on"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;.] Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic body. W. Smith.
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Am*phic"ty*o*ny (&unr_;), n.; pl. Amphictyonies (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_;.] (Grecian Hist.) 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.
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Am"phid (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a`mfw both: cf. F. amphide.] (Chem.) 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 haloid compound. [R.] Berzelius.
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Am"phi*disc (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'amfi` + di`skos a round plate.] (Zoöl.) A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; -- found in freshwater sponges.
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Am`phi*drom"ic*al (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'amfi`dromos running about or around.] Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; -- so called because the friends of the parents carried the child around the hearth and then named it.
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Am*phig"a*mous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; marriage.] (Bot.) Having a structure entirely cellular, and no distinct sexual organs; -- a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order of plants.
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Am`phi*ge"an (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, the earth.] Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive.
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Am"phi*gen (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; + -gen: cf. F. amphigène.] (Chem.) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; -- applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium. [R.]
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Am`phi*gon"ic (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; as, amphigonic propagation. [R.]
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‖Am`phi*neu"ra (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. &unr_; + &unr_; sinew, nerve.] (Zoöl.) A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves.
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‖Am`phi*ox"us (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; sharp.] (Zoöl.) A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the lancelet. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having neither brain, skull, vertebræ, nor red blood. It forms the type of the group Acrania, Leptocardia, etc.
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Am*phip"neust (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; one who breathes, &unr_; to breathe.] (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills at the same time, as the proteus and siren.
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Am"phi*pod (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Amphipoda.
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‖Am*phip"o*da (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., FR. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_; foot.] (Zoöl.) 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 Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca.
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Am*phip"o*dous (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
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Am*phip"ro*style (&unr_;), a. [L. amphiprostylos, Gr. &unr_; having a double prostyle: cf. F. amphiprostyle. See Prostyle.] (Arch.) Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides. -- n. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
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‖Am`phi*rhi"na (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, nose.] (Zoöl.) A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal sac is double.
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‖Am`phis*bæ"na (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; on both ends + &unr_; to go.] 1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way. Milton.
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‖Am`phis*bæ"noid (&unr_;), a. [NL., fr. L. amphisbaena + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisbæna.
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{ ‖Am*phis"ci*i (&unr_;), Am*phis"cians (&unr_;), } n. pl. [Gr. &unr_; throwing a shadow both ways; &unr_; + &unr_; shadow.] 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.
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Am*phis"to*mous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; mouth.] (Zoöl.) Having a sucker at each extremity, as certain entozoa, by means of which they adhere.
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Am`phi*sty"lic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; pillar, support.] (Anat.) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.
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{ Am`phi*the"a*ter, Am`phi*the"a*tre, } (&unr_;), n. [L. amphitheatrum, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; theater: cf. F. amphithéâtre. See Theater.] 1. An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.
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‖Am*phit"ro*cha (ăm*f&ibreve_;t"r&ouptack_;k&adot_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + trocho`s a wheel.] (Zoöl.) A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral circle of special cilia.
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Am`pho*pep"tone (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; + E. peptone.] (Physiol.) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.
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‖Am"pho*ra (&unr_;), n.; pl. Amophoræ (&unr_;). [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a jar with two handles; &unr_; + &unr_; bearer, fe`rein to bear. Cf. Ampul.] Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.
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Am"pho*ral (&unr_;), a. [L. amphoralis.] Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora.
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Am*phor"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) 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, amphoric respiration or resonance.
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Am`pho*ter"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; both.] Partly one and partly the other; neither acid nor alkaline; neutral. [R.] Smart.
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amphotericin, amphotericin B n. 1. an antibiotic and antifungal agent (C47H73NO17), produced by a strain of Streptomyces nodosus. 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.
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Am"ple (&unr_;), a. [F. ample, L. amplus, prob. for ambiplus full on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. plenus full. See Full, and cf. Double.] Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
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All the people in that ample house
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Syn. -- Full; spacious; extensive; wide; capacious; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; copious; bountiful; rich; liberal; munificent. -- Ample, Copious, Abundant, Plenteous. These words agree in representing a thing as large, but under different relations, according to the image which is used. Ample implies largeness, producing a sufficiency or fullness of supply for every want; as, ample stores or resources, ample provision. Copious carries with it the idea of flow, or of collection at a single point; as, a copious supply of materials. “Copious matter of my song.” Milton. Abundant and plenteous refer to largeness of quantity; as, abundant stores; plenteous harvests.
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Am*plec"tant (&unr_;), a. [L. amplecti to embrace.] (Bot.) Clasping a support; as, amplectant tendrils. Gray.
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Am*plex"i*caul (&unr_;), a. [L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.] (Bot.) Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves. Gray.
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Am"pli*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. ampliatus, p. p. of ampliare to make wider, fr. amplus. See Ample.] To enlarge. [R.]
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Am"pli*ate (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects.
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Am"pli*a*tive (&unr_;), a. (Logic) Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received.
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Am*plif"i*cate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. amplificatus, p. p. of amplificare.] To amplify. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Am`pli*fi*ca"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. amplificatio.] 1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.
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I shall summarily, without any amplification at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied. Sir J. Davies.
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Am*plif"i*ca*tive (&unr_;), a. Amplificatory.
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Am*plif"i*ca*to*ry (&unr_;), a. Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative. Morell.
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Am"pli*fi`er (&unr_;), n. One who or that which amplifies.
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Am"pli*fy (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amplified (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Amplifying.] [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See Ample, -fy.] 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.
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Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator. Dryden.
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Am"pli*fy (&unr_;), v. i. 1. To become larger. [Obs.]
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Am"pli*tude (&unr_;), n. [L. amplitudo, fr. amplus: cf. F. amplitude. See Ample.] 1. State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size.
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3. (Astron.) (a) 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. (b) 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.
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Magnetic amplitude, 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 “variation of the compass.”
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Am"ply (&unr_;), adv. In an ample manner.
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Am`pul*la"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. ampullaceus, fr. ampulla.] Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling. Kirby.
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Am"pu*tate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amputated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amputating.] [L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb- + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See Putative.] 1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.
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‖Am"pyx (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;.] (Greek Antiq.) A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.
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‖Am*ri"ta (&unr_;), n. [Skr. amrita.] (Hind. Myth.) Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality. -- a. Ambrosial; immortal.
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Am"u*let (&unr_;), n. [L. amuletum: cf. F. amulette.] 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. [Also used figuratively.]
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Am"yl (&unr_;), n. [L. amylum starch + -yl. Cf. Amidin.] (Chem.) A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C5H11, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc.
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Am"yl al"co*hol. (Org. Chem.) Any of eight isomeric liquid alcohols (C5H11.OH), transparent, colorless liquids. It is the hydroxide of amyl. Also called amylic alcohol. The amyl alcohol obtained from fusel oil is mostly isoamyl alcohol (3-methyl-1-butanol or 1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane), with some sec-amyl alcohol (2-methyl-1-butanol or 2-pentanol), and has a characteristic peculiar odor. Other than n-amyl alcohol (also called 1-pentanol) the other isomeric pentanols are not usually refered to as amyl alcohol. The amyl alcohol 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.
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Am`y*la"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. amylum starch, Gr. &unr_;. See Amidin.] Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.
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Am"y*late (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.
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Am"y*lene (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, C5H10, of the ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of the group.
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A*myl"ic (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether.
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Amyl nitrite. A yellowish oily volatile liquid, C5H11NO2, used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face.
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Am`y*lo*bac"ter, n. [L. amylum starch + NL. bacterium. See Bacterium.] (Biol.) A microörganism (Bacillus amylobacter) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction. Sternberg.
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A*myl"o*gen (?), n. [Amylum + -gen.] (Chem.) That part of the starch granule or granulose which is soluble in water.
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Am`y*lo*gen"e*sis (?), n. [Amylum + genesis.] The formation of starch.
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Amyloid degeneration (Med.), 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 waxy degeneration or lardaceous degeneration.
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Am`y*lol"y*sis (?), n. [Amylum + Gr. &unr_; a loosing.] (Chem.) The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes. -- Am`y*lo*lyt"ic (#), a.
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Am`y*lom"e*ter (?), n. [Amylum + -meter.] Instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
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Am"y*ous (ăm"&ibreve_;*ŭs), a. [Gr. 'a`myos.] (Med.) Wanting in muscle; without flesh.
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An (ăn). [AS. ān one, the same word as the numeral. See One, and cf. A.] This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically. In such expressions as “twice an hour,” “once an age,” a shilling an ounce (see 2d A, 2), it has a distributive force, and is equivalent to each, every.
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&hand_; An is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound; as, an enemy, an hour. It in also often used before h sounded, when the accent of the word falls on the second syllable; as, an historian, an hyena, an heroic deed. Many writers use a before h in such positions. Anciently an was used before consonants as well as vowels.
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An, conj. [Shortened fr. and, OE. an., and, sometimes and if, in introducing conditional clauses, like Icel. enda if, the same word as and. Prob. and was originally pleonastic before the conditional clause.] If; -- a word used by old English authors. Shak.
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An"a-. [Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards.] A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew.
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A"na (ā"n&adot_;), adv. [Gr. 'ana` (used distributively).] (Med.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), &unr_; ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.
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-a"na (&unr_;). [The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in -anus.] A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc.
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An`a*bap"tism (&unr_;), n. [L. anabaptismus, Gr. 'anabaptismo`s: cf. F. anabaptisme. See Anabaptize.] The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
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&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.
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{ An`a*bap*tis"tic (&unr_;), An`a*bap*tis"tic*al (&unr_;), } a. Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines. Milton. Bp. Bull.
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An`a*bap"tist*ry (&unr_;), n. The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists. [R.]
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An`a*bap*tize" (&unr_;), v. t. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; again + &unr_; to baptize. See Baptize.] To rebaptize; to rechristen; also, to rename. [R.] Whitlock.
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‖An"a*bas (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, p. p. of &unr_; to advance.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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‖A*nab"a*sis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to go up; &unr_; up + &unr_; to go.] 1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called “The Anabasis.”
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The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey.
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An`a*bol"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; something heaped up; &unr_; + &unr_; a stroke.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature.
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An`a*bol"ic ster"oid (&unr_;), n. (Physiol., Chem.) 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.
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An"a*branch (?), n. [Anastomosing + branch.] A branch of a river that reënters, or anastomoses with, the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses itself in sandy soil. [Australia]
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An`a*camp"tic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; to bend back; &unr_; back + &unr_; to bend.] Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo).
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An`a*camp"tic*al*ly (&unr_;), adv. By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced anacamptically. Hutton.
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{ ‖An`a*can"thi*ni (&unr_;), An"a*canths (&unr_;), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + &unr_; thorny, fr. &unr_; thorn.] (Zoöl.) A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod.
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An`a*can"thous (&unr_;), a. Spineless, as certain fishes.
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An`a*car"di*a"ceous (&unr_;), a. (Bot.) 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.
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‖An`a*car"di*um (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; similar to + &unr_; heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See Cashew.
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An`a*ca*thar"tic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to cleanse upward, i. e., by vomiting; &unr_; + &unr_;. See Cathartic.] (Med.) Producing vomiting or expectoration. -- n. An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.
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‖An*ach"a*ris (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; grace.] (Bot.) A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharidaceæ), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme.
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An*ach"o*ret (&unr_;), n. An*ach`o*ret"ic*al (&unr_;), a. See Anchoret, Anchoretic. [Obs.]
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An*ach"o*rism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; place.] An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place. [R.]
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An`a*chron"ic (&unr_;), An`a*chron"ic*al (&unr_;), a. Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.
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An*ach"ro*nism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to refer to a wrong time, to confound times; &unr_; + &unr_; time: cf. F. anachronisme.] 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.
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An*ach`ro*nis"tic (&unr_;), a. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. T. Warton.
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An*ach"ro*nize (&unr_;), v. t. [Gr. &unr_;.] To refer to, or put into, a wrong time. [R.] Lowell.
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An*ach"ro*nous (&unr_;), a. Containing an anachronism; anachronistic. -- An*ach"ro*nous*ly, adv.
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An`a*clas"tic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; to bend back and break; to reflect (light); &unr_; + &unr_; to break.] 1. (Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves.
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Anaclastic glass, 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.
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An`a*clas"tics (&unr_;), n. (Opt.) That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; -- commonly called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit.
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‖An`a*cœ*no"sis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, to communicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to make common, &unr_; common.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. Walker.
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An`a*co*lu"thic (&unr_;), a. Lacking grammatical sequence. -- An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly (&unr_;), adv.
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‖An`a*co*lu"thon (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, not following, wanting sequence; 'an priv. + &unr_; following.] (Gram.) 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.
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An`a*con"da (&unr_;), n. [Of Ceylonese origin?] (Zoöl.) A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon.
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A*nac`re*on"tic (&unr_;), a. [L. Anacreonticus.] Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey.
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An`a*crot"ic (&unr_;), a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to anachronism.
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A*nac"ro*tism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, up, again + &unr_; a stroke.] (Physiol.) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
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‖An`a*cru"sis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to push up or back; &unr_; + &unr_; to strike.] (Pros.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.
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An"a*dem (&unr_;), n. [L. anadema, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to wreathe; &unr_; up + &unr_; to bind.] A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath. Drayton. Tennyson.
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‖An`a*di*plo"sis (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to double, &unr_;, &unr_;, twofold, double.] (Rhet.) 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, “He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent.”
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An"a*drom (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. anadrome.] (Zoöl.) A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers.
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A*nad"ro*mous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; running upward; &unr_; + &unr_; a running, &unr_; to run.] 1. (Zoöl.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
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‖A*næ"mi*a (&adot_;*nē"m&ibreve_;*&adot_;), a. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anaimi`a; 'an priv. + a'i^ma blood.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.
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{ ‖An*a`ër*o"bi*a (?), An"aer*obes, An*a"ër*obes (?) }, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an-not + aëro- + Gr.&unr_; life.] (Bacteriol.) Anaërobic bacteria. They are called facultative anaërobes when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen; obligate anaërobes, or obligatory anaërobes, when they thrive only in its absence.
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‖An`ag*nor"i*sis (&unr_;), n. [Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to recognize.] The unfolding or dénouement. [R.] De Quincey.
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An`a*gog"ics (&unr_;), n. pl. Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. L. Addison.
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An"a*go`gy (&unr_;), n. Same as Anagoge.
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An"a*gram (ăn"&adot_;*grăm), n. [F. anagramme, LL. anagramma, fr. Gr. 'ana` back, again + gra`fein to write. See Graphic.] 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 Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in law.
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An"a*gram, v. t. To anagrammatize.
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Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus. Warburton.
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{ An`a*gram*mat"ic (&unr_;), An`a*gram*mat"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Cf. F. anagrammatique.] Pertaining to, containing, or making, an anagram. -- An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.
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An`a*gram"ma*tism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'anagrammatismo`s: cf. F. anagrammatisme.] The act or practice of making anagrams. Camden.
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An`a*gram"ma*tize (&unr_;), v. t. [Gr. 'anagrammati`zein cf. F. anagrammatiser.] To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram. Cudworth.
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An"a*graph (ăn"&adot_;*gr&adot_;f), n. [Gr. 'anagrafh` a writing out, fr. 'anagra`fein to write out, to record; 'ana` + gra`fein to write.] An inventory; a record. [Obs.] Knowles.
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{ ‖An"a*kim (&unr_;), A"naks (&unr_;), } n. pl. [Heb.] (Bibl.) A race of giants living in Palestine.
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A"nal (&unr_;), a. [From Anus.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.
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A*nal"cime (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'a`lkimos strong, 'alkh` strength: cf. F. analcime.] (Min.) A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite family, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name.
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A*nal"cite (-sīt), n. [Gr. 'analkh`s weak.] Analcime.
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An`a*lec"tic (ăn`&adot_;*l&ebreve_;k"t&ibreve_;k), a. Relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine.
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‖An`a*lem"ma (-l&ebreve_;m"m&adot_;), n. [L. analemma a sun dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a place, Gr. 'ana`lhmma a support, or thing supported, a sun dial, fr. 'analamba`nein to take up; 'ana` + lamba`nein to take.] 1. (Chem.) 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.
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{ ‖An`a*lep"sis (ăn`&adot_;*l&ebreve_;p"s&ibreve_;s), An"a*lep`sy (ăn"&adot_;*l&ebreve_;p`s&ybreve_;), } [Gr. &unr_; a taking up, or again, recovery, from &unr_;. See Analemma.] (Med.) (a) Recovery of strength after sickness. (b) A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
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An`a*lep"tic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; restorative: cf. F. analeptique. See Analepsis.] (Med.) Restorative; giving strength after disease. -- n. A restorative.
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{ An*al"gen (?), An*al"gene (?) }, n.} [Gr. &unr_; painless.] A crystalline compound used as an antipyretic and analgesic, employed chiefly in rheumatism and neuralgia. It is a complex derivative of quinoline.
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‖An`al*ge"sic (&unr_;), a. [NL., fr. Gr. 'analghsi`a; 'an priv. + 'a`lghsis sense of pain.] (Med.) serving to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness.
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An`al*lag*mat"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;; 'an priv. + &unr_; a change.] (Math.) Not changed in form by inversion.
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Anallagmatic curves, a class of curves of the fourth degree which have certain peculiar relations to circles; -- sometimes called bicircular quartics. -- Anallagmatic surfaces, a certain class of surfaces of the fourth degree.
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An`al*lan*to"ic (&unr_;), a. (Anat.) Without, or not developing, an allantois.
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‖An`al*lan*toid"e*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. allantoidea.] (Zoöl.) The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms.
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A*nal"o*gal (&unr_;), a. Analogous. [Obs.] Donne.
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An`a*log"ic (&unr_;), a. [See Analogous.] Of or belonging to analogy. Geo. Eliot.
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An`a*log"ic*al (&unr_;), a. 1. Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy.
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When a country which has sent out colonies is termed the mother country, the expression is analogical. J. S. Mill.
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2. Having analogy; analogous. Sir M. Hale.
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An`a*log"ic*al*ly, adv. In an analogical sense; in accordance with analogy; by way of similitude.
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A prince is analogically styled a pilot, being to the state as a pilot is to the vessel. Berkeley.
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A*nal"o*gism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; course of reasoning, fr. &unr_; to think over, to calculate] 1. (Logic) an argument from the cause to the effect; an a priori argument. Johnson.
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A*nal"o*gist (&unr_;), n. One who reasons from analogy, or represent, by analogy. Cheyne.
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A*nal"o*gize, v. i. To employ, or reason by, analogy.
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‖A*nal"o*gon (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;.] Analogue.
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A*nal"o*gous (&unr_;), a. [L. analogous, Gr. &unr_; according to a due ratio, proportionate; &unr_; + &unr_; ratio, proportion. See Logic.] Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to.
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Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. De Quincey.
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Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. J. H. Newman.
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nalogous pole (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated.
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Syn. -- Correspondent; similar; like.
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-- A*nal"o gous*ly, adv. -- A*nal"o*gous*ness, n.
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An"a*logue (?; 115), n. [F. &unr_;, fr. Gr. &unr_;.] 1. That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.
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The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many. I. Taylor.
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2. (Philol.) A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin “pater” is the analogue of the English “father.”
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3. (Nat. Hist.) (a) An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations. (b) A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group. (c) 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 representative species, and such genera, representative genera. Dana.
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A*nal"o*gy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Analogies (&unr_;). [L. analogia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. analogie. See Analogous.] 1. A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden.
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Followed by between, to, or with; as, there is an analogy between these objects, or one thing has an analogy to or with another.
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&hand_; Analogy is very commonly used to denote similarity or essential resemblance; but its specific meaning is a similarity of relations, and in this consists the difference between the argument from example and that from analogy. In the former, we argue from the mere similarity of two things; in the latter, from the similarity of their relations. Karslake.
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An"a*lyse (&unr_;), v., An"a*ly`ser (&unr_;), n., etc. Same as Analyze, Analyzer, etc.
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A*nal"y*sis (&unr_;), n.; pl. Analyses (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; &unr_; up + &unr_; to loose. See Loose.] 1. 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 synthesis.
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2. (Chem.) The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis.
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3. (Logic) The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles.
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4. (Math.) The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations.
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5. (a) A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order. (b) A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis.
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6. (Nat. Hist.) 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.
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Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, Quantitative, and Volumetric analysis. (Chem.) See under Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, etc.
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A*nal"y*sis of variance (&unr_;), n. (Statistics) 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 ANOVA.
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An"a*lyst (&unr_;), n. [F. analyste. See Analysis.] One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.
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{ An`a*lyt"ic (&unr_;), An`a*lyt"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. analytique. See Analysis.] Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; -- opposed to synthetic.
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Analytical geometry or coördinate geometry. See under Geometry. -- Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. -- Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.
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An`a*lyt"ic*al*ly, adv. In an analytical manner.
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An`a*lyt"ics (&unr_;), n. The science of analysis.
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An"a*lyze (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Analyzed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Analyzing.] [Cf. F. analyser. See Analysis.] 1. 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, to analyze an action to ascertain its morality; to analyse a sonnet by Shakespeare; to analyse the evidence in a criminal trial; to analyse your real motives.
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No one, I presume, can analyze the sensations of pleasure or pain. Darwin.
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2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; as, to analyse a specimen; to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze a sentence or a word; to analyse a chemical compound.
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An"a*ly`zer (&unr_;), n. 1. One who, or that which, analyzes.
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An`a*mese" (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia. -- n. A native of Anam.
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‖An`am*ne"sis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'ana`mnhsis, fr. &unr_; to remind, recall to memory; &unr_; + &unr_; to put in mind.] (Rhet.) A recalling to mind; recollection.
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An*am`ni*ot"ic (&unr_;), a. (Anat.) Without, or not developing, an amnion.
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An`a*mor"phism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; again + morfh` form.] 1. A distorted image.
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2. (Biol.) Same as Anamorphism, 2.
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3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.
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A*nan" (&unr_;), interj. [See Anon.] An expression equivalent to What did you say? Sir? Eh? [Obs.] Shak.
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‖A*na"nas (&unr_;), n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American name.] (Bot.) The pineapple (Ananassa sativa).
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An*an"drous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'andh`r a man.] (Bot.) Destitute of stamens, as certain female flowers.
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An*an"gu*lar (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. angular.] Containing no angle. [R.]
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An*an"ther*ous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. anther.] (Bot.) Destitute of anthers. Gray.
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An*an"thous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'a`nqos a flower.] (Bot.) Destitute of flowers; flowerless.
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An`a*pæst (&unr_;), An`a*pæs"tic (&unr_;). Same as Anapest, Anapestic.
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An"a*pest (&unr_;), n. [L. anapaestus, Gr. &unr_; an anapest, i.e., a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck back; fr. &unr_;; &unr_; back + &unr_; to strike.] 1. (Pros.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (˘ ˘ -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d&ebreve_;-&ibreve_;-tās, and in English in-ter-vene", are examples of anapests.
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An`a*pes"tic (&unr_;), a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr. &unr_;.] Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an anapestic meter, foot, verse. -- n. Anapestic measure or verse.
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‖An*aph`ro*dis"i*a (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + &unr_; sexual pleasure, &unr_; the goddess of love.] (Med.) Absence of sexual appetite.
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‖An*ap"ty*chus (&unr_;), n.; pl. Anaptichi (&unr_;). [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unfolding; &unr_; back + &unr_; to fold.] (Paleon.) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, as the ammonites.
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An"arch (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; without head or chief; 'an priv. + &unr_; beginning, the first place, magistracy, government.] The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt. Milton.
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An"arch*ism (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. anarchisme.] The doctrine or practice of anarchists.
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An"arch*ist (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. anarchiste.] An anarch; one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow of civil government.
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An"arch*ize (&unr_;), v. t. To reduce to anarchy.
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An"arch*y (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. anarchie. See Anarch.] 1. Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion.
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Spread anarchy and terror all around. Cowper.
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There being then . . . an anarchy, as I may term it, in authors and their re&unr_;koning of years. Fuller.
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‖An`ar*throp"o*da (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &unr_; without joints + -poda. See Anarthrous.] (Zoöl.) One of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no jointed legs, as the annelids; -- opposed to Arthropoda.
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An`ar*throp"o*dous (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Having no jointed legs; pertaining to Anarthropoda.
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An*ar"throus (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a`narqros without joints, without the article; 'an priv. + 'a`rqron joint, the article.] 1. (Gr. Gram.) Used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive.
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‖A"nas (&unr_;), n. [L., duck.] (Zoöl.) A genus of water fowls, of the order Anseres, including certain species of fresh-water ducks.
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‖An`a*sar"ca (&unr_;), n. [NL., from Gr. &unr_; throughout + &unr_;, &unr_;, flesh.] (Med.) Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin.
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An`a*sar"cous (&unr_;), a. Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical. Wiseman.
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An"a*state (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; to make to stand.] (Physiol.) One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm; -- opposed to katastate. Foster.
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An`a*stat"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; to make to stand: cf. &unr_; causing to stand.] Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.
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Anastatica n. 1. 1 a genus of plants consisting of a single species, rose of Jericho (also called resurrection plant).
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An*as`tig*mat"ic (?), a. [Pref. an-not + astigmatic.] (Optics) 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.
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A*nas"to*mose (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Anastomozed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anastomosing.] [Cf. F. anastomoser, fr. anastomose. See Anastomosis.] 1. (Anat. & Bot.) To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins.
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The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor.
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‖A*nas`to*mo"sis (&unr_;), n.; pl. Anastomoses (&unr_;). [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; opening, fr. &unr_; to furnish with a mouth or opening, to open; &unr_; + &unr_; mouth: cf. F. anastomose.] (Anat. & Bot.) The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins.
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A*nas`to*mot"ic (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to anastomosis.
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‖A*nas"tro*phe (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to turn up or back; &unr_; + &unr_; to turn.] (Rhet. & Gram.) An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed.
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A*nath"e*ma (&unr_;), n.; pl. Anathemas (&unr_;). [L. anath&ebreve_;ma, fr. Gr. &unr_; anything devoted, esp. to evil, a curse; also L. anathēma, fr. Gr. &unr_; a votive offering; all fr. &unr_; to set up as a votive gift, dedicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to set. See Thesis.] 1. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed.
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[They] denounce anathemas against unbelievers. Priestley.
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Finally she fled to London followed by the anathemas of both [families]. Thackeray.
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The Jewish nation were an anathema destined to destruction. St. Paul . . . says he could wish, to save them from it, to become an anathema, and be destroyed himself. Locke.
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Anathema Maranatha (&unr_;) (see 1 Cor. xvi. 22), an expression commonly considered as a highly intensified form of anathema. Maran atha is now considered as a separate sentence, meaning, “Our Lord cometh.”
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A*nath`e*ma*ti*za"tion (&unr_;), n. [LL. anathematisatio.] The act of anathematizing, or denouncing as accursed; imprecation. Barrow.
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‖A*nat"i*fa (&unr_;), n.; pl. Anatifæ (&unr_;). [NL., contr. fr. anatifera. See Anatiferous.] (Zoöl.) An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus Lepas, having a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See Cirripedia.
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An`a*tif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. anas, anatis, a duck + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatifæ, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle.
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An"a*tine (&unr_;), a. [L. anatinus, fr. anas, anatis, a duck.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the ducks; ducklike.
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A*nat"o*cism (&unr_;), n. [L. anatocismus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; again + &unr_; to lend on interest.] (Law) Compound interest. [R.] Bouvier.
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A*nat"o*mize (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anatomized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anatomizing.] [Cf. F. anatomiser.] 1. 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.
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A*nat"o*my (&unr_;), n.; pl. Anatomies (&unr_;). [F. anatomie, L. anatomia, Gr. &unr_; dissection, fr. &unr_; to cut up; &unr_; + &unr_; to cut.] 1. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
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Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together, according to the knowledge of them which is given us by anatomy. Dryden.
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Comparative anatomy compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals.
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The anatomy of a little child, representing all parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than the skeleton of a man in full stature. Fuller.
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They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain,
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An`a*trep"tic (&unr_;), a. [overturning, fr. &unr_; to turn up or over; &unr_; + &unr_; too turn.] Overthrowing; defeating; -- applied to Plato's refutative dialogues. Enfield.
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‖An"a*tron (&unr_;), n. [F. anatron, natron, Sp. anatron, natron, fr. Ar. al-natrūn. See Natron, Niter.] [Obs.] 1. Native carbonate of soda; natron.
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{ A*nat"ro*pal (&unr_;), A*nat"ro*pous (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; to turn.] (Bot.) Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous. Gray.
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An"bur*y (&unr_;), Am"bur*y (&unr_;), n. [AS. ampre, ompre, a crooked swelling vein: cf. Prov. E. amper a tumor with inflammation. Cf. the first syllable in agnail, and berry a fruit.] 1. (Far.) A soft tumor or bloody wart on horses or oxen.
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-ance. [F. -ance, fr. L. -antia and also fr. -entia.] A suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; as, assistance, resistance, appearance, elegance. See -ancy.
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An"ces*tor (&unr_;), n. [OE. ancestre, auncestre, also ancessour; the first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. ancêtre, fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. acc. antecessorem, fr. antecedere to go before; ante before + cedere to go. See Cede, and cf. Antecessor.] 1. 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.
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An`ces*to"ri*al (&unr_;), a. Ancestral. Grote.
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An*ces"tral (?; 277), a. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. “Ancestral trees.” Hemans.
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An"chor (ă&nsmacr_;"k&etilde_;r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.] 1. 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.
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Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet anchor (hence, Fig., best hope or last refuge), called also waist anchor. Now the bower and the sheet anchor are usually alike. Then came the best bower and the small bower (so called from being carried on the bows). The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower anchor. Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used in warping.
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2. 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.
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5. (Arch.) (a) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together. (b) 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 egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
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6. (Television) an achorman, anchorwoman, or anchorperson.
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Anchor ice. See under Ice. --Anchor light See the vocabulary. -- Anchor ring. (Math.) Same as Annulus, 2 (b). -- Anchor shot See the vocabulary. -- Anchor space See the vocabulary. -- Anchor stock (Naut.), the crossbar at the top of the shank at right angles to the arms. -- Anchor watch See the vocabulary. -- The anchor comes home, when it drags over the bottom as the ship drifts. -- Foul anchor, the anchor when it hooks, or is entangled with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when the slack cable entangled. -- The anchor is acockbill, when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go. -- The anchor is apeak, when the cable is drawn in do tight as to bring to ship directly over it. -- The anchor is atrip, or aweigh, when it is lifted out of the ground. -- The anchor is awash, when it is hove up to the surface of the water. -- At anchor, anchored. -- To back an anchor, 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. -- To cast anchor, to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship at rest. -- To cat the anchor, to hoist the anchor to the cathead and pass the ring-stopper. -- To fish the anchor, to hoist the flukes to their resting place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank painter. -- To weigh anchor, to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail away.
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An"chor (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anchored (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anchoring.] [Cf. F. ancrer.] 1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship.
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Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes. Shak.
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An"chor, v. i. 1. To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.
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An"chored (&unr_;), a. 1. Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue.
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An"cho*ret (&unr_;), An"cho*rite (&unr_;), n. [F. anachorète, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to go back, retire; &unr_; + &unr_; to give place, retire, &unr_; place; perh. akin to Skr. hā to leave. Cf. Anchor a hermit.] One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse. [Written by some authors anachoret.]
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Anchor light. (Naut.) 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.
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Anchor shot. (Billiards) A shot made with the object balls in an anchor space.
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An*cho"vy (ăn*chō"v&ybreve_;), n. [Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois.] (Zoöl.) A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species.
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An"chy*lose (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Anchylosed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anchylosing.] [Cf. F. ankyloser.] To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one. [Spelt also ankylose.] Owen.
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‖An`chy*lo"sis, An`ky*lo"sis (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to crook, stiffen, fr. &unr_; crooked: cf. F. ankylose.] 1. (Med.) Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint. Dunglison.
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An`chy*lot"ic (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
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An"cient (&unr_;), a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See Ante-, pref.] 1. 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 modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.
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Witness those ancient empires of the earth. Milton.
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Gildas Albanius . . . much ancienter than his namesake surnamed the Wise. Fuller.
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Remove not the ancient landmarks, which thy fathers have set. Prov. xxii. 28.
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An ancient man, strangely habited, asked for quarters. Scott.
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A friend, perhaps, or an ancient acquaintance. Barrow.
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He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then would he seem very grave and ancient. Holland.
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Though [he] was the youngest brother, yet he was the most ancient in the business of the realm. Berners.
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They mourned their ancient leader lost. Pope.
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Ancient demesne (Eng. Law), 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 Domesday Book. -- Ancient lights (Law), 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.
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Syn. -- Old; primitive; pristine; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. -- Ancient, Antiquated, Obsolete, Antique, Antic, Old. -- Ancient is opposed to modern, and has antiquity; as, an ancient family, ancient landmarks, ancient institutions, systems of thought, etc. Antiquated describes that which has gone out of use or fashion; as, antiquated furniture, antiquated laws, rules, etc. Obsolete is commonly used, instead of antiquated, in reference to language, customs, etc.; as, an obsolete word or phrase, an obsolete expression. Antique is applied, in present usage, either to that which has come down from the ancients; as, an antique cameo, bust, etc. ; or to that which is made to imitate some ancient work of art; as, an antique temple. In the days of Shakespeare, antique was often used for ancient; as, “an antique song,” “an antique Roman;” and hence, from singularity often attached to what is ancient, it was used in the sense of grotesque; as, “an oak whose antique root peeps out; ” and hence came our present word antic, denoting grotesque or ridiculous. We usually apply both ancient and old to things subject to gradual decay. We say, an old man, an ancient record; but never, the old stars, an old river or mountain. In general, however, ancient is opposed to modern, and old to new, fresh, or recent. When we speak of a thing that existed formerly, which has ceased to exist, we commonly use ancient; as, ancient republics, ancient heroes; and not old republics, old heroes. But when the thing which began or existed in former times is still in existence, we use either ancient or old; as, ancient statues or paintings, or old statues or paintings; ancient authors, or old authors, meaning books.
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An"cient, n. 1. pl. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
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The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof. Isa. iii. 14.
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Junius and Andronicus . . . in Christianity . . . were his ancients. Hooker.
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An"cient, n. [Corrupted from ensign.] 1. An ensign or flag. [Obs.]
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More dishonorable ragged than an old-faced ancient. Shak.
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This is Othello's ancient, as I take it. Shak.
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An"cient*ly, adv. 1. In ancient times.
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An"cient*ness, n. The quality of being ancient; antiquity; existence from old times.
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An"cient*ry (&unr_;), n. 1. Antiquity; what is ancient.
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They contain not word of ancientry. West.
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Wronging the ancientry. Shak.
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A gentleman of more ancientry than estate. Fuller.
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An"cient*y (&unr_;), n. [F. ancienneté, fr. ancien. See Ancient.] 1. Age; antiquity. [Obs.] Martin.
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‖An*ci"le (&unr_;), n. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.
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An"cil*la*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. ancillaris, fr. ancilla a female servant.] Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary.
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The Convocation of York seems to have been always considered as inferior, and even ancillary, to the greater province. Hallam.
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An"cil*la*ry ad*min`is*tra"tion. (Law) An administration subordinate to, and in aid of, the primary or principal administration of an estate.
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{ An*cip"i*tal (&unr_;), An*cip"i*tous (&unr_;), } a. [L. anceps, ancipitis, two-headed, double; an- for amb- on both sides + caput head.] (Bot.) Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves.
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An*cis"troid (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a hook + &unr_; shape.] Hook-shaped.
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An"cle (&unr_;), n. See Ankle.
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An"come (ă&nsmacr_;"kŭm), n. [AS. ancuman, oncuman, to come.] A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly; also, a whitlow. [Obs.] Boucher.
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‖An"con (ă&nsmacr_;"k&obreve_;m), n.; L. pl. Ancones (&unr_;). [L., fr. Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.) The olecranon, or the elbow.
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{ An"con (&unr_;), An"cone (&unr_;), } n. [See Ancon, above.] (Arch.) (a) The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter. [Obs.] Gwilt. (b) A bracket supporting a cornice; a console.
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{ An"co*nal (&unr_;), An*co"ne*al (&unr_;), } a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. “The olecranon on anconeal process.” Flower.
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‖An*co"ne*us (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. L. ancon elbow.] (Anat.) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
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An"co*ny (&unr_;), n. [Origin unknown.] (Iron Work) A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle, but unwrought at the ends.
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-an*cy. [L. -antia.] A suffix expressing more strongly than -ance the idea of quality or state; as, constancy, buoyancy, infancy.
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And (&unr_;), conj. [AS. and; akin to OS. endi, Icel. enda, OHG. anti, enti, inti, unti, G. und, D. en, OD. ende. Cf, An if, Ante-.] 1. 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.
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(a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, “there are women and women,” that is, two very different sorts of women. -(b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by and; as, “the tediousness and process of my travel,” that is, the tedious process, etc.; “thy fair and outward character,” that is, thy outwardly fair character, Schmidt's Shak. Lex.
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2. In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go.
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At least to try and teach the erring soul. Milton.
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When that I was and a little tiny boy. Shak.
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As they will set an house on fire, and it were but to roast their eggs. Bacon.
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And so forth, and others; and the rest; and similar things; and other things or ingredients. The abbreviation, etc. (et cetera), or &c., is usually read and so forth.
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An"da*ba*tism (&unr_;), n. [L. andabata a kind of Roman gladiator, who fought hoodwinked.] Doubt; uncertainty. [Obs.] Shelford.
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An`da*lu"site (&unr_;), n. (Min.) 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.
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‖An*dan"te (&unr_;), a. [It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go.] (Mus.) Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. -- n. A movement or piece in andante time.
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‖An`dan*ti"no (&unr_;), a. [It., dim. of andante.] (Mus.) Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto.
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An"da*rac (&unr_;), n. [A corruption of sandarac.] Red orpiment. Coxe.
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And"i`ron (&unr_;), n. [OE. anderne, aunderne, aundyre, OF. andier, F. landier, fr. LL. andena, andela, anderia, of unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with brand-iron, AS. brand-īsen.] A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons.
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An`dra*nat"o*my (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + &unr_;: cf. F. andranatomie. See Anatomy, Androtomy.] The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe.
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{ An`dro*di*œ"cious, An`dro*di*e"cious (?) }, a. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + E. diœcious.] (Bot.) Having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants. -- An`dro*di*œ"cism, -di*e"cism (#), n.
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‖An*drœ"ci*um (&unr_;), n. [NL., from Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + &unr_; house.] (bot.) The stamens of a flower taken collectively.
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An"dro*gyne (&unr_;), n. 1. An hermaphrodite.
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The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. Coleridge.
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{ An*drog"y*ny (&unr_;), An*drog"y*nism (&unr_;), } n. Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.
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{ An"droid (ăn"droid), ‖An*droi"des (ăn*droi"dēz), } n. [Gr. 'androeidh`s of man's form; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + e'i^dos form.] A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.
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An"droid, a. Resembling a man.
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An*drom"e*da (&unr_;), n. [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.] 1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.
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{ An"dro*mede (?), An"dro*med (?) }, n.} (Astron.) A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda, -- whence the name.
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&hand_; A shower of these meteors takes place every year on November 27th or 28th. The Andromedes are also called Bielids, as they are connected with Biela's comet and move in its orbit.
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‖An"dron (ăn"dr&obreve_;n), n. [L. andron, Gr. 'andrw`n, fr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man.] (Gr. & Rom. Arch.) The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the lower part of the house.
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An`dro*pet"al*ous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + pe`talon leaf.] (Bot.) Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus. Brande.
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‖An*droph"a*gi (ăn*dr&obreve_;f"&adot_;*j&ibreve_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'androfa`gos; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + fagei^n to eat.] Cannibals; man-eaters; anthropophagi. [R.]
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An"dro*phore (ăn"dr&ouptack_;*fōr), n. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + fe`rein to bear.] 1. (Bot.) A support or column on which stamens are raised. Gray.
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‖An`dro*po"gon (?), n. [NL.; Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + pw`gwn the beard.] (Bot.) 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 Sorghum, including Andropogon sorghum and Andropogon halepensis, 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 Andropogon nardus and Andropogon schœnanthus, yield fragrant oils, used in perfumery.
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An"dro*sphinx (ăn"dr&ouptack_;*sf&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;ks), n. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + sfi`gx sphinx.] (Egypt. Art.) A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion.
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An"dro*spore (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man + &unr_; a seed.] (Bot.) A spore of some algæ, which has male functions.
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*an"drous (&unr_;). [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man.] (Bot.) A terminal combining form: Having a stamen or stamens; staminate; as, monandrous, with one stamen; polyandrous, with many stamens.
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An`e*lec"tric (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. electric.] (Physics) Not becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to idioelectric. -- n. A substance incapable of being electrified by friction. Faraday.
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A*nem"o*ne (&unr_;), n. [L. anemone, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; wind.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.
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&hand_; This word is sometimes pronounced ăn`ē*mō"n&euptack_;, especially by classical scholars.
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Anemonella n. 1. 1 a genus consisting of one species: the rue anemone.
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An`e*mon"ic (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from, the anemone, or from anemonin.
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A*nem"o*nin (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone.
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A*nem"o*ny (&unr_;), n. See Anemone. Sandys.
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anemophilous adj. 1. pollinated by the wind; -- of flowering plants; especially grasses etc. entomophilous
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Anemopsis n. 1. 1 a genus consisting of one species: the yerba mansa.
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An`e*morph"i*lous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a`nemos wind + fi`los lover.] (Bot.) Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind-Fertilized. Lubbock.
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A*nem"o*scope (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; wind + -scope: cf. F. anémoscope.] 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.
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‖An`e*mo"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; wind.] 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.
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{ An*en`ce*phal"ic (&unr_;), An`en*ceph"a*lous (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_;, priv. + &unr_; the brain: cf. Encephalon.] (Zoöl.) Without a brain; brainless. Todd & B.
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{ A*nenst" (&unr_;), A*nent" (&unr_;), } prep. [OE. anent, anentis, anence, anens, anents, AS. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with, beside. See Even, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 1. Over against; as, he lives anent the church.
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2. About; concerning; in respect; as, he said nothing anent this particular.
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An*en"ter*ous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'an priv. + &unr_; intestine, &unr_; within, &unr_; in.] (Zoöl.) Destitute of a stomach or an intestine. Owen.
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{ ‖An*er"gi*a , An"er*gy (?), } n. [NL. anergia, fr. Gr. &unr_;- not + &unr_; work.] Lack of energy; inactivity. -- An*er"gic (#), a.
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An"e*roid (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + nhro`s wet, moist + -oid: cf. F. anéroïde.] Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.
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Aneroid barometer, 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.
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An"e*roid, n. An aneroid barometer.
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Anes (ānz), adv. Once. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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‖An`es*the"si*a (&unr_;), n., An`es*thet"ic (&unr_;), a. Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic.
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anesthetist n. 1. a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before the patient is treated. [Also spelled anaesthetist.]
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anesthetize v. 1. 1 to cause to become unconscious by administration of an anaesthetic agent. [Also spelled anaesthetize.]
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An"et (&unr_;), n. [F. aneth, fr. L. anethum, Gr. 'a`nhqon. See Anise.] The herb dill, or dillseed.
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An"e*thol (&unr_;), n. [L. anethum (see Anise) + -ol.] (Chem.) A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel, etc., in the form of soft shining scales; -- called also anise camphor. Watts.
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A*net"ic (&unr_;), a. [L. aneticus, Gr. &unr_; relaxing; &unr_; back + &unr_; to send.] (Med.) Soothing.
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aneurin n. 1. same as thiamin; a B vitamin (vitamin B1) that prevents beriberi. [Also spelled aneurine.]
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An"eu*rism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a widening, an opening; &unr_; up + &unr_; wide.] (Med.) A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery. [Written also aneurysm.]
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An`eu*ris"mal (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to an aneurism; as, an aneurismal tumor; aneurismal diathesis. [Written also aneurysmal.]
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A*new" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + new.] Over again; another time; in a new form; afresh; as, to arm anew; to create anew. Dryden.
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An*frac"tu*ose` (?; 135), a. [See Anfractuous.] Anfractuous; as, anfractuose anthers.
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An*frac`tu*os"i*ty (&unr_;), n.; pl. Anfractuosities (#). [Cf. F. anfractuosité.] 1. A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity.
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The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper. Macaulay.
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2. (Anat.) A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain.
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An*frac"tu*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. anfractuosus, fr. anfractus a turning, a winding, fr. the unused anfringere to wind, bend; an-, for amb- + fractus, p. p. of frangere to break: cf. F. anfractueux.] Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born. -- An*frac"tu*ous*ness, n.
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An*frac"ture (&unr_;), n. A mazy winding.
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An*ga"ri*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [LL. angariatio, fr. L. angaria service to a lord, villenage, fr. angarius, Gr. 'a`ggaros (a Persian word), a courier for carrying royal dispatches.] Exaction of forced service; compulsion. [Obs.] Speed.
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An`gei*ol"o*gy (&unr_;), n., An`gei*ot"o*my, etc. Same as Angiology, Angiotomy, etc.
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An"gel (&unr_;), n. [AS. ængel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. 'a`ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.] 1. A messenger. [R.]
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The dear good angel of the Spring,
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2. A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers.
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O, welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope,
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3. One of a class of “fallen angels;” an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels.
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Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write. Rev. ii. 1.
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5. Attendant spirit; genius; demon. Shak.
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When pain and anguish wring the brow,
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&hand_; Angel is sometimes used adjectively; as, angel grace; angel whiteness.
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Angel bed, a bed without posts. -- Angel fish. (Zoöl.) (a) A species of shark (Squatina angelus) 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. (b) One of several species of compressed, bright colored fishes warm seas, belonging to the family Chætodontidæ. -- Angel gold, standard gold. [Obs.] Fuller. -- Angel shark. See Angel fish. -- Angel shot (Mil.), a kind of chain shot. -- Angel water, a perfumed liquid made at first chiefly from angelica; afterwards containing rose, myrtle, and orange-flower waters, with ambergris, etc. [Obs.]
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An"gel*age (&unr_;), n. Existence or state of angels.
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An"gel*et (&unr_;), n. [OF. angelet.] A small gold coin formerly current in England; a half angel. Eng. Cyc.
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An"gel fish. See under Angel.
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An"gel*hood (&unr_;), n. The state of being an angel; angelic nature. Mrs. Browning.
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{ An*gel"ic (&unr_;), An*gel"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [L. angelicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. angélique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. “Angelic harps.” Thomson.“Angelical actions.” Hooker.
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The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience. Macaulay.
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2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; as, an angelic smile.
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Angelic Hymn, 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. Eadie.
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An*gel"ic, a. [From Angelica.] (Chem.) Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether.
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Angelic acid, an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants.
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An*gel"i*ca (&unr_;), n. [NL. See Angelic.] (Bot.) 1. An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.
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2. The candied leaf stalks of angelica.
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Angelica tree, a thorny North American shrub (Aralia spinosa), called also Hercules' club.
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An*gel"ic*al*ly (&unr_;), adv. Like an angel.
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An*gel"ic*al*ness, n. The quality of being angelic; excellence more than human.
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An*gel"i*fy (&unr_;), v. t. To make like an angel; to angelize. [Obs.] Farindon (1647).
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An"gel*ize (&unr_;), v. t. To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic.
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It ought not to be our object to angelize, nor to brutalize, but to humanize man. W. Taylor.
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An"gel*like` (&unr_;), a. & adv. Resembling an angel.
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An`gel*ol"a*try (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; angel + &unr_; service, worship.] Worship paid to angels.
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An`gel*ol"o*gy (&unr_;), n. [L. angelus, Gr. &unr_; + -logy.] A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels.
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The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same angelology, demonology. Milman.
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An`gel*oph"a*ny (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; angel + &unr_; to appear.] The actual appearance of an angel to man.
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An"ge*lot (&unr_;), n. [F. angelot, LL. angelotus, angellotus, dim. of angelus. See Angel.] 1. 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. [Obs.]
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‖An"ge*lus (&unr_;), n. [L.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) 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. (b) The Angelus bell. Shipley.
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An"ger (a&nsmacr_;"g&etilde_;r), n. [OE. anger, angre, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. ånger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. 'a`gchein to strangle, Skr. a&mdot_;has pain, and to E. anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perh. awe, ugly. The word seems to have orig. meant to choke, squeeze. √3.] 1. Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc. [Obs.]
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I made the experiment, setting the moxa where . . . the greatest anger and soreness still continued. Temple.
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2. 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.
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Anger is like
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Syn. -- Resentment; wrath; rage; fury; passion; ire gall; choler; indignation; displeasure; vexation; grudge; spleen. -- Anger, Indignation, Resentment, Wrath, Ire, Rage, Fury. Anger 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. Indignation is a generous outburst of anger in view of things which are indigna, or unworthy to be done, involving what is mean, cruel, flagitious, etc., in character or conduct. Resentment is often a moody feeling, leading one to brood over his supposed personal wrongs with a deep and lasting anger. See Resentment. Wrath and ire (the last poetical) express the feelings of one who is bitterly provoked. Rage is a vehement ebullition of anger; and fury is an excess of rage, amounting almost to madness. Warmth of constitution often gives rise to anger; a high sense of honor creates indignation at crime; a man of quick sensibilities is apt to cherish resentment; the wrath and ire of men are often connected with a haughty and vindictive spirit; rage and fury are distempers of the soul to be regarded only with abhorrence.
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An"ger (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Angered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Angering.] [Cf. Icel. angra.] 1. To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame. [Obs.]
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He . . . angereth malign ulcers. Bacon.
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2. To excite to anger; to enrage; to provoke.
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Taxes and impositions . . . which rather angered than grieved the people. Clarendon.
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An"ger*ly, adv. Angrily. [Obs. or Poetic]
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Why, how now, Hecate! you look angerly. Shak.
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Angevin n. a resident of Anjou.
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An"ge*vine (&unr_;), a. [F. Angevin.] Of or pertaining to Anjou in France. -- n. A native of Anjou.
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‖An`gi*en"chy*ma (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; receptacle + &unr_;. Formed like Parenchyma.] (Bot.) Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.
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‖An*gi"na (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See Anger, n.] (Med.) 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.
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Angina pectoris (&unr_;), a peculiarly painful disease, so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called also breast pang, spasm of the chest.
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{ An"gi*nous (&unr_;), An"gi*nose` (&unr_;), } a. (Med.) Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.
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An"gi*o- (ăn"j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;-). [Gr. 'aggei^on vessel receptacle.] 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.
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An`gi*o*car"pous (ăn`j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*kär"pŭs), a. [Angio- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) (a) 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. Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. Gray.
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An"gi*o*gram (&unr_;), n. (Med.) am X-ray photograph produced by angiography.
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‖An`gi*o"ma (ăn`j&ibreve_;*ō"m&adot_;), n.; L. pl. -omata (-ō"m&adot_;*t&adot_;). [NL.; angio- + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood or lymph vessels. -- An`gi*om"a*tous (#), a.
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An`gi*o*mon`o*sper"mous (ăn`j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*m&obreve_;n`&ouptack_;*sp&etilde_;r"mŭs), a. [Angio- + monospermous.] (Bot.) Producing one seed only in a seed pod.
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‖An`gi*o*neu*ro"sis (?), n. [NL.; angio- + neurosis.] (Med.) Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel. -- An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic (#), a.
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An"gi*o*scope (ăn"j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*skōp), n. [Angio- + -scope.] An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants. Morin.
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An"gi*o*sperm (-ăn"j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*sp&etilde_;rm), n. [Angio- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, seed.] (Bot.) A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. Contrasted with gymnosperm.
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&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 angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are gymnosperms.
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An`gi*o*sper"mous (&unr_;), a. (Bot.) Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
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An`gi*os"po*rous (&unr_;), a. [Angio- + spore.] (Bot.) Having spores contained in cells or thecæ, as in the case of some fungi.
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An`gi*os"to*mous (&unr_;), a. [Angio- + Gr. &unr_; mouth.] (Zoöl.) With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods.
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An"gle (ă&nsmacr_;"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked, angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.
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Into the utmost angle of the world. Spenser.
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To search the tenderest angles of the heart. Milton.
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Acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than 90°. -- Adjacent or Contiguous angles, such as have one leg common to both angles. -- Alternate angles. See Alternate. -- Angle bar. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as Angle iron. -- Angle bead (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. -- Angle brace, Angle tie (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. Knight. -- Angle iron (Mach.), 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. -- Angle leaf (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. -- Angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. -- Angle shaft (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. -- Curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines. -- External angles, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. -- Facial angle. See under Facial. -- Internal angles, those which are within any right-lined figure. -- Mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved line. -- Oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. -- Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90°. -- Optic angle. See under Optic. -- Rectilineal or Right-lined angle, one formed by two right lines. -- Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90° (measured by a quarter circle). -- Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. -- Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. -- Visual angle, 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. -- For Angles of commutation, draught, incidence, reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction, see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection, Refraction, etc.
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An"gle (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Angled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Angling (&unr_;).] 1. To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
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The hearts of all that he did angle for. Shak.
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An"gle, v. t. To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure. [Obs.] “He angled the people's hearts.” Sir P. Sidney.
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An"gled (&unr_;), a. Having an angle or angles; -- used in compounds; as, right-angled, many-angled, etc.
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The thrice three-angled beechnut shell. Bp. Hall.
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An"gle of en"try. (Aëronautics) The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aërocurve) and the line of motion; -- contrasted with angle of trail, which is the angle between the tangent to the following edge and the line of motion.
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An"gler (&unr_;), n. 1. One who angles.
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2. (Zoöl.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), 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 fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.
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An"gles (&unr_;), n. pl. [L. Angli. See Anglican.] (Ethnol.) An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). The Angles probably came from the district of Angeln (now within the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover, etc.
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An"gle*site (&unr_;), n. [From the Isle of Anglesea.] (Min.) A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals.
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An"gle*wise` (&unr_;), adv. [Angle + wise, OE. wise manner.] In an angular manner; angularly.
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An"gle*worm` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.
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An"gli*an (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to the Angles. -- n. One of the Angles.
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An"glic (&unr_;), a. Anglian.
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An"gli*can (&unr_;), a. [Angli the Angles, a Germanic tribe in Lower Germany. Cf. English.] 1. English; of or pertaining to England or the English nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the established church of England; as, the Anglican church, doctrine, orders, ritual, etc.
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An"gli*can (&unr_;), n. 1. A member of the Church of England.
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‖An"gli*ce (&unr_;), adv. [NL.] In English; in the English manner; as, Livorno, Anglice Leghorn.
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An*glic"i*fy (&unr_;), v. t. [NL. Anglicus English + -fly.] To anglicize. [R.]
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An*glic"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The state or quality of being English.
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An"gli*cize (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anglicized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anglicizing.] To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies.
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An"gli*fy (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anglified (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anglifying.] [L. Angli + -fly.] To convert into English; to anglicize. Franklin. Darwin.
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An"gling (&unr_;), n. The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line. Walton.
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An"glo- (&unr_;) [NL. Anglus English. See Anglican.] A combining form meaning the same as English; or English and, or English conjoined with; as, Anglo-Turkish treaty, Anglo-German, Anglo-Irish.
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Anglo-Danish, a. Of or pertaining to the English and Danes, or to the Danes who settled in England.
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An"glo-Cath"o*lic, a., 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.
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An"glo-Ca*thol"i*cism (?), n. 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.
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Anglo-French n. 1. 1 the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.
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An"glo*ma"ni*a (&unr_;), n. [Anglo'cf + mania.] A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc.
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An"glo-Sax"on adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; as, Anglo-Saxon poetry; The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland.
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An"glo-Sax"on (&unr_;), n. [L. Angli-Saxones English Saxons.] 1. A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or “Old”) Saxon.
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It is quite correct to call Æthelstan “King of the Anglo-Saxons,” but to call this or that subject of Æthelstan “an Anglo-Saxon” is simply nonsense. E. A. Freeman.
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An"glo-Sax"on*dom (&unr_;), n. The Anglo-Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United States, etc.); the Anglo-Saxon race.
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An*go"la (&unr_;), n. [A corruption of Angora.] A fabric made from the wool of the Angora goat.
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An*go"la pea` (&unr_;). (Bot.) A tropical plant (Cajanus indicus) and its edible seed, a kind of pulse; -- so called from Angola in Western Africa. Called also pigeon pea and Congo pea.
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‖An"gor (ă&nsmacr_;"g&obreve_;r), n. [L. See Anger.] (Med.) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.
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An*go"ra (ăn*gō"r&adot_;), n. A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc.
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An`gos*tu"ra, An`gos*tu"ra bark" (ä&nsmacr_;`g&obreve_;s*t&oomacr_;"r&adot_; bärk`). [From Angostura, in Venezuela.] A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or Galipea officinalis). It is used used as a tonic, in medicines, liqueurs and bitters. U. S. Disp.
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‖An`gou`mois" moth" (?; 115). [So named from Angoumois in France.] (Zoöl.) A small moth (Gelechia cerealella) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the interior of the grain, leaving only the shell.
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An"gri*ly (&unr_;), adv. In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.
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Such an angriness of humor that we take fire at everything. Whole Duty of Man.
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An"gry (&unr_;), a. [Compar. Angrier (&unr_;); superl. Angriest.] [See Anger.] 1. Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous. [Obs.]
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Wherefore should God be angry at thy voice? Eccles. v. 6.
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Sweet rose, whose hue, angry and brave. Herbert.
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I never ate with angrier appetite. Tennyson.
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Syn. -- Passionate; resentful; irritated; irascible; indignant; provoked; enraged; incensed; exasperated; irate; hot; raging; furious; wrathful; wroth; choleric; inflamed; infuriated.
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An"gui*form (&unr_;), a. [L. angius snake + -form.] Snake-shaped.
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Anguilla n. 1. 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.
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An*guil"li*form (&unr_;), a. [L. anguilla eel (dim. of anguis snake) + -form.] Eel-shaped.
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An"guine (&unr_;), a. [L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. “The anguine or snakelike reptiles.” Owen.
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An*guin"e*al (&unr_;), a. Anguineous.
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An*guin"e*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. anguineus.] Snakelike.
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An"guish (&unr_;), n. [OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise, F. angoisse, fr. L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. angustus narrow, difficult, fr. angere to press together. See Anger.] Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
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But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Ex. vi. 9.
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An"guish, v. t. [Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare.] To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] Temple.
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An"gu*lar (&unr_;), a. [L. angularis, fr. angulus angle, corner. See Angle.] 1. Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.
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Angular aperture, Angular distance. See Aperture, Distance. -- Angular motion, 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. -- Angular point, the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex. -- Angular velocity, the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.
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An"gu*lar*ly (&unr_;), adv. In an angular manner; with of at angles or corners. B. Jonson.
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{ An"gu*late (&unr_;), An"gu*la`ted (&unr_;), } a. [L. angulatus, p. p. of angulare to make angular.] Having angles or corners; angled; as, angulate leaves.
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An"gu*lo-den"tate (&unr_;), a.. [L. angulus angle + dens, dentis, tooth.] (Bot.) Angularly toothed, as certain leaves.
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An"gu*lose` (&unr_;), a. Angulous. [R.]
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An*gust" (&unr_;), a. [L. angustus. See Anguish.] Narrow; strait. [Obs.]
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‖An`gwan*ti"bo (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.
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An`he*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. anhelatio, fr. anhelare to pant; an (perh. akin to E. on) + halare to breathe: cf. F. anhélation.] Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma. Glanvill.
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An"he*lose (&unr_;), a. Anhelous; panting. [R.]
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‖An*hin"ga (&unr_;), n. [Pg.] (Zoöl.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird.
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‖An"i*cut, ‖An"ni*cut (&unr_;), n. [Tamil anai kattu dam building.] A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [India] Brande & C.
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{ An"i*ent, An`i*en"tise (&unr_;), } v. t. [OF. anientir, F. anéantir.] To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Does he hawk anights still? Marston.
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An"il (&unr_;), n. [F. anil, Sp. anīl, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-nīl, for al-nīl the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nīla dark blue, nīlī indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.] (Bot.) A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.
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An"ile (&unr_;), a. [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.] Old-womanish; imbecile. “Anile ideas.” Walpole.
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An"i*line (?; 277), n. [See Anil.] (Chem.) 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.
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An"i*line, a. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
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An`i*mad*ver"sal (&unr_;), n. The faculty of perceiving; a percipient. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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An`i*mad*vert" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Animadverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Animadverting.] [L. animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.] 1. To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by that. Dr. H. More.
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An"i*mal (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F. animal. See Animate.] 1. 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.
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Animal magnetism. See Magnetism and Mesmerism. -- Animal electricity, the electricity developed in some animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc. -- Animal flower (Zoöl.), a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc. -- Animal heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at nearly a uniform temperature. -- Animal spirits. See under Spirit. -- Animal kingdom, 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. The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms, and the principal classes under them, generally recognized at the present time: -- -
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{ An`i*mal"cu*lar (&unr_;), An`i*mal"cu*line (&unr_;), } a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules. “Animalcular life.” Tyndall.
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Spermatic animalcules. See Spermatozoa.
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An`i*mal"cu*lism (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. animalculisme.] 1. (Biol.) The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena by means of animalcules.
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An"i*mal*ish (&unr_;), a. Like an animal.
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An`i*mal"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. animalité.] Animal existence or nature. Locke.
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An"i*mate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animated; p. pr. & vb. n. Animating.] [L. animatus, p. p. of animare, fr. anima breath, soul; akin to animus soul, mind, Gr. &unr_; wind, Skr. an to breathe, live, Goth. us-anan to expire (us- out), Icel. önd breath, anda to breathe, OHG. ando anger. Cf. Animal.] 1. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.
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An"i*mate (&unr_;), a. [L. animatus, p. p.] Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.
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An"i*mism (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. animisme, fr. L. anima soul. See Animate.] 1. The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.
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{ An`i*mose" (&unr_;), An"i*mous (&unr_;), } a. [L. animosus, fr. animus soul, spirit, courage.] Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute. [Obs.] Ash.
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Ankle bone, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.
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An"kled (&unr_;), a. Having ankles; -- used in composition; as, well-ankled. Beau. & Fl.
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‖An"kus (?), n. [Hind., fr. Skr. a&ndot_;kuça.] An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook. [India] Kipling.
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An"ky*lose (&unr_;), v. t. & i. Same as Anchylose.
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‖An`ky*lo"sis (&unr_;), n. Same as Anchylosis.
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‖An`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale, Uncinaria (subgenus Necator) americana, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe anæmia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also miner's anæmia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anæmia, Egyptian chlorosis.
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An"lace (&unr_;), n. [Origin unknown.] A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle. [Written also anelace.]
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‖An"laut` (?), n. [G.; an on + laut sound.] (Phon.) An initial sound, as of a word or syllable.
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{ Ann (&unr_;), An"nat (&unr_;), } n. [LL. annata income of a year, also, of half a year, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annate annats.] (Scots Law) A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.
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‖An"na (&unr_;), n. [Hindi ānā.] An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2&unr_; cents.
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An"nal (&unr_;), n. See Annals.
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An"nal*ist, n. [Cf. F. annaliste.] A writer of annals.
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An`nal*is"tic (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the dry annalistic style.“A stiff annalistic method.” Sir G. C. Lewis.
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An"nal*ize (&unr_;), v. t. To record in annals. Sheldon.
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An"nals (&unr_;), n. pl. [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.] 1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. “Annals the revolution.” Macaulay. “The annals of our religion.” Rogers.
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The short and simple annals of the poor. Gray.
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It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. Burke.
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{ An"nats (&unr_;), An"nates (&unr_;), } n. pl. [See Ann.] (Eccl. Law) 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.
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An*neal" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annealed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Annealing.] [OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an&unr_;lan; an on + &unr_;lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob. influenced by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on gold or silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to blacken, fr. L. nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. Niello, Negro.] 1. 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.
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An*neal"er (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, anneals.
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An*nec"tent (&unr_;), a. [L. annectere to tie or bind to. See Annex.] Connecting; annexing. Owen.
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{ An`ne*lid (&unr_;), An*nel"i*dan (&unr_;), } a. [F. annélide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Annelida. -- n. One of the Annelida.
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‖An*nel"i*da (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Chætopoda, including the Oligochæta or earthworms and Polychæta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Chætopoda.
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An*nel"i*dous (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Of the nature of an annelid.
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‖An`nel*la"ta (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) See Annelida.
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An"ne*loid (&unr_;), n. [F. annelé ringed + -oid.] (Zoöl.) An animal resembling an annelid.
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An*nex" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annexed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Annexing.] [F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of annectere to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to fasten together, akin to Skr. nah to bind.] 1. To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by to. “He annexed a codicil to a will.” Johnson.
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He annexed a province to his kingdom. Johnson.
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Syn. -- To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See Add.
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An*nex", v. i. To join; to be united. Tooke.
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An*nex" (&unr_;), n. [F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere.] Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.
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An`nex*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. annexation. See Annex, v. t.] 1. The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation of Texas to the United States, or of chattels to the freehold.
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An`nex*a"tion*ist, n. One who favors annexation.
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An*nex"er (&unr_;), n. One who annexes.
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An*nex"ion (&unr_;), n. [L. annexio a tying to, connection: cf. F. annexion.] Annexation. [R.] Shak.
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An*nex"ion*ist, n. An annexationist. [R.]
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An*nex"ment (&unr_;), n. The act of annexing, or the thing annexed; appendage. [R.] Shak.
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An*ni"hi*la*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being annihilated.
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An*ni"hi*late (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annihilated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annihilating.] [L. annihilare; ad + nihilum, nihil, nothing, ne hilum (filum) not a thread, nothing at all. Cf. File, a row.] 1. To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.
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It impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated. Bacon.
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An*ni"hi*late (an*nī"h&ibreve_;*l&auptack_;t), a. Annihilated. [Archaic] Swift.
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An*ni`hi*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. annihilation.] 1. 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, the annihilation of a corporation.
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An*ni`hi*la"tion*ist, n. (Theol.) One who believes that eternal punishment consists in annihilation or extinction of being; a destructionist.
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An*ni"hi*la*tive (&unr_;), a. Serving to annihilate; destructive.
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An*ni"hi*la`tor (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, annihilates; as, a fire annihilator.
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An*ni"hi*la*to*ry (&unr_;), a. Annihilative.
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An`ni*ver"sa*ri*ly (&unr_;), adv. Annually. [R.] Bp. Hall.
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An`ni*ver"sa*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.] Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast.
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Anniversary day (R. C. Ch.). See Anniversary, n., 2. -- Anniversary week, that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.]
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An`ni*ver"sa*ry, n.; pl. Anniversaries (&unr_;). [Cf. F. anniversaire.] 1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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An"ni*verse (&unr_;), n. [L. anni versus the turning of a year.] Anniversary. [Obs.] Dryden.
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An"no*da`ted (&unr_;), a. [L. ad to + nodus a knot.] (Her.) Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S. Cussans.
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‖An"no Dom"i*ni (&unr_;). [L., in the year of [our] Lord [Jesus Christ]; usually abbrev. a. d.] In the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887.
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An*nom`i*na"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. annominatio. See Agnomination.] 1. Paronomasia; punning.
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An"no*tate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annotated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annotating.] [L. annotatus; p. p. of annotare to annotate; ad + notare to mark, nota mark. See Note, n.] To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.
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An"no*tate, v. i. To make notes or comments; -- with on or upon.
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An`no*ta"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. annotatio: cf. F. annotation.] A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.
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An"no*tine (&unr_;), n. [L. annotinus a year old.] (Zoöl.) A bird one year old, or that has once molted.
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An*not"i*nous (&unr_;), a. [L. annotinus, fr. annus year.] (Bot.) A year old; in Yearly growths.
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An*not"to (ăn*n&obreve_;t"t&ouptack_;), Ar*not"to (är*n&obreve_;t"t&ouptack_;), n. [Perh. the native name.] A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc. [Written also Anatto, Anatta, Annatto, Annotta, etc.]
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An*nounce" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Announced (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Announcing (&unr_;).] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf. Annunciate.]
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An*nounce"ment (&unr_;), n. The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication.
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An*noy" (&unr_;), n. [OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr. L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See Ennui, Odium, Noisome, Noy.] A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy.
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An"nu*al (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals.] 1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.
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An"nu*lar (&unr_;), a. [L. annularis, fr. annulis ring: cf. F. annulaire.] 1. Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.
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‖An`nu*la"ta (&unr_;), n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. L. annulatus ringed.] (Zoöl.) A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to Annelida, including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See Annelida.
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An*nu"mer*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. annumeratus, p. p. of annumerare. See Numerate.] To add on; to count in. [Obs.] Wollaston.
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An*nun"ci*a*ble (&unr_;), a. That may be announced or declared; declarable. [R.]
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An*nun"ci*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annunciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annunciating.] [L. annuntiare. See Announce.] To announce.
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An*nun`ci*a"tion (?; 277), n. [L. annuntiatio: cf. F. annonciation.] 1. The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.
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An*nun`ci*a"tion lil"y (?). (Bot.) The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation.
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An*nun"ci*a*tive (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to annunciation; announcing. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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An*nun"ci*a`tor (&unr_;), n. [L. annuntiator.] 1. 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.
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An"o*dyne (ăn"&ouptack_;*dīn), a. [L. anodynus, Gr. &unr_; free from pain, stilling pain; 'an priv. + &unr_; pain: cf. F. anodin.] Serving to assuage pain; soothing.
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The anodyne draught of oblivion. Burke.
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&hand_; “The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce.” Am. Cyc.
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A*noil" (&unr_;), v. t. [OF. enoilier.] To anoint with oil. [Obs.] Holinshed.
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A*noint" (&adot_;*noint"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Anointing.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See Ointment, Unguent.] 1. To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
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He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. John ix. 6.
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Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. Exod. xxix. 7.
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Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. 1 Kings xix. 15.
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‖A*no"lis (&unr_;), prop. n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a lizard.] (Zoöl.) A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanidæ. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called chameleons.
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A*nom"al (&unr_;), n. Anything anomalous. [R.]
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A*nom"a*lism (&unr_;), n. An anomaly; a deviation from rule. Hooker.
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{ A*nom`a*lis"tic (&unr_;), A*nom`a*lis"tic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Cf. F. anomalistique.] 1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules.
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A*nom"a*lous (&unr_;), a. [L. anomalus, Gr. &unr_; uneven, irregular; 'an priv. + &unr_; even, &unr_; same. See Same, and cf. Abnormal.] Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.
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A*nom"a*lous*ly, adv. In an anomalous manner.
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A*nom"a*ly (&unr_;), n.; pl. Anomalies (&unr_;). [L. anomalia, Gr. &unr_;. See Anomalous.] 1. Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.
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As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater anomaly in nature than a bird that can not fly. Darwin.
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An`o*moph"yl*lous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; irregular + &unr_; leaf.] (Bot.) Having leaves irregularly placed.
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{ ‖An`o*mu"ra (&unr_;), ‖An`o*mou"ra (&unr_;), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; lawless + o'yra` tail.] (Zoöl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example.
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{ An`o*mu"ral (&unr_;), An`o*mu"ran (&unr_;), } a. Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; as, the anomural crustaceans. [Written also anomoural, anomouran.]
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An"o*my (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;. See Anomia.] Disregard or violation of law. [R.] Glanvill.
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A*non" (&unr_;), adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + ān one. See On and One.] 1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.]
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As it shall better appear anon. Stow.
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Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright. Shak.
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‖A*no"na, n. [NL. Cf. Ananas.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order Anonaceæ, including the soursop.
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An"o*nym (&unr_;), n. [F. anonyme. See Anonymous.] 1. One who is anonymous; also sometimes used for “pseudonym.”
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‖A*noph"e*les (&adot_;*n&obreve_;f"&euptack_;*lēz), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anwfelh`s useless, hurtful.] (Zoöl.) 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 Culex by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak in length, while those of the female Culex are very short. They also assume different positions when resting, Culex usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it rests and keeping the head and beak bent at an angle, while Anopheles 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.
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‖An"o*pla (ăn"&obreve_;*pl&adot_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed.] (Zoöl.) One of the two orders of Nemerteans. See Nemertina.
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An*op"lo*there (ăn*&obreve_;p"l&ouptack_;*thēr), ‖An`o*plo*the"ri*um (ăn`&ouptack_;*pl&ouptack_;*thē"r&ibreve_;*ŭm), n. [From Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed ('an priv. + 'o`plon an implement, weapon) + qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order Ungulata, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth (whence the name).
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‖An`o*plu"ra (ăn`&ouptack_;*plū"r&adot_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'o`plon weapon, sting + o'yra` tail.] (Zoöl.) A group of insects which includes the lice.
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{ ‖A*nop"si*a (&adot_;*n&obreve_;p"s&ibreve_;*&adot_;), An"op`sy (ăn"&obreve_;p`s&ybreve_;), } a. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'o`psis sight.] (Med.) Want or defect of sight; blindness.
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{ ‖An`o*rex"i*a (&unr_;), An"o*rex`y (&unr_;) } n. [Gr. &unr_;; 'an priv. + &unr_; desire, appetite, &unr_; desire.] (Med.) Want of appetite, without a loathing of food. Coxe.
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A*nor"mal (&unr_;), a. [F. anormal. See Abnormal, Normal.] Not according to rule; abnormal. [Obs.]
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A*nor"thic (&unr_;), a. [See Anorthite.] (Min.) Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals.
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‖An"se*res (&unr_;), n. pl. [L., geese.] (Zoöl.) A Linnæan 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.
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An"ser*ine (&unr_;), a. [L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.
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An"ser*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. anser a goose.] Resembling a goose; silly; simple. Sydney Smith.
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An"swer (ăn"s&etilde_;r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Answered (ăn"s&etilde_;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Answering.] [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.] 1. To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.
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She answers him as if she knew his mind. Shak.
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So spake the apostate angel, though in pain: . . .
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No man was able to answer him a word. Matt. xxii. 46.
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These shifts refuted, answer thine appellant. Milton.
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The reasoning was not and could not be answered. Macaulay.
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This proud king . . . studies day and night
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(b) To render account to or for.
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I will . . . send him to answer thee. Shak.
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And grievously hath Cæzar answered it. Shak.
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The windows answering each other, we could just discern the glowing horizon them. Gilpin.
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Money answereth all things. Eccles. x. 19.
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Weapons must needs be dangerous things, if they answered the bulk of so prodigious a person. Swift.
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An"swer, v. i. 1. To speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response.
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There was no voice, nor any that answered. 1 Kings xviii. 26.
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Do the strings answer to thy noble hand? Dryden.
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(b) To be opposite, or to act in opposition. (c) To be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; as, a very few will answer. (d) To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; -- usually with to.
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That the time may have all shadow and silence in it, and the place answer to convenience. Shak.
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If this but answer to my just belief,
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As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. Prov. xxvii. 19.
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An"swer, n. [OE. andsware, AS. andswaru; and against + swerian to swear. √177, 196. See Anti-, and Swear, and cf. 1st un-.] 1. A reply to a charge; a defense.
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At my first answer no man stood with me. 2 Tim. iv. 16.
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A soft answer turneth away wrath. Prov. xv. 1.
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I called him, but he gave me no answer. Cant. v. 6.
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An"swer*a*ble (&unr_;), a. 1. Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.
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Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is answerable only to God? Swift.
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The argument, though subtle, is yet answerable. Johnson.
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What wit and policy of man is answerable to their discreet and orderly course? Holland.
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This revelation . . . was answerable to that of the apostle to the Thessalonians. Milton.
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Had the valor of his soldiers been answerable, he had reached that year, as was thought, the utmost bounds of Britain. Milton.
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An"swer*a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.
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An"swer*less (&unr_;), a. Having no answer, or impossible to be answered. Byron.
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An 't (&unr_;). An it, that is, and it or if it. See An, conj. [Obs.]
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An't (&unr_;). A contraction for are and am not; also used for is not; -- now usually written ain't. [Colloq. & illiterate speech.]
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Ant-. See Anti-, prefix.
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-ant. [F. -ant, fr. L. -antem or -entem, the pr. p. ending; also sometimes directly from L. -antem.] A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, etc. Cf. -ent.
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Ant (&unr_;), n. [OE. ante, amete, emete, AS. æmete akin to G. ameise. Cf. Emmet.] (Zoöl.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linnæan genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.
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&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 agricultural ants, carpenter ants, honey ants, foraging ants, amazon ants, etc. The white ants or Termites belong to the Neuroptera.
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Ant bird (Zoöl.), one of a very extensive group of South American birds (Formicariidæ), which live on ants. The family includes many species, some of which are called ant shrikes, ant thrushes, and ant wrens. -- Ant rice (Bot.), a species of grass (Aristida oligantha) cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake of its seed.
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‖An"ta (&unr_;), n.; pl. Antæ (&unr_;). [L.] (Arch.) A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
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&hand_; Porches, when columns stand between two antæ, are called in Latin in antis.
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Ant*ac"id (&unr_;), n. [Pref. anti- + acid.] (Med.) A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent. -- a. Counteractive of acidity.
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Ant*ac"rid (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + acrid.] Corrective of acrimony of the humors.
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An*tæ"an (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;.] Pertaining to Antæus, a giant athlete slain by Hercules.
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An*tag"o*nism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to struggle against; &unr_; against + &unr_; to contend or struggle, &unr_; contest: cf. F. antagonisme. See Agony.] Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
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&hand_; We speak of antagonism between two things, to or against a thing, and sometimes with a thing.
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An*tag"o*nist (&unr_;), n. [L. antagonista, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; combatant, champion, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. antagoniste. See Antagonism.] 1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.
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Antagonist of Heaven's Almigthy King. Milton.
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Our antagonists in these controversies. Hooker.
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An*tag"o*nist, a. Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.
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They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic. Milman.
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An*tag"o*nize, v. i. To act in opposition.
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An*tag"o*ny (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; contest: cf. F. (16th century) antagonie. See Antagonism.] Contest; opposition; antagonism. [Obs.]
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Antagony that is between Christ and Belial. Milton.
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An*tal"gic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; pain: cf. F. antalgique.] (Med.) Alleviating pain. -- n. A medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne. [R.]
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Ant*am`bu*la"cral (ănt*ăm`b&uuptack_;*lā"kr&aitalic_;l), a. (Zoöl.) Away from the ambulacral region.
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‖Ant`an*a*cla"sis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; a bending back and breaking. See Anaclastic.] (Rhet.) (a) A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some craft when young, that when old you may live without craft. (b) 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), shall that heart, etc.
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‖Ant`an*a*go"ge (&unr_;), n. [Pref. anti- + anagoge.] (Rhet.) A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary, by a counter charge.
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Ant`aph*ro*dis"i*ac (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + aphrodisiac.] (Med.) Capable of blunting the venereal appetite. -- n. Anything that quells the venereal appetite.
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Ant`aph*ro*dit"ic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; Aphrodite: cf. F. antaphroditique.] (Med.)
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Ant`ap*o*plec"tic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + apoplectic.] (Med.) Good against apoplexy. -- n. A medicine used against apoplexy.
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Ant*ar"chism (&unr_;), n. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; government.] Opposition to government in general. [R.]
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Ant*arc"tic (&unr_;), a. [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F. antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; bear. See Arctic.] 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° 28′. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
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‖An*ta"res (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; similar to + &unr_; Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.] The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the Scorpion's Heart.
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Ant`ar*thrit"ic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + arthritic.] (Med.) Counteracting or alleviating gout. -- n. A remedy against gout.
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Ant`asth*mat"ic (? or ?; see Asthma; 277), a. [Pref. anti- + asthmatic.] (Med.) Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma. -- n. A remedy for asthma.
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Ant"-bear` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga.
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Ant" bird (&unr_;), (Zoöl.) See Ant bird, under Ant, n.
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Ant"-cat`tle (&unr_;), n. pl. (Zoöl.) Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete; plural of ant cow. See Aphips.
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An"te- (ăn"t&euptack_;-). A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. 'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.
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An"te, n. (Poker Playing) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
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An"te*act` (&unr_;), n. A preceding act.
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An"te*al (&unr_;), a. [antea, ante, before. Cf. Ancient.] Being before, or in front. [R.] J. Fleming.
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Ant"-eat`er (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and Echidna.
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An`te*ce*da"ne*ous (&unr_;), a. [See Antecede.] Antecedent; preceding in time. “Capable of antecedaneous proof.” Barrow.
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An`te*cede" (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See Cede.] To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. Sir M. Hale.
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An`te*ced"en*cy (&unr_;), n. The state or condition of being antecedent; priority. Fothherby.
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An`te*ced"ent (&unr_;), a. [L. antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. antécédent.] 1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
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The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents. Max Miller.
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An`te*ced"ent*ly (&unr_;), adv. Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion. Barrow.
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An"te*cham`ber (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. antichambre.] 1. A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby.
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An"te*choir` (?), n. (Arch.) (a) A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the choir, for the clergy and choristers. (b) Where a choir is divided, as in some Spanish churches, that division of it which is the farther from the sanctuary.
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An"te*date` (ăn`t&euptack_;*dāt`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Antedated; p. pr. & vb. n. Antedating.] 1. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; ; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution.
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An`te*di*lu"vi*al (ăn`t&euptack_;*d&ibreve_;*lū"v&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l), a. [Pref. ante- + diluvial.] Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.
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An`te*flex"ion (&unr_;), n. (Med.) A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself. T. G. Thomas.
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An"te*lope (ăn"t&euptack_;*lōp), n. [OF. antelop, F. antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops, -lopos, Eustathius, “Hexaëm.,” p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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An`te*me*rid"i*an (&unr_;), a. [L. antemeridianus; ante + meridianus belonging to midday or noon. See Meridian.] Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. a. m.)
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Ant`e*met"ic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + emetic.] (Med.) Tending to check vomiting. -- n. A remedy to check or allay vomiting.
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‖An`te mor"tem (?). [L.] Before death; -- generally used adjectively; as, an ante-mortem statement; ante-mortem examination.
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An`te*mo*sa"ic (&unr_;), a. Being before the time of Moses.
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An`te*mun"dane (&unr_;), a. Being or occurring before the creation of the world. Young.
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An`te*mu"ral (&unr_;), n. [L. antemurale: ante + murus wall. See Mural.] An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
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An`te*na"tal (&unr_;), a. Before birth. Shelley.
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An`te*ni"cene (&unr_;), a. [L.] Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.
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An*ten"na (&unr_;), n.; pl. Antennæ (&unr_;). [L. antenna sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] 1. (Zoöl.) 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 horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.
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2. (Electronics) 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: whip antenna, antenna tower, horn antenna, dish antenna, directional antenna and rabbit ears. See transmitter, receiver.
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An*ten"nal (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the antennæ. Owen.
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An`ten*nif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [Antenna + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Bearing or having antennæ.
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An*ten"ni*form (&unr_;), a. [Antenna + -form.] Shaped like antennæ.
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An*ten"nule (&unr_;), n. [Dim. of antenna.] (Zoöl.) A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antennæ or feelers of Crustacea.
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An`te*num"ber (&unr_;), n. A number that precedes another. [R.] Bacon.
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An`te*nup"tial (&unr_;), a. Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement. Kent.
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An`te*or"bit*al (&unr_;), a. & n. (Anat.) Same as Antorbital.
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An`te*pas"chal (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
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An"te*past (&unr_;), n. [Pref. ante- + L. pastus pasture, food. Cf. Repast.] A foretaste.
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‖An`te*pen"di*um (&unr_;), n. [LL., fr. L. ante + pendere to hang.] (Eccl.) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. Smollett.
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{ An`te*pe"nult (&unr_;), ‖An`te*pe*nult"i*ma (&unr_;), } n. [L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus last.] (Pros.) The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in monosyllable.
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Ant`eph*i*al"tic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; nightmare.] (Med.) Good against nightmare. -- n. A remedy nightmare. Dunglison.
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An"te*pone (&unr_;), v. t. [L. anteponere.] To put before; to prefer. [Obs.] Bailey.
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An"te*port (&unr_;), n. [Cf. LL. anteporta.] An outer port, gate, or door.
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An`te*pran"di*al (&unr_;), a. Preceding dinner.
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An`te*pre*dic"a*ment (&unr_;), n. (Logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.
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An*te"ri*or (&unr_;), a. [L. anterior, comp. of ante before.] 1. Before in time; antecedent.
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Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. Sir G. C. Lewis.
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An*te`ri*or"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [LL. anterioritas.] The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority. Pope.
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An"tes (&unr_;), n. pl. Antæ. See Anta.
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An"te*stom`ach (&unr_;), n. A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds. Ray.
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An`te*ver"sion (&unr_;), n. [Pref. ante- + L. vertere, versum, to turn.] (Med.) A displacement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual.
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An`te*vert" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. antevertere; ante + vertere to turn.] 1. To prevent. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Ant*hel"ion (?; 277, 106), n.; pl. Anthelia (&unr_;). [Pref. anti + Gr. &unr_; sun.] (Meteor.) 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.
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An"them (ăn"th&ebreve_;m), n. [OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. 'anti`fwna, neut. pl. of 'anti`fwnon antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from 'anti`fwnos sounding contrary, returning a sound; 'anti` over against + fwnh` sound, voice: the anthem being sung by the choristers alternately, one half-choir answering the other: cf. OF. anthaine, anteine, antieune, F. antienne. See Antiphon.] 1. 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.
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An"them, v. t. To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.]
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Sweet birds antheming the morn. Keats.
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‖ An*the"mi*on (&unr_;), [ fr. Gr. 'anqemi`s flower.] A floral ornament. See Palmette.
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‖An"the*mis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'anqemi`s, equiv. to 'a`nqos flower; an herb like our chamomile.] (Bot.) Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.
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An"them*wise` (&unr_;), adv. Alternately. [Obs.] Bacon.
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An"ther (&unr_;), n. [F. anthère, L. anthera a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. &unr_; flowery, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.) That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary. -- An"ther*al (&unr_;), a.
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‖An`ther*id"i*um (&unr_;), n.; pl. Antheridia (&unr_;). [Anther + &unr_; (a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.) The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary. -- An`ther*id"i*al (&unr_;), a.
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An`ther*if"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [Anther + -ferous.] (Bot.) (a) Producing anthers, as plants. (b) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower. Gray.
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An*ther"i*form (&unr_;), a. [Anther + -form.] Shaped like an anther; anther-shaped.
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An`ther*og"e*nous (&unr_;), a. [Anther + -genous.] (Bot.) Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower.
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An"ther*oid (&unr_;), a. [Anther + -oid.] Resembling an anther.
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{ An`ther*o*zoid (&unr_;), An`ther*o*zoo"id (&unr_;), } n. [Gr. &unr_; flowery + &unr_; animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
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‖An*the"sis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; bloom, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.) The period or state of full expansion in a flower. Gray.
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Ant"-hill (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
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An*tho"bi*an (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + bi`os life.] (Zoöl.) A beetle which feeds on flowers.
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‖An`tho*bran"chi*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + &unr_; gills, n. pl.] (Zoöl.) A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See Nudibranchiata, and Doris.
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An`tho*car"pous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.
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An*thog"ra*phy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -graphy.] A description of flowers.
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An"thoid (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -oid.] Resembling a flower; flowerlike.
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An"tho*lite (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -lite.] (Paleon.) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
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An`tho*log"ic*al (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts from different authors, especially the poets.
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An*thol"o*gy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. 'anqolo`gos flower gathering; 'a`nqos flower + le`gein to gather.] 1. A discourse on flowers. [R.]
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An`tho*ma"ni*a (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + mani`a madness.] A extravagant fondness for flowers. [R.]
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An"tho*ny's Fire` (&unr_;). See Saint Anthony's Fire, under Saint.
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An*thoph"a*gous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fagei^n to eat.] (Zoöl.) Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects.
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An*thoph"i*lous (?), a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fi`los loving.] (Zoöl.) Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers.
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An"tho*phore (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; bearing flowers; 'a`nqos flower + &unr_; bearing, fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family. Gray.
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An*thoph"o*rous (&unr_;), a. Flower bearing; supporting the flower.
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An*thoph"yl*lite (&unr_;), n. [NL. anthophyllum clove.] A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color. -- An`tho*phyl*lit"ic (&unr_;), a.
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An"tho*rism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to bound, define.] (Rhet.) A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party. [R.]
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An"tho*tax`y (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + &unr_; order.] (Bot.) The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence.
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‖An`tho*zo"a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + &unr_; animal.] (Zoöl.) The class of the Cœlenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria.
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An`tho*zo"an (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Anthozoa. -- n. One of the Anthozoa.
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An"thra*cene (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; coal.] (Chem.) A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin. [Written also anthracin.]
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An*thrac"nose` (?), n. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, carbuncle + &unr_; disease.] (Bot.) Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, 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 bird's-eye rot.
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‖An`thra*co"sis (?), n. [NL. See Anthrax.] (Med.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis. See also the related conditions pneumomelanosis and pneumoconiosis (black lung).
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An"thrax vac"cine. (Veter.) A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis, formerly Bacterium anthracis) in beef broth. It is used to immunize animals, esp. cattle.
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{ An*throp"ic (&unr_;), An*throp"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; man.] (Zoöl.) 1. Like or related to man; human. [R.] Owen.
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An"thro*poid (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; man + -oid.] Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. -- n. An anthropoid ape.
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{ An`thro*po*log"ic (&unr_;), An`thro*po*log"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man. “Anthropologic wisdom.” Kingsley. -- An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
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An"thro*po*man`cy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; man + -mancy.] Divination by the entrails of human being.
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{ An`thro*po*met"ric (&unr_;), An`thro*po*met"ric*al (&unr_;), } a. Pertaining to anthropometry.
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An`thro*pom"e*try (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; man + -mercy.] Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc. Dunglison.
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‖An`thro*po*mor"pha (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL. See Anthropomorphism.] (Zoöl.) The manlike, or anthropoid, apes.
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An`thro*po*mor"phic (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to anthropomorphism. Hadley. -- An`thro*po*mor"phic*al*ly (&unr_;), adv.
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An`thro*po*mor"phism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; of human form; &unr_; man + morfh` form.] 1. The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.
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An`thro*po*mor"phite (&unr_;), n. One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity. Taylor. Specifically, one of a sect of ancient heretics who believed that God has a human form, etc. Tillotson.
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An`thro*po*mor*phit"ic (&unr_;), a. (Biol.) Pertaining to anthropomorphism, or anthropomorphitism. Kitto.
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An`thro*po*mor"phi*tism (&unr_;), n. Anthropomorphism. Wordsworth.
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An`thro*po*mor"phous (&unr_;), a. Having the figure of, or resemblance to, a man; as, an anthropomorphous plant. “Anthropomorphous apes.” Darwin.
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{ An`thro*po*nom"ics (?), An`thro*pon"o*my (?) }, n.} [Gr. &unr_; man + &unr_; usage, law, rule.] The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment. -- An`thro*po*nom"ic*al (#), a.
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{ An`thro*po*path"ic (&unr_;), An`thro*po*path"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. Of or pertaining to anthropopathy. [R.] -- An`thro*po*path"ic*al*ly, adv.
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The daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets often represent God as chiding, upbraiding, threatening. H. Rogers.
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{ An`thro*pop"a*thism (&unr_;), An`thro*pop"a*thy (&unr_;), } n. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; man + &unr_; suffering, affection, passion, &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer.] The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity.
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‖An`thro*poph"a*gi (&unr_;), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_; eating men; &unr_; man + + &unr_; to eat.] Man eaters; cannibals. Shak.
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{ An`thro*po*phag"ic (&unr_;), An`thro*po*phag"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. Relating to cannibalism or anthropophagy.
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An`thro*po*tom"ic*al (ăn`thr&ouptack_;*p&ouptack_;*t&obreve_;m"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l), a. Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.
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An`thro*pot"o*mist (ăn`thr&ouptack_;*p&obreve_;t"&ouptack_;*m&ibreve_;st), n. One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.
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An`thro*pot"o*my (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + tomh` a cutting.] The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. Owen.
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Ant`hyp*not"ic (&unr_;). See Antihypnotic.
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Ant`hyp*o*chon"dri*ac (&unr_;), a. & n. See Antihypochondriac.
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An"ti (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_; against. See Ante.] A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic.
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An`ti*aph`ro*dis"i*ac (&unr_;), a. & n. Same as Antaphrodisiac.
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An"ti*ar (&unr_;), n. [Jav. antjar.] A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria).
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An`ti*a*rin (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A poisonous principle obtained from antiar. Watts.
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‖An`ti*bac*chi"us (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;. See Bacchius.] (Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#).
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An`ti*bac*te"ri*al (?), a. (Med.) (a) killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria; -- applied also to serum for protection against bacterial diseases. (b) Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease. [archaic]
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An"ti*bod`y (ăn"t&ibreve_;*b&obreve_;d`&ybreve_;), n. 1. (Med., Physiol. Chem.) 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. In certain “autoimmune” 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.
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2. (Med., Physiol. Chem.) 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. 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 monoclonal antibodies) are highly specific in their reactions to molecular strucures, and are used as valuable reagents in biochemical technology.
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An`ti*brach"i*al (&unr_;), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
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An`ti*bro"mic (&unr_;), n. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; a stink.] An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.
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An`ti*bu*bon"ic (?), a. Good or used against bubonic plague; as, antibubonic serum, obtained from immunized horses; antibubonic vaccine, a sterilized bouillon culture of the plague bacillus; antibubonic measures.
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An"tic (ăn"t&ibreve_;k), a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See Antique.] 1. Old; antique. (Zoöl.) “Lords of antic fame.” Phaer.
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The antic postures of a merry-andrew. Addison.
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An"tic, n. 1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
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Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser.
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An"tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked (&unr_;), Antickt.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak.
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An`ti*ca*tarrh`al (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Efficacious against catarrh. -- n. An anticatarrhal remedy.
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An`ti*cau*sot"ic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; fever, &unr_; to burn.] (Med.) Good against an inflammatory fever. -- n. A remedy for such a fever.
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An"ti*christ (&unr_;), n. [L. Antichristus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_;.] A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.
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An*tich"ro*nism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; time.] Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism. [R.] Selden.
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An*tic"i*pant (&unr_;), a. [L. anticipans, p. pr. of anticipare.] Anticipating; expectant; -- with of.
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An*tic"i*pate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticipated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anticipating (&unr_;).] [L. anticipatus, p. p. of anticipare to anticipate; ante + capere to make. See Capable.] 1. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.
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To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. R. Hall.
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He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. Macaulay.
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Good with bad
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Timid men were anticipating another civil war. Macaulay.
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An`ti*cli"max (&unr_;), n. (Rhet.) A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect. Example: -Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war,
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An"ti*cy`clone (ăn"t&ibreve_;*sī`klōn), n. (Meteorol.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic (&unr_;), a. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly (&unr_;), adv.
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An`ti*diph`the*rit"ic (?), a. (Med.) Destructive to, or hindering the growth of, diphtheria bacilli. -- n. An antidiphtheritic agent.
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Antidorcas prop. n. A genus of mammals comprising the springbucks (or springboks). The main species is Antidorcas marsupialis the springbuck, of which there are three subspecies: the cape springbuck (marsupialis), the Kalahari springbuck (hofmeyri) and the Angolan springbuck (angolensis).
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An"ti*do`tal (ăn"t&ibreve_;*dō`t&aitalic_;l)(#) a. Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison. Sir T. Browne. -- An"ti*do`tal*ly, adv.
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An"ti*do`ta*ry (ăn"t&ibreve_;*dō`t&adot_;*r&ybreve_;), a. Antidotal. -- n. An antidote; also, a book of antidotes.
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An"ti*dote (ăn"t&ibreve_;*dōt), n. [L. antidotum, Gr. 'anti`doton (sc. fa`rmakon), fr. 'anti`dotos given against; 'anti` against + dido`nai to give: cf. F. antidote. See Dose, n.] 1. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison.
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An"ti*dote, v. t. 1. To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.
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Nor could Alexander himself . . . antidote . . . the poisonous draught, when it had once got into his veins. South.
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2. To fortify or preserve by an antidote.
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An`ti*dot"ic*al (ăn`t&ibreve_;*dōt"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l), a. Serving as an antidote. -- An`ti*dot"ic*al*ly, adv.
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An*tid"ro*mous (ăn*t&ibreve_;d"r&ouptack_;*mŭs), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. dro`mos a running.] (Bot.) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
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An`ti*dys`en*ter"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Good against dysentery. -- n. A medicine for dysentery.
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An`ti*e*met"ic (&unr_;), a. & n. (Med.) Same as Antemetic.
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An`ti*eph`i*al"tic (&unr_;), a. & n. (Med.) Same as Antephialtic.
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An`ti*ep`i*lep"tic (&unr_;), a. & n. (Med.) Same as Antepileptic.
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An`ti*fe"brile (&unr_;), a. & n. (Med.) Febrifuge.
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An`ti*feb"rine (&unr_;), n. (Med.) Acetanilide.
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An`ti-fed"er*al*ist (&unr_;), n. One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States. Pickering.
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An`ti*fric"tion (&unr_;), n. Something to lessen friction; antiattrition. -- a. Tending to lessen friction.
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An`ti*ga*las"tic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, milk.] Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.
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An`ti-Gal"li*can (&unr_;), a. Opposed to what is Gallic or French.
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An"ti*graph (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; a transcribing: cf. F. antigraphe.] A copy or transcript.
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An`ti*gug"gler (&unr_;) n. [Pref. anti- + guggle or gurgle.] 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.
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An`ti*he"lix (&unr_;), n. (Anat.) The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See Ear.
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An`ti*hem`or*rhag"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Tending to stop hemorrhage. -- n. A remedy for hemorrhage.
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An`ti*hy`dro*phob"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia. -- n. A remedy for hydrophobia.
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An`ti*hy*drop"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Good against dropsy. -- n. A remedy for dropsy.
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An`ti*hyp*not"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Tending to prevent sleep. -- n. An antihypnotic agent.
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An`ti*hyp`o*chon"dri*ac (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Counteractive of hypochondria. -- n. A remedy for hypochondria.
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An`ti*hys*ter"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Counteracting hysteria. -- n. A remedy for hysteria.
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An`ti*ic*ter"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Good against jaundice. -- n. A remedy for jaundice.
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An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ism (?), n. Opposition to imperialism. 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 Little Englanders, 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. -- An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. -- An`ti-im*pe`ri*al*is"tic (#), a.
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‖An`ti*le*gom"e*na (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; against + &unr_; to speak; part. pass. &unr_;.] (Eccl.) 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 Homologoumena.
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An`ti*li*bra"tion (&unr_;), n. A balancing; equipoise. [R.] De Quincey.
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An`ti*lith"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed. -- n. An antilithic medicine.
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An`ti*log"a*rithm (&unr_;), n. (Math.) 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. -- An`ti*log`a*rith"mic (&unr_;), a.
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An*til"o*gous (ăn*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*gŭs), a. Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to analogous.
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Antilogous pole (Eccl.), that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
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An*til"o*gy (ăn*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Antilogies (-j&ibreve_;z). [Gr. 'antilogi`a, fr. 'anti`logos contradictory; 'anti` against + le`gein to speak.] A contradiction between any words or passages in an author. Sir W. Hamilton.
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An`ti*loi"mic (ăn`t&ibreve_;*loi"m&ibreve_;k), n. (Med.) A remedy against the plague. Brande & C.
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An*til"o*pine (ăn*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*pīn), a. Of or relating to the antelope.
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An*til"o*quist (acr/n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*kw&ibreve_;st), n. A contradicter. [Obs.]
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An*til"o*quy (acr/n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*kw&ybreve_;), n. [Pref. anti- + L. loqui to speak.] Contradiction. [Obs.]
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An`ti*lys"sic (ăn`t&ibreve_;*l&ibreve_;s"s&ibreve_;k), a. & n. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; rage, madness.] (Med.) Antihydrophobic.
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An`ti*ma*cas"sar (ăn`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*kăs"s&etilde_;r), n. 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.
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An`ti*ma*gis"tric*al (ăn`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*j&ibreve_;s"tr&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l), a. [Pref. anti- + magistrical for magistratical.] Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates. [Obs.] South.
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An`ti*ma*la"ri*al (ăn`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*lā"r&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l), a. Good against malaria.
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An"ti*mask` (ăn"t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;sk`), n. A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask. [Written also antimasque.] Bacon.
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An`ti*ma"son (ăn`t&ibreve_;*mā"s'n), n. One opposed to Freemasonry. -- An`ti*ma*son"ic (ăn`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*s&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;k), a.
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An`ti*ma"son*ry (ăn`t&ibreve_;*mā"s'n*r&ybreve_;), n. Opposition to Freemasonry.
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an`ti*mat"ter (ăn`t&ibreve_;*măt"t&etilde_;r), n. (Physics) Matter whch is composed of antiparticles such as antiprotons, positrons, and antineutrons.
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An`ti*me*phit"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Good against mephitic or deleterious gases. -- n. A remedy against mephitic gases. Dunglison.
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An"ti*mere (&unr_;), n. [. anti- + -mere.] (Biol.) One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.
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‖An`ti*me*tab"o*le (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.] (Rhet.) A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order.
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‖An`ti*me*tath"e*sis (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.] (Rhet.) An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order.
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An*tim"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; like + &unr_; measure.] A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles. [Obs.]
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{ An`ti*mo*nar"chic (&unr_;), An`ti*mo*nar"chic*al (&unr_;), } Opposed to monarchial government. Bp. Benson. Addison.
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An`ti*mon"arch*ist (&unr_;), n. An enemy to monarchial government.
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An`ti*mo"nate (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical. [Written also antimoniate.]
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An`ti*mo"ni*al (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to antimony. -- n. (Med.) A preparation or medicine containing antimony.
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Antimonial powder, a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; -- also called James's powder.
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An`ti*mo"ni*a`ted (&unr_;), a. Combined or prepared with antimony; as, antimoniated tartar.
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An`ti*mon"ic (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, antimonic acid.
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An`ti*mo"ni*ous (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) 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, antimonious acid.
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An"ti*mo*nite` (&unr_;), n. 1. (Chem.) A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic radical.
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An`ti*mo"ni*u*ret`ed (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) Combined with or containing antimony; as, antimoniureted hydrogen. [Written also antimoniuretted.]
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An"ti*mon*soon" (?), n. (Meteor.) The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon.
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An"ti*mo*ny (ăn"t&ibreve_;*m&ouptack_;*n&ybreve_;; 112), n. [LL. antimonium, of unknown origin.] (Chem.) 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.
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&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 type metal and bell metal, and also for medical preparations, which are in general emetics or cathartics. By ancient writers, and some moderns, the term is applied to native gray ore of antimony, or stibnite (the stibium of the Romans, and the sti`mmi of the Greeks, a sulphide of antimony, from which most of the antimony of commerce is obtained. Cervantite, senarmontite, and valentinite are native oxides of antimony.
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an`ti*my"cin (ăn`t&ibreve_;*mī"s&ibreve_;n), n. 1. one of several antibiotic substances produced by several species of Streptomyces, active against various fungi. They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The two best-known antimycins are antimycin A1 (C28H40N2O9) and antimycin A3 (C26H36N2O9). They are notable for their mechanism of action, interference with the proton pumping mechanism of fungi.
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An`ti*na"tion*al (ăn"t&ibreve_;*năsh"ŭn*&aitalic_;l), a. Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government.
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An`ti*ne*phrit"ic (ăn"t&ibreve_;*n&euptack_;*fr&ibreve_;t"&ibreve_;k), a. (Med.) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys. -- n. An antinephritic remedy.
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An`ti*no"mi*an (&unr_;), a. [See Antimony.] Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory.
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An`ti*no"mi*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) 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. Mosheim.
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An`ti*no"mi*an*ism (&unr_;), n. The tenets or practice of Antinomians. South.
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An*tin"o*mist (&unr_;), n. An Antinomian. [R.] Bp. Sanderson.
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An*tin"o*my (?; 277), n.; pl. Antinomies (&unr_;). [L. antinomia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; law.] 1. Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule.
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Different commentators have deduced from it the very opposite doctrines. In some instances this apparent antinomy is doubtful. De Quincey.
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3. (Metaph.) 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.
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An`ti*o"chi*an (&unr_;), a. 1. Pertaining to Antiochus, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.
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Antiochian epoch (Chron.), 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.
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An`ti*o`don*tal"gic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Efficacious in curing toothache. -- n. A remedy for toothache.
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An`ti*or*gas"tic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; to swell, as with lust.] (Med.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
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An`ti*pa"pal (&unr_;), a. Opposed to the pope or to popery. Milton.
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An`ti*par"al*lels (&unr_;), n. pl. (Geom.) Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes.
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an`ti*part"ti*cle (ăn`t&ibreve_;*är"t&ibreve_;*k'l), n. (Physics) 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 positron; the antiparticle to a proton is called an antiproton; the antiparticle to a neutron is called an antineutron. 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.
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An`ti*path"ic (&unr_;), a. [NL. antipathicus, Gr. &unr_; of opposite feelings.] (Med.) Belonging to antipathy; opposite; contrary; allopathic.
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An*tip"a*thy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Antipathies (&unr_;). [L. antipathia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See Pathos.] 1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.
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An`ti*phar"mic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; poison.] (Med.) Antidotal; alexipharmic.
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An"ti*phon (&unr_;), n. [LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Anthem.] 1. A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony, and Antiphone.
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{ An`ti*phras"tic (&unr_;), An`ti*phras"tic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_;.] Pertaining to antiphrasis. -- An`ti*phras"tic*al*ly, adv.
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An`ti*phthis"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption. -- n. A medicine for phthisis.
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An`ti*phys"ic*al (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + physical.] Contrary to nature; unnatural.
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An*tip"o*dal (&unr_;), a. 1. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.
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An"ti*pode (&unr_;), n. One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite.
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&hand_; The singular, antipode, is exceptional in formation, but has been used by good writers. Its regular English plural would be ăn"t&ibreve_;*pōdes, the last syllable rhyming with abodes, 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, ăn*t&ibreve_;p"&ouptack_;*dēz.
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An`ti*po"de*an (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to the antipodes, or the opposite side of the world; antipodal.
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An*tip"o*des (&unr_;), n. [L. pl., fr. Gr. &unr_; with the feet opposite, pl. &unr_; &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.] 1. Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite.
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Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christ's judgment, a more perfect antipodes to all that hath hitherto been gospel? Hammond.
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An"ti*pole (&unr_;), n. The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed. Geo. Eliot.
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An`tip*sor"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Of use in curing the itch. -- n. An antipsoric remedy.
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‖An`tip*to"sis (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; a falling, a case, &unr_; to fall.] (Gram.) The putting of one case for another.
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‖An`ti*py*re"sis (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; against + &unr_; to be feverish, fr. &unr_; fire.] (Med.) The condition or state of being free from fever.
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An`ti*qua"ri*an (&unr_;), a. [See Antiquary]. Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature.
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An"ti*qua*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. antiquarius, fr. antiquus ancient. See Antique.] Pertaining to antiquity. [R.] “Instructed by the antiquary times.” Shak.
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An"ti*qua*ry, n.; pl. Antiquaries (&unr_;). 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.
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An"ti*quate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. antiquatus, p. p. of antiquare, fr. antiquus ancient.] 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.
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Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and antiquate or abrogate old one. Sir M. Hale.
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An`ti*qua"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. antiquatio, fr. antiquare.] The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated. Beaumont.
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An*tique" (&unr_;), a. [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic.]
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An*tique" (&unr_;), n. [F. See Antique, a. ] In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.
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An*tiq"ui*ty (&unr_;), n.; pl. Antiquities (&unr_;). [L. antiquitas, fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquité. See Antique.] 1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.
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It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about you blasted with antiquity? Shak.
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You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. B. Jonson.
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An`ti*ra*chit"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Good against the rickets.
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{ An*tis"cians (&unr_;), ‖An*tis"ci*i (&unr_;), } n. pl. [L. antiscii, Gr. &unr_;, pl.; &unr_; against + &unr_; shadow.] The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions.
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{ An`ti*sco*let"ic (&unr_;), An`ti*scol"ic (&unr_;), } a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; a worm.] (Med.) Anthelmintic.
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An`ti*sep"al*ous (&unr_;), a. [Pref. anti- + sepal.] (Bot.) Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf.
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{ An`ti*sep"tic (&unr_;), An`ti*sep"tic*al (&unr_;), } a. Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.
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‖An*tis"tro*phe (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to turn to the opposite side; &unr_; against + &unr_; to turn. See Strophe.] 1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.
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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 antistrophe, in returning from west to east; then they stood before the altar, and sang the epode, which was the last part of the song. Abp. Potter.
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An`ti*stru"mat"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Antistrumous. -- n. A medicine for scrofula.
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An*tith"e*sis (&unr_;), n.; pl. Antitheses. (&unr_;) [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to set against, to oppose; &unr_; against + &unr_; to set. See Thesis.] 1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, “The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself.” “He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen.”
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An"ti*thet (&unr_;), n. [L. antitheton, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, antithetic.] An antithetic or contrasted statement. Bacon.
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{ An`ti*tox"in, An`ti*tox"ine } (&unr_;), n. [Pref. anti- + toxin.] 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.
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‖An*tit"ra*gus (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.] (Anat.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See Ear.
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‖An`ti*tro*chan"ter (&unr_;), n. (Anat.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.
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{ An*tit"ro*pal (&unr_;), An*tit"ro*pous (&unr_;), } a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; turn, &unr_; to turn.] (Bot.) At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle. Lindley.
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An"ti*ty`pal (&unr_;), a. Antitypical. [R.]
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Ant"ler (&unr_;), n. [OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL. antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular.] (Zoöl.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.
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‖Ant"li*a (&unr_;), n.; pl. Antilæ (&unr_;). [L., a pump, Gr, &unr_; hold of a ship] (Zoöl.) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera.
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‖An`to*no*ma"si*a (?; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to name instead; &unr_; + &unr_; to name, &unr_; name.] (Rhet.) 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 his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.
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Ant" thrush` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) (a) One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants. (b) See Ant bird, under Ant.
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‖A*nu"ra (&adot_;*nū"r&adot_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + o'yra` a tail.] (Zoöl.) One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also anoura.]
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An"vil (&unr_;), n. [OE. anvelt, anfelt, anefelt, AS. anfilt, onfilt; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. anafalz, D. aanbeld.] 1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.
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Anx*i"e*tude (&unr_;), n. [L. anxietudo.] The state of being anxious; anxiety. [R.]
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A"ny (&unr_;), a. & pron. [OE. æni&yogh_;, æni, eni, ani, oni, AS. &aemacr_;nig, fr. ān one. It is akin to OS. ēnig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See One.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.
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No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. Matt. xi. 27.
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At any rate, In any case, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow.
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All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or anybody in the list. Lond. Sat. Rev.
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A"ny*one (&unr_;), n. One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. [Commonly written as two words.]
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Anything but, not at all or in any respect. “The battle was a rare one, and the victory anything but secure.” Hawthorne. -- Anything like, in any respect; at all; as, I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials.
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A*o"ni*an (&auptack_;*ō"n&ibreve_;*an), a. [From Aonia, a part of Bœotia, in Greece.] Pertaining to Aonia, in Bœotia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.
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A"o*rist (ā"&ouptack_;*r&ibreve_;st), n. [Gr. 'ao`ristos indefinite; 'a priv. + "ori`zein to define, &unr_; boundary, limit.] (Gram.) A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate.
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A*or"ta (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to lift, heave.] (Anat.) 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.
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&hand_; In fishes and the early stages of all higher vertebrates the aorta divides near its origin into several branches (the aortic arches) which pass in pairs round the œsophagus 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.
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‖A"ou*dad (&unr_;), n. [The Moorish name.] (Zoöl.) An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus lervia, formerly Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs; the wild sheep of northern Africa; -- called also Barbary sheep. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament.
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A*pace" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See Pace.] With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.
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A*pa"ches (&unr_;), n. pl.; sing. Apache (&unr_;). (Ethnol.) A group of nomadic North American Indians including several tribes native of Arizona, New Mexico, etc.
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Ap`a*go"ge (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; a leading away, fr. &unr_; to lead away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to lead.] (Logic) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
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‖A"par (&unr_;), A"pa*ra (&unr_;), n. [Native name apara.] (Zoöl.) See Mataco.
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‖Ap`a*rith"me*sis (?; 277), n. [Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; to count off or over.] (Rhet.) Enumeration of parts or particulars.
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A*part" (&unr_;), adv. [F. à part; (L. ad) + part part. See Part.] 1. Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.
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A*part"ment (&unr_;), n. [F. appartement; cf. It. appartamento, fr. appartare to separate, set apart; all fr. L. ad + pars, partis, part. See Apart.] 1. A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions. Fielding.
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‖Ap*as"tron (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; from + &unr_; star.] (Astron.) That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary.
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Ap`a*thet"ic (&unr_;), Ap`a*thet"ic*al (&unr_;) a. [See Apathy.] Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless. a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older
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Ap"a*tite (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; deceit, fr. &unr_; to deceive; it having been often mistaken for other minerals.] (Min.) Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.
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A"pex (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Apexes (&unr_;); L. Apices (&unr_;). [L.] 1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf.
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2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface. [U.S.]
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Apex of the earth's motion (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.
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a*phaer"e*sis, ‖A*phær"e*sis (?; 277), n. [L.] Same as Apheresis.
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‖A*pha"ki*a (&unr_;), n. [NL.; Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; seed of a lentil.] (Med.) 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. Dunglison.
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A*pha"ki*al (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Pertaining to aphakia; as, aphakial eyes.
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‖Aph`a*nip"te*ra (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; invisible ('a priv. + &unr_; to appear) + &unr_; a wing.] (Zoöl.) A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See Flea.
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Aph`a*nip"ter*ous (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera.
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Aph"a*nite (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; invisible; 'a priv. + &unr_; to appear.] (Min.) A very compact, dark-colored &unr_;ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.
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Aph`a*nit"ic (&unr_;), a. (Min.) Resembling aphanite; having a very fine-grained structure.
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{ ‖A*pha"si*a (&unr_;), Aph"a*sy (&unr_;), } n. [NL. aphasia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; not spoken; 'a priv. + &unr_; to speak: cf. F. aphasie.] (Med.) 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.
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A*pha"sic (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless.
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Aphasmidia n. 1. 1 one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems.
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A*phel"ion (?; 277), n.; pl. Aphelia (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; sun.] (Astron.) That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion.
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A*phe`li*o*trop"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; sun + &unr_; belonging to a turning.] Turning away from the sun; -- said of leaves, etc. Darwin.
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A*phe`li*ot"ro*pism (&unr_;), n. The habit of bending from the sunlight; -- said of certain plants.
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‖A*phe"mi*a (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; voice.] (Med.) Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin.
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A*pher"e*sis (?; 277), n. [L. aphaeresis, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to take away; &unr_; + &unr_; to take.] 1. (Gram.) The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute.
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‖Aph"e*sis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; a letting go; &unr_; + &unr_; to let go.] The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire. New Eng. Dict.
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A*phet"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; letting go, fr. &unr_; to let go.] Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form. -- A*phet"ic*al*ly, adv. New Eng. Dict.
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Aph"e*tism (&unr_;), n. An aphetized form of a word. New Eng. Dict.
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Aph"e*tize (&unr_;), v. t. To shorten by aphesis.
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These words . . . have been aphetized. New Eng. Dict.
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A"phid (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) One of the genus Aphis; an aphidian.
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Aph"i*des (&unr_;), n. pl. (Zoöl.) See Aphis.
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A*phid"i*an (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the family Aphidæ. -- n. One of the aphides; an aphid.
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Aph`i*div"o*rous (&unr_;). [Aphis + L. vorare to devour.] (Zoöl.) Devouring aphides; aphidophagous.
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Aph`i*doph"a*gous (&unr_;), a. [Aphis + Gr. &unr_; to eat.] (Zoöl.) Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family Coccinellidæ.
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Aph`i*lan"thro*py (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; not loving man; 'a priv. + &unr_; to love + &unr_; man.] Want of love to mankind; -- the opposite of philanthropy. Coxe.
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‖A"phis (&unr_;), n.; pl. Aphides (&unr_;). [NL.] (Zoöl.) A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidæ, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.
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&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 Aphidæ excrete honeydew from two tubes near the end of the body.
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A"phis li"on (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvæ of the ladybugs (Coccinella).
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Aph`lo*gis"tic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; not inflammable; 'a priv. + &unr_; set on fire. See Phlogiston.] Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame.
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{ ‖A*pho"ni*a (&unr_;), Aph"o*ny (&unr_;), } n. [NL. aphonia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; voiceless; 'a priv. + &unr_; voice: cf. F. aphonie.] (Med.) Loss of voice or vocal utterance.
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{ A*phon"ic (&unr_;), Aph"o*nous (&unr_;), } a. Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal; incapable of all but whispered speech.
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Aph"o*rism (&unr_;), n. [F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. &unr_; definition, a short, pithy sentence, fr. &unr_; to mark off by boundaries, to define; &unr_; from + &unr_; to separate, part. See Horizon.] A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.
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The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, “Life is short, and the art is long.” Fleming.
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Syn. -- Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw; truism; dictum. See Axiom.
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{ Aph`o*ris*mat"ic (&unr_;), Aph`o*ris"mic (&unr_;), } a. Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
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Aph`o*ris"mer (&unr_;) n. A dealer in aphorisms. [Used in derogation or contempt.] Milton.
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Aph"o*rist, n. A writer or utterer of aphorisms.
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{ Aph`o*ris"tic (&unr_;), Aph`o*ris"tic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_;.] In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.
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The method of the book is aphoristic. De Quincey.
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Aph`o*ris"tic*al*ly, adv. In the form or manner of aphorisms; pithily.
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Aph"o*rize (&unr_;), v. i. To make aphorisms.
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A*pho"tic (&adot_;*fō"t&ibreve_;k), a. [Gr. 'a`fws, 'a`fwtos.] Without light.
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Aphotic region. (Phytogeog.) A depth of water so great that only those organisms can exist that do not assimilate.
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‖A*phra"si*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + fra`sis speech.] (Med.) (a) = Dumbness. (b) A disorder of speech in which words can be uttered but not intelligibly joined together.
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Aph"rite (&unr_;), n. (Min.) See under Calcite.
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{ Aph`ro*dis"i*ac (&unr_;), Aph`ro*di*si"a*cal (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_; pertaining to sensual love, fr. &unr_;. See Aphrodite.] Exciting venereal desire; stimulating the desire for sexual gratification.
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Aph`ro*dis"i*ac, n. That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) stimulate sexual desire.
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Aph`ro*dis"i*an (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;.] Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. “Aphrodisian dames” [that is, courtesans]. C. Reade.
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‖Aph`ro*di"te (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;.] 1. (Classic Myth.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.
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2. (Zoöl.) A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse.
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3. (Zoöl.) A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.
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Aph`ro*dit"ic (&unr_;), a. Venereal. [R.] Dunglison.
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‖Aph"tha (&unr_;), n. [Sing. of Aphthæ.] (Med.) (a) One of the whitish specks called aphthæ. (b) The disease, also called thrush.
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‖Aph"thæ (&unr_;), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (mostly in pl. &unr_;, Hipp.) an eruption, thrush, fr. &unr_; to set on fire, inflame.] (Med.) Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush.
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Aph"thoid, a. [Aphtha + -oid.] Of the nature of aphthæ; resembling thrush.
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Aph"thong (?; 277), n. [Gr. &unr_; silent; 'a priv. + &unr_; voice, sound, fr. &unr_; to sound.] A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. -- Aph*thon"gal (&unr_;), a.
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Aph"thous (&unr_;) a. [Cf. F. aphtheux.] Pertaining to, or caused by, aphthæ; characterized by aphtæ; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever.
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Aph"yl*lous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; leaf.] (Bot.) Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc.
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Apiaceae n. 1. a family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill.
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A`pi*a"ceous (&unr_;), a. (Bot.) Umbelliferous.
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A"pi*an (&unr_;), a. Belonging to bees.
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A`pi*a"ri*an (&unr_;), a. Of or relating to bees.
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A"pi*a*rist (&unr_;), n. One who keeps an apiary.
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A"pi*a*ry (&unr_;), n. [L. apiarium, fr. apis bee.] A place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees; a beehouse.
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Ap"ic*al (&unr_;), a. [L. apex, apicis, tip or summit.] At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit. Gray.
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‖Ap"i*ces (&unr_;), n. pl. See Apex.
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A*pi"cian (&unr_;), a. [L. Apicianus.] Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. H. Rogers.
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A*pic"u*lar, a. [NL. apiculus, dim. of L. apex, apicis.] Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
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{ A*pic"u*late (&unr_;), A*pic"u*la`ted (&unr_;), } a. [See Apicular.] (Bot.) Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.
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Ap"i*cul`ture (?; 135), n. [L. apis bee + E. culture.] Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.
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Apidae n. 1. 1 a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are: honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees.
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A*piece" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + piece.] Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each; as, these melons cost a shilling apiece. “Fined . . . a thousand pounds apiece.” Hume.
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A*pie"ces (&unr_;), adv. In pieces or to pieces. [Obs.] “Being torn apieces.” Shak.
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A*pik"ed (&unr_;), a. Trimmed. [Obs.]
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Full fresh and new here gear apiked was. Chaucer.
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A"pi*ol (&unr_;), n. [L. apium parsley + -ol.] (Med.) An oily liquid derived from parsley.
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A`pi*ol"o*gist (&unr_;), n. [L. apis bee + -logist (see -logy).] A student of bees. [R.] Emerson.
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‖A"pis (&unr_;), n. [L., bee.] (Zoöl.) A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee.
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Ap"ish (&unr_;), a. Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.
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The apish gallantry of a fantastic boy. Sir W. Scott.
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Ap"ish*ly, adv. In an apish manner; with servile imitation; foppishly.
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Ap"ish*ness, n. The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery.
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A*pit"pat, adv. [Pref. a- + pitpat.] With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat. Congreve.
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apivorous adj. 1. feeding on bees; bee-eating.
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Ap`la*cen"tal, a. [Pref. a- + placental.] Belonging to the Aplacentata; without placenta.
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‖Ap`la*cen*ta"ta, n. pl. [Pref. a- not + placenta.] (Zoöl.) Mammals which have no placenta.
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‖Ap`la*coph"o*ra (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; a flat cake + fe`rein to bear.] (Zoöl.) A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or setæ, but is without shelly plates.
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aplacophoran n. 1. one of the aplacophora; a deep-water wormlike mollusk lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.
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Ap`la*nat"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; disposed to wander, wandering, &unr_; to wander.] (Opt.) Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens.
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Aplanatic focus of a lens (Opt.), 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.
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A*plan"a*tism (&unr_;), n. Freedom from spherical aberration.
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A*plan`o*ga*mete" (?), n. (Bot.) A nonmotile gamete, found in certain lower algæ.
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A*plas"tic a*ne"mi*a, n. [from aplasia{2}.] (Med.) an anemia characterized by substantial reduction or cessation of production of red blood cells and hemoglobin by the bone marrow. Stedman
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A*plot"o*my (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; simple + &unr_; a cutting.] (Surg.) Simple incision. Dunglison.
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‖A*plus"tre (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.] (Rom. Antiq.) An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. Audsley.
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‖A*plys"i*a (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; a dirty sponge, fr. &unr_; unwashed; 'a priv. + &unr_; to wash.] (Zoöl.) A genus of marine mollusks of the order Tectibranchiata; the sea hare. Some of the species when disturbed throw out a deep purple liquor, which colors the water to some distance. See Illust. in Appendix.
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Ap`neu*mat"ic (?), a. [Gr. &unr_; not blown through.] (Med.) Devoid of air; free from air; as, an apneumatic lung; also, effected by or with exclusion of air; as, an apneumatic operation.
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Ap"o (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_;. See Ab-.] A prefix from a Greek preposition. It usually signifies from, away from, off, or asunder, separate; as, in apocope (a cutting off), apostate, apostle (one sent away), apocarpous.
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The new apocalypse of Nature. Carlyle.
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Apocalyptic number, the number 666, mentioned in Rev. xiii. 18., in which it is described as the number of the “beast of the earth”. 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.
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Ap`o*car"pous, a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to syncarpous. Lindley.
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{ Ap`o*cris"i*a*ry (&unr_;), ‖Ap`o*cris`i*a"ri*us (&unr_;), } n. [L. apocrisiarius, apocrisarius, fr. Gr. &unr_; answer, fr. &unr_; to answer; &unr_; from + &unr_; to separate.] (Eccl.) A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople.
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Ap`o*crus"tic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; able to drive off, fr. &unr_; to drive off.] (Med.) Astringent and repellent. -- n. An apocrustic medicine.
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A*poc"ry*pha (&unr_;), n. pl., but often used as sing. with pl. Apocryphas (&unr_;). [L. apocryphus apocryphal, Gr. &unr_; hidden, spurious, fr. &unr_; to hide; &unr_; from + &unr_; to hide.] 1. Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively. [Obs.] Locke.
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&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 Apocrypha, as not having dogmatic authority, but being profitable for instruction. The Apocrypha is now commonly &unr_;mitted from the King James's Bible.
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A*poc"ry*phal (&unr_;), a. 1. Pertaining to the Apocrypha.
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A*poc"ry*phal*ist, n. One who believes in, or defends, the Apocrypha. [R.]
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A*poc"ry*phal*ly, adv. In an apocryphal manner; mythically; not indisputably.
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A*poc"ry*phal*ness, n. The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.
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A*poc`y*na"ceous (&unr_;), Ap`o*cyn"e*ous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; dogbane; &unr_; from + &unr_; dog.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type.
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A*poc"y*nin (&unr_;), n. [From Apocynum, the generic name of dogbane.] (Chem.) A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum).
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{ Ap"od (&unr_;), Ap"o*dal (&unr_;), } a. [See Apod, n.] 1. Without feet; footless.
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‖Ap"o*da (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See Apod, n.] (Zoöl.) (a) A group of cirripeds, destitute of footlike organs. (b) An order of Amphibia without feet. See Ophiomorpha. (c) A group of worms without appendages, as the leech.
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Ap"o*dan (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Apodal.
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{ Ap"o*deic"tic (&unr_;), Ap`o*dic"tic (&unr_;), Ap`o*deic"tic*al (&unr_;), Ap`o*dic"tic*al (&unr_;), } a. [L. apodicticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to point out, to show by argument; &unr_; from + &unr_; to show.] Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction. Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton.
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Ap"o*deme (&unr_;), n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. &unr_; body.] (Zoöl.) One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.
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‖Ap"o*des (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., masc. pl. See Apoda.] (Zoöl.) (a) An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels. (b) A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See Apneumona.
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Ap`o*dic"tic (&unr_;), a. Same as Apodeictic.
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‖Ap`o*dix"is (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;.] Full demonstration.
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‖A*pod"o*sis (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to give back; &unr_; from, back again + &unr_; to give.] (Gram.) The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him,” the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the apodosis.
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Ap"o*dous (&unr_;)(#), a. (Zoöl.) Apodal; apod.
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‖A*pod`y*te"ri*um (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to strip one's self.] (Anc. Arch.) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, where one stripped; a dressing room.
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Ap`o*ga"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; far from the earth.] Apogean.
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Ap`o*gam"ic (&unr_;), a. Relating to apogamy.
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A*pog"a*my (&unr_;), n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. &unr_; marriage.] (Bot.) The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oöspore. De Bary.
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Ap`o*ge"al (&unr_;), a. (Astron.) Apogean.
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Ap`o*ge"an (&unr_;), a. Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which occur when the moon has passed her apogee.
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Ap"o*gee (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; from the earth; &unr_; from + &unr_;, &unr_;, earth: cf. F. apogée.] 1. (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.
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Ap`o*ge`o*trop"ic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. &unr_; earth + &unr_; turning.] (Bot.) Bending away from the ground; -- said of leaves, etc. Darwin.
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Ap"o*ge*ot"ro*pism (&unr_;), n. The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves, and other parts.
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Ap"o*graph (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; to write: cf. F. apographe.] A copy or transcript. Blount.
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Ap`o*hy"al (&unr_;), a. [Pref. apo- + the Gr. letter Y.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.
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A*poise" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + poise.] Balanced.
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A*po"lar (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- + polar.] (Biol.) Having no radiating processes; -- applied particularly to certain nerve cells.
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Ap`o*laus"tic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to enjoy.] Devoted to enjoyment.
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A*pol`li*na"ri*an (&unr_;), a. [L. Apollinaris, fr. Apollo.] (Rom. Antiq.) In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games.
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A*pol`li*na"ri*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ.
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A*pol`li*na"ris wa"ter (&unr_;). An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn.
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A*pol"lo (&unr_;), n. [L. Apollo, -linis, Gr. &unr_;.] (Classic Myth.) A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the “sun god”), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty; -- called also Phébus.
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The Apollo Belvedere, a celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, esteemed of the noblest representations of the human frame.
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Ap`ol*lo"ni*an (&unr_;), Ap`ol*lon"ic (&unr_;), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo.
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A*pol"ly*on (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; destroying, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to destroy utterly; &unr_; from, entirely + &unr_; to destroy.] The Destroyer; -- a name used (Rev. ix. 11) for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon.
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A*pol"o*ger (&unr_;), n. A teller of apologues. [Obs.]
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{ A*pol`o*get"ic (&unr_;), A*pol`o*get"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to speak in defense of; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to say, to speak. See Logic.] Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; as, an apologetic essay. “To speak in a subdued and apologetic tone.” Macaulay.
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A*pol`o*get"ic*al*ly, adv. By way of apology.
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A*pol"o*gist (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. apologiste.] 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.
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A*pol"o*gize (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Apologized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Apologizing.] [Cf. F. apologiser.] 1. To make an apology or defense. Dr. H. More.
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To apologize for his insolent language. Froude.
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A*pol"o*gize, v. t. To defend. [Obs.]
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The Christians . . . were apologized by Plinie. Dr. G. Benson.
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A*pol"o*gi`zer (&unr_;), n. One who makes an apology; an apologist.
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Ap"o*logue (&unr_;), n. [L. apologous, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. apologue.] A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.
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&hand_; An apologue differs from a parable in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. Æsop's fables are good examples of apologues.
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A*pol"o*gy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Apologies. [L. apologia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_;: cf. F. apologie. See Apologetic.] 1. Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity.
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It is not my intention to make an apology for my poem; some will think it needs no excuse, and others will receive none. Dryden.
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He goes to work devising apologies for window curtains. Dickens.
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Syn. -- Excuse. An apology, in the original sense of the word, was a pleading off from some charge or imputation, by explaining and defending one's principles or conduct. It therefore amounted to a vindication. One who offers an apology, 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 apology 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 excuse 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 excuse has been accepted, an apology may still, in some cases, be necessary or appropriate. “An excuse is not grounded on the claim of innocence, but is rather an appeal for favor resting on some collateral circumstance. An apology 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.” Crabb.
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A*pol"o*gy (&unr_;), v. i. To offer an apology. [Obs.]
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For which he can not well apology. J. Webster.
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Ap`o*me*com"e*ter, n. An instrument for measuring the height of objects. Knight.
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Ap`o*me*com"e*try, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. &unr_; length + -metry.] The art of measuring the distance of objects afar off. [Obs. or R.]
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{ ‖Ap`o*mor"phi*a (&unr_;), Ap`o*mor"phine (&unr_;), } n. [Pref. apo- + morphia, morphine.] (Chem.) A crystalline alkaloid obtained from morphia. It is a powerful emetic.
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‖Ap`o*neu*ro"sis (&unr_;), n.; pl. Aponeuroses (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to pass into a tendon; &unr_; from + &unr_; to strain the sinews, &unr_; sinew, tendon, nerve.] (Anat.) Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciæ which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See Fascia.
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Ap`o*neu*rot"ic (&unr_;), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
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Ap`o*pemp"tic (-p&ebreve_;mp"t&ibreve_;k), a. [Gr. 'apopemptiko`s, fr. 'apope`mpein to send off or away; 'apo` from + pe`mpein to send.] Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; as, apopemptic songs or hymns.
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‖A*poph"a*sis (&adot_;*p&obreve_;f"&adot_;*s&ibreve_;s), n. [Gr. 'apo`fasis denial, fr. 'apofa`nai to speak out, to deny.] (Rhet.) 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. Shak., Julius Cæsar, iii. 2.]
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Ap`o*phleg*mat"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; full of phlegm. See Phlegmatic.] (Med.) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from mouth or nostrils. -- n. An apophlegmatic medicine.
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Ap`o*phleg"ma*tism, n. [Gr. &unr_;, Galen.] 1. (Med.) The action of apophlegmatics.
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Ap`oph*thegm (&unr_;), n. See Apothegm.
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‖A*poph"y*ge (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'apofygh` escape, in arch. the curve with which the shaft escapes into its base or capital, fr. 'apofey`gein to flee away; 'apo` from + fey`gein to flee: cf. F. apophyge.] (Arch.) 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 scape. Parker.
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A*poph"yl*lite (&unr_;), n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. &unr_; leaf; so called from its foliated structure or easy cleavage.] (Min.) 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.
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‖A*poph"y*sis (&unr_;), n.; pl. -ses. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; offshoot, process of a bone, fr. &unr_; to grow from; &unr_; from + &unr_;, &unr_;, to grow.] 1. (Anat.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
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{ Ap`o*plec"tic (&unr_;)(#) Ap`o*plec"tic*al (&unr_;), } a. [L. apoplecticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. apoplectique. See Apoplexy.] Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke.
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‖Ap`o*ro"sa (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Aporia.] (Zoöl.) A group of corals in which the coral is not porous; -- opposed to Perforata.
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A*pos"ta*sy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Apostasies (&unr_;). [OE. apostasie, F. apostasie, L. apostasia, fr. Gr. &unr_; a standing off from, a defection, fr. &unr_; to stand off, revolt; &unr_; from + &unr_; to stand. See Off and Stand.] 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, Julian's apostasy from Christianity.
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Ap"os*teme (&unr_;), n. [L. apostema, Gr. &unr_; the separation of corrupt matter into an ulcer, fr. &unr_; to stand off: cf. F. apostème. See Apostasy.] (Med.) An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter. [Written corruptly imposthume.]
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‖A` pos*te`ri*o"ri (&unr_;). [L. a (ab) + posterior latter.] 1. (Logic) 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 a priori reasoning.
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{ A*pos"til (&unr_;), A*pos"tille (&unr_;), } n. [F. apostille. See Postil.] A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation. Motley.
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A*pos"tle (&unr_;), n. [OE. apostle, apostel, postle, AS. apostol, L. apostolus, fr. Gr. &unr_; messenger, one sent forth or away, fr. &unr_; to send off or away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to send; akin to G. stellen to set, E. stall: cf. F. apôtre, Of. apostre, apostle, apostele, apostole.] 1. 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.
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He called unto him his disciples, and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles. Luke vi. 13.
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&hand_; The title of apostle is also applied to others, who, though not of the number of the Twelve, yet were equal with them in office and dignity; as, “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ.” 1 Cor. i. 1. In Heb. iii. 1, 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 apostles (Rom. xvi. 7).
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2. 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, Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance.
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Apostles' creed, 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. -- Apostle spoon (Antiq.), 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. B. Jonson.
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A*pos"tle*ship (&unr_;), n. The office or dignity of an apostle.
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A*pos"to*late (&unr_;), n. [L. apostolatus, fr. apostolus. See Apostle.] 1. The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship.
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Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. Jer. Taylor.
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{ Ap`os*tol"ic (&unr_;), Ap`os*tol"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [L. apostolicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. apostolique.] 1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age.
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Apostolical brief. See under Brief. -- Apostolic canons, 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. -- Apostolic church, the Christian church; -- so called on account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order. The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem were called apostolic churches. -- Apostolic constitutions, directions of a nature similar to the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same authors or author. -- Apostolic fathers, 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. -- Apostolic king (or majesty), 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. -- Apostolic see, 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. -- Apostolical succession, the regular and uninterrupted transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period. Hook.
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Ap`os*tol"ic, n. [L. apostolicus.] (Eccl. Hist.) A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.
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A*pos"tro*phe (&unr_;), n. [(1) L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a turning away, fr. &unr_; to turn away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to turn. (2) F., fr. L. apostrophus apostrophe, the turning away or omitting of a letter, Gr. &unr_;.] 1. (Rhet.) 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, Milton's apostrophe to Light at the beginning of the third book of “Paradise Lost.”
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Ap`os*troph"ic (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to an apostrophe, grammatical or rhetorical.
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A*pos"tro*phize (&unr_;), v. t., [imp. & p. p. Apostrophized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Apostrophizing.] 1. To address by apostrophe.
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A*pos"tro*phize, v. i. To use the rhetorical figure called apostrophe.
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Ap"os*tume (&unr_;), n. See Aposteme. [Obs.]
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Ap`o*tac"tite (&unr_;), n. [LL. pl. apotactitae, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; set apart; &unr_; from + &unr_; to arrange, ordain.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions.
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A*pot"e*lesm (&unr_;), n. [See Apotelesmatic.] 1. The result or issue. [Obs.]
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Ap`o*tel`es*mat"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; effect of the stars on human destiny, fr. &unr_; to complete; &unr_; from + &unr_; to end, &unr_; end.] 1. Relating to the casting of horoscopes. [Archaic] Whewell.
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A*poth"e*ca*ry (&unr_;), n.; pl. Apothecaries. [OE. apotecarie, fr. LL. apothecarius, fr. L. apotheca storehouse, Gr. apo, fr. &unr_; to put away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to put: cf. F. apothicaire, OF. apotecaire. See Thesis.] One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.
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&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.
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Apothecaries' weight, 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 Troy weight.
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{ Ap"o*thegm, Ap"oph*thegm } (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'apo`fqegma thing uttered, apothegm, from 'apofqe`ggesqai to speak out; 'apo` from + fqe`ggesqai to speak.] A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim. [Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United States.]
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Ap`o*theg"ma*tist (&unr_;), n. A collector or maker of apothegms. Pope.
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Ap"o*them (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; that which is placed, &unr_; to place.] 1. (Math.) The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon.
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Ap`o*the"o*sis (?; 277), n. pl. Apotheoses (&unr_;). [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to deify; &unr_; from + &unr_; to deify, &unr_; a god.] 1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, “the gods;” deification.
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‖A*poth"e*sis (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; a putting back or away, fr. &unr_;. See Apothecary.] (Arch.) (a) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc. Weale. (b) A dressing room connected with a public bath.
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‖A*pot"o*me (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; a cutting off, fr. &unr_; to cut off; &unr_; from + &unr_; to cut.] 1. (Math.) The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between √2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
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Ap"o*zem (&unr_;), n. [L. apozema, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to extract by boiling; &unr_; from + &unr_; boil.] (Med.) A decoction or infusion. [Obs.] Wiseman.
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Ap*pair" (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [OF. empeirier, F. empire. See Impair.] To impair; to grow worse. [Obs.]
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Ap`pa*la"chi*an (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains.
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Ap*pall" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appalled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Appalling.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + pâlir to grow pale, to make pale, pâle pale. See Pale, a., and cf. Pall.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]
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The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . .
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Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. Holland.
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Ap"pa*ratus (&unr_;), n.; pl. Apparatus, also rarely Apparatuses (&unr_;). [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready.] 1. Things provided as means to some end.
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Ap*par"el (&unr_;), n. [OE. apparel, apareil, OF. apareil, appareil, preparation, provision, furniture, OF. apareiller to match, prepare, F. appareiller; OF. a (L. ad) + pareil like, similar, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See Pair.] 1. External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.
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At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural apparel of simplicity. Tatler.
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Ap*par"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appareled, or Apparelled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Appareling, or Apparelling.] [OF. apareiller.] 1. To make or get (something) ready; to prepare. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude. Reid.
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Ap*peal" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appealed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Appealing.] [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.] 1. (Law) (a) 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 was appealed from an inferior court. (b) To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; as, to appeal a person of felony.
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Ap*peal", n. [OE. appel, apel, OF. apel, F. appel, fr. appeler. See Appeal, v. t.] 1. (Law) (a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reëxamination or review. (b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c) The right of appeal. (d) 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. (e) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See Approvement. Tomlins. Bouvier.
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2. A summons to answer to a charge. Dryden.
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3. 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.
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A kind of appeal to the Deity, the author of wonders. Bacon.
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4. Resort to physical means; recourse.
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Every milder method is to be tried, before a nation makes an appeal to arms. Kent.
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Ap*peal"a*ble (&unr_;), a. 1. Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable.
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2. That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; as, a criminal is appealable for manslaughter. [Obs.]
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Ap*peal"ant (&unr_;), n. An appellant. [Obs.] Shak.
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Ap*peal"er (&unr_;), n. One who makes an appeal.
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Ap*peal"ing, a. That appeals; imploring. -- Ap*peal"ing*ly, adv. -- Ap*peal"ing*ness, n.
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Ap*pear" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Appeared (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Appearing.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar&unr_;re to appear + par&unr_;reto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par&unr_;re to produce. Cf. Apparent, Parent, Peer, v. i.] 1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
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And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear. Gen. i. 9.
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2. To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time.
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3. 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.
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We must all appear before the judgment seat. &hand_; Cor. v. 10.
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One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear. Macaulay.
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4. 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.
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It doth not yet appear what we shall be. 1 John iii. 2.
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Of their vain contest appeared no end. Milton.
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5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
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They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Matt. vi. 16.
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Syn. -- To seem; look. See Seem.
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Ap*pear", n. Appearance. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.
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Ap*pear"ance (&unr_;), n. [F. apparence, L. apparentia, fr. apparere. See Appear.] 1. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.
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And now am come to see . . .
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4. Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl. 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, appearances are against him.
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There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire. Num. ix. 15.
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For man looketh on the outward appearance. 1 Sam. xvi. 7.
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Judge not according to the appearance. John. vii. 24.
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5. 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, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
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Will he now retire,
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6. Probability; likelihood. [Obs.]
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There is that which hath no appearance. Bacon.
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7. (Law) 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. Burrill. Bouvier. Daniell.
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To put in an appearance, to be present; to appear in person. -- To save appearances, to preserve a fair outward show.
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Syn. -- Coming; arrival; presence; semblance; pretense; air; look; manner; mien; figure; aspect.
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Ap*pear"er (&unr_;), n. One who appears. Sir T. Browne.
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Ap*pear"ing*ly, adv. Apparently. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Ap*peas"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. -- Ap*peas"a*ble*ness, n.
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Ap*pease" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appealed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Appeasing.] [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See Peace.] To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.
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Syn. -- To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.
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Ap*pease"ment (&unr_;), n. The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased; pacification. Hayward.
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Ap*peas"er (&unr_;), n. One who appeases; a pacifier.
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Ap*pea"sive (&unr_;), a. Tending to appease.
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‖Ap`pel" (?), n. [F., prop., a call. See Appeal, n.] (Fencing) A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack; -- called also attack.
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Ap*pel"la*ble (&unr_;), a. Appealable.
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Ap*pel"lan*cy (&unr_;), n. Capability of appeal.
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Ap*pel"lant (&unr_;), a. [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F. appelant. See Appeal.] Relating to an appeal; appellate. “An appellant jurisdiction.” Hallam.
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Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to respondent, or appellee. Tomlins.
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Ap*pel"lant, n. 1. (Law) (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.] (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal.
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2. A challenger. [Obs.] Milton.
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3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus.
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4. One who appeals or entreats.
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Ap*pel"late (&unr_;), a. [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.] Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. “Appellate jurisdiction.” Blackstone. “Appellate judges.” Burke.
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Appelate court, a court having cognizance of appeals.
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Ap*pel"late, n. A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See Appellee.
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Ap`pel*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. appellatio, fr. appellare: cf. F. appellation. See Appeal.] 1. The act of appealing; appeal. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. The act of calling by a name.
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They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates. Hume.
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Syn. -- See Name.
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Ap*pel"la*tive (&unr_;), a. [L. appellativus, fr. appellare: cf. F. appelatif. See Appeal.] 1. Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming. Cudworth.
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Ap*pel"la*tive, n. [L. appelativum, sc. nomen.] 1. A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth. A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, Rome, Washington, Lake Erie.
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God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the Defender of them. Jer. Taylor.
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Ap*pel"la*tive*ly, adv. After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.
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Ap*pel"la*tive*ness, n. The quality of being appellative. Fuller.
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Ap*pel"la*tory (&unr_;), a. [L. appellatorius, fr. appellare.] Containing an appeal.
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An appellatory libel ought to contain the name of the party appellant. Ayliffe.
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Ap`pel*lee", n. [F. appelé, p. p. of appeler, fr. L. appellare.] (Law) (a) The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to appellant. (b) The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to appellor. Blackstone.
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Ap"pen*age, n. See Appanage.
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Ap*pend" (ăp*p&ebreve_;nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appended; p. pr. & vb. n. Appending.] [L. appendere or F. appendre: cf. OE. appenden, apenden, to belong, OF. apendre, F. appendre, fr. L. appendēre, v. i., to hang to, append&ebreve_;re, v. t., to hang to; ad + pendēre, v. i., to hang, pend&ebreve_;re, v. t., to hang. See Pendant.] 1. To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; as, a seal appended to a record; the inscription was appended to the column.
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A further purpose appended to the primary one. I. Taylor.
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Ap*pend"age, n. 1. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.
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Modesty is the appendage of sobriety. Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Biol.) A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.
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Antennæ and other appendages used for feeling. Carpenter.
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Syn. -- Addition; adjunct; concomitant.
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Ap*pend"aged, a. Furnished with, or supplemented by, an appendage.
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Ap*pend"ance, n. [F.] Something appendant.
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Ap*pend"ant, a. [F. appendant, p. pr. of appendre. See Append, v. t.] 1. Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal appendant to a paper.
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As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity. Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Law) 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, an advowson, common, etc. , which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house. Wharton. Coke.
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Ap*pend"ant, n. 1. Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it.
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{ Ap`pen*dec"to*my (?), Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my (?) }, n.} [Appendix + Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; excision.] (Surg.) Excision of the vermiform appendix.
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{ Ap*pend"ence (&unr_;), Ap*pend"en*cy (&unr_;), } n. State of being appendant; appendance. [Obs.]
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Ap*pend"i*cal (&unr_;), a. Of or like an appendix.
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Ap*pend"i*cate (&unr_;), v. t. To append. [Obs.]
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Ap*pend`i*ca"tion (&unr_;), n. An appendage. [Obs.]
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Ap*pend`i*ci"tis (&unr_;), n. (Med.) Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
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Ap*pend"i*cle (&unr_;), n. [L. appendicula, dim. of. appendix.] A small appendage.
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Ap`pen*dic"u*lar (&unr_;), a. Relating to an appendicle; appendiculate. [R.]
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‖Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ri*a (&unr_;), n. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvæ of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.
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‖Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ta (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) An order of annelids; the Polychæta.
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Ap`pen*dic"u*late (&unr_;), a. [See Appendicle.] Having small appendages; forming an appendage.
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Appendiculate leaf, a small appended leaf. Withering.
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Ap*pen"dix (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Appendixes (&unr_;), L. Appendices (&unr_;). [L. appendix, -dicis, fr. appendere. See Append.] 1. Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.
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Normandy became an appendix to England. Sir M. Hale.
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‖Ap*pen"dix ver`mi*for"mis (?). [NL.] (Anat.) The vermiform appendix.
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Ap*pen"sion (&unr_;), n. The act of appending. [Obs.]
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Ap`per*ceive" (&unr_;), v. t. [F. apercevoir, fr. L. ad + percipere, perceptum, to perceive. See Perceive.] To perceive; to comprehend. Chaucer.
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Ap`per*cep"tion (&unr_;), n. [Pref. ad- + perception: cf. F. apperception.] (Metaph.) 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. Leibnitz. Reid.
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This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Ap*per"il (&unr_;), n. Peril. [Obs.] Shak.
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Ap`per*tain" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Appertained (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Appertaining.] [OE. apperteinen, apertenen, OF. apartenir, F. appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad + pertinere to reach to, belong. See Pertain.] To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate.
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Things appertaining to this life. Hooker.
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Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. Lev. vi. 5.
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Ap`per*tain"ment, n. That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
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Ap*per"ti*nent (&unr_;), a. Belonging; appertaining. [Now usually written appurtenant.] Coleridge.
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Ap*per"ti*nent, n. That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant. [Obs.] Shak.
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Ap*pete" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. appetere: cf. F. appéter. See Appetite.] To seek for; to desire. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ap"pe*tence (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. appétence. See Appetency.] A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.
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Ap"pe*ten*cy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Appetencies (&unr_;). [L. appetentia, fr. appetere to strive after, long for. See Appetite.] 1. Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.
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They had a strong appetency for reading. Merivale.
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Ap"pe*tent (&unr_;), a. [L. appetens, p. pr. of appetere.] Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.]
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Ap`pe*ti*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. appétibilité.] The quality of being desirable. Bramhall.
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Ap"pe*ti*ble (&unr_;), a. [L. appetibilis, fr. appetere: cf. F. appétible.] Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire. Bramhall.
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Ap"pe*tite (&unr_;), n. [OE. appetit, F. appétit, fr. L. appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See Petition, and cf. Appetence.] 1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
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Ap`pe*ti"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. appetitio: cf. F. appétition.] Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something. Holland.
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Ap*plaud" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Applauding.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash, to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. Explode.] 1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.
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Ap"ple (ăp"p'l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. æppel, æpl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. äple, Dan. æble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. obůlys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown origin.] 1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus malus) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones.
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Apple blight, an aphid which injures apple trees. See Blight, n. -- Apple borer (Zoöl.), a coleopterous insect (Saperda candida or Saperda bivittata), the larva of which bores into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree. -- Apple brandy, brandy made from apples. -- Apple butter, a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider. Bartlett. -- Apple corer, an instrument for removing the cores from apples. -- Apple fly (Zoöl.), any dipterous insect, the larva of which burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera Drosophila and Trypeta. -- Apple midge (Zoöl.) a small dipterous insect (Sciara mali), the larva of which bores in apples. -- Apple of the eye, the pupil. -- Apple of discord, a subject of contention and envy, so called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed “For the fairest,” 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. -- Apple of love, or Love apple, the tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum). -- Apple of Peru, a large coarse herb (Nicandra physaloides) bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit inclosing a dry berry. -- Apples of Sodom, 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 Solanum Sodomæum, a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato. -- Apple sauce, stewed apples. [U. S.] -- Apple snail or Apple shell (Zoöl.), a fresh-water, operculated, spiral shell of the genus Ampullaria. -- Apple tart, a tart containing apples. -- Apple tree, a tree which naturally bears apples. See Apple, 2. -- Apple wine, cider. -- Apple worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a small moth (Carpocapsa pomonella) which burrows in the interior of apples. See Codling moth. -- Dead Sea Apple. (a) pl. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. “To seek the Dead Sea apples of politics.” S. B. Griffin. (b) A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See Gallnut.
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Ap"ple (ăp"p'l), v. i. To grow like an apple; to bear apples. Holland.
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Ap"ple-faced` (&unr_;), a. Having a round, broad face, like an apple. “Apple-faced children.” Dickens.
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Apple-pie bed, 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. Halliwell Conybeare. -- Apple-pie order, perfect order or arrangement. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
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Ap*pli"a*ble (&unr_;), a. [See Apply.] Applicable; also, compliant. [Obs.] Howell.
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Ap*pli"ance (&unr_;), n. 1. The act of applying; application.
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Ap`pli*ca*bil"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.
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Ap"pli*ca*ble (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. aplicable, fr. L. applicare. See Apply.] Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration. -- Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Ap"pli*ca*bly, adv.
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Ap"pli*can*cy (&unr_;), n. The quality or state of being applicable. [R.]
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Ap"pli*cant (&unr_;), n. [L. applicans, p. pr. of applicare. See Apply.] One who apples for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.
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The applicant for a cup of water. Plumtre.
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The court require the applicant to appear in person. Z. Swift.
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Ap"pli*cate (&unr_;), a. [L. applicatus, p. p. of applicare. See Apply.] Applied or put to some use.
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Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements. I. Taylor.
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Applicate number (Math.), one which applied to some concrete case. -- Applicate ordinate, right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.
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Ap"pli*cate (&unr_;), v. i. To apply. [Obs.]
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Ap`pli*ca"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. applicatio, fr. applicare: cf. F. application. See Apply.] 1. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
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He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. Johnson.
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If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments. Locke.
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Ap"pli*ca*tive (ăp"pl&ibreve_;*k&auptack_;*t&ibreve_;v), a. [Cf. F. applicatif, fr. L. applicare. See Apply.] Capable of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical. Bramhall. -- Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly, adv.
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Ap"pli*ca*to*ri*ly (&unr_;), adv. By way of application.
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Ap*pli"ed*ly (&unr_;), adv. By application. [R.]
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‖Ap`pli`qué" (?; 277), a. [F., fr. appliquer to put on.] Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, appliqué lace; appliqué work.
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Ap*plot" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Applotting.] [Pref. ad- + plot.] To divide into plots or parts; to apportion. Milton.
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Ap*ply" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applied (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Applying.] [OF. aplier, F. appliquer, fr. L. applicare to join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist together. See Applicant, Ply.] 1. To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.
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He said, and the sword his throat applied. Dryden.
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Yet God at last
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Apply thine heart unto instruction. Prov. xxiii. 12.
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Applied chemistry. See under Chemistry. -- Applied mathematics. See under Mathematics.
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I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through the water. T. Moore.
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‖Ap*pog`gia*tu"ra (&unr_;), n. [It., fr. appogiarre to lean, to rest; ap- (L. ad) + poggiare to mount, ascend, poggio hill, fr. L. podium an elevated place.] (Mus.) 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.
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Ap*point" (ăp*point"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Appointing.] [OE. appointen, apointen, OF. apointier to prepare, arrange, lean, place, F. appointer to give a salary, refer a cause, fr. LL. appunctare to bring back to the point, restore, to fix the point in a controversy, or the points in an agreement; L. ad + punctum a point. See Point.] 1. To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.
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When he appointed the foundations of the earth. Prov. viii. 29.
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Thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. 2 Sam. xv. 15.
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He hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness. Acts xvii. 31.
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Say that the emperor request a parley . . . and appoint the meeting. Shak.
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Aaron and his shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service. Num. iv. 19.
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Ap*pre"ci*ate, v. i. To rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.] J. Morse.
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His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character. J. R. Green.
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We have two hands to apprehend it. Jer. Taylor.
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This suspicion of Earl Reimund, though at first but a buzz, soon got a sting in the king's head, and he violently apprehended it. Fuller.
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The eternal laws, such as the heroic age apprehended them. Gladstone.
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The opposition had more reason than the king to apprehend violence. Macaulay.
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It is worse to apprehend than to suffer. Rowe.
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Ap`pre*hen"si*ble (&unr_;), a. [L. apprehensibilis. See Apprehend.] Capable of being apprehended or conceived. “Apprehensible by faith.” Bp. Hall. -- Ap`*pre*hen"si*bly, adv.
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To false, and to be thought false, is all one in respect of men, who act not according to truth, but apprehension. South.
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A man that has spent his younger years in vanity and folly, and is, by the grace of God, apprehensive of it. Jer. Taylor.
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Thoughts, my tormentors, armed with deadly stings,
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Ap*pren"tice (&unr_;), n. [OE. apprentice, prentice, OF. aprentis, nom. of aprentif, fr. apprendare to learn, L. apprendere, equiv. to apprehendere, to take hold of (by the mind), to comprehend. See Apprehend, Prentice.] 1. 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.
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Ap*prise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Apprised; p. pr. & vb. n. Apprising.] [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p. apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. Apprehend, Apprentice.] To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done.
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Ap*proach", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Approached; p. pr. & vb. n. Approaching.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
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But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Heb. x. 25.
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Ap*proach"ment (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. approachement.] Approach. [Archaic] Holland.
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Ap*pro"pre (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. appropren, apropren, OF. approprier, fr. L. appropriare. See Appropriate.] To appropriate. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Ap*prox"i*mate (&unr_;), a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate.] 1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
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Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal.
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Ap*prox"i*mate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approximated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.] 1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
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To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke.
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The telescope approximates perfection. J. Morse.
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Ap*prox"i*mate, v. i. To draw; to approach.
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Ap*prox"i*mate*ly (&unr_;), adv. With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
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Ap*prox`i*ma"tion (&unr_;). n. [Cf. F. approximation, LL. approximatio.] 1. The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating.
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The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions are but an approximation to the proper standard and true symmetry of human nature. I. Taylor.
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Ap*prox"i*ma*tive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. approximatif.] Approaching; approximate. -- Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ly, adv. -- Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ness, n.
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‖Ap`pui" (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. L. ad + podium foothold, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.] 1. A support or supporter; a stay; a prop. [Obs.]
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Ap"pulse (?; 277), n. [L. appulsus, fr. appellere, appulsum, to drive to; ad + pellere to drive: cf. F. appulse.] 1. A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against.
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In all consonants there is an appulse of the organs. Holder.
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Ap*pul"sion (&unr_;), n. A driving or striking against; an appulse.
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Ap*pur"te*nance (&unr_;), n. [OF. apurtenaunce, apartenance, F. appartenance, LL. appartenentia, from L. appertinere. See Appertain.] 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. Tomlins. Bouvier. Burrill.
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Globes . . . provided as appurtenances to astronomy. Bacon.
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The structure of the eye, and of its appurtenances. Reid.
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a`pres-ski", a`près-ski" (&adot_;`prā*skē"), adj. 1. concerned with or designed for use after skiing; occurring after a day of skiing; as, apres-ski wear; an apres-ski party.
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Ap"ri*cate (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [L. apricatus, p. p. of apricare, fr. apricus exposed to the sun, fr. aperire to uncover, open.] To bask in the sun. Boyle.
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A"pri*cot, n. [OE. apricock, abricot, F. abricot, fr. Sp. albaricoque or Pg. albricoque, fr. Ar. albirqūq, al-burqūq. Though the E. and F. form abricot is derived from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word itself was formed from the Gr. praiko`kia, pl. (Diosc. c. 100) fr. L. praecoquus, praecox, early ripe. The older E. form apricock was prob. taken direct from Pg. See Precocious, Cook.] (Bot.) A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnæus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone.
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A"pril (&unr_;), n. [L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr. L. Aprilis.] 1. The fourth month of the year.
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The April's her eyes; it is love's spring. Shak.
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April fool, one who is sportively imposed upon by others on the first day of April.
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‖A` pri*o"ri (&unr_;). [L. a (ab) + prior former.] 1. (Logic) 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 a posteriori.
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‖A*proc"ta (&adot_;*pr&obreve_;k"t&adot_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + prwkto`s anus.] (Zoöl.) A group of Turbellaria in which there is no anal aperture.
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A"pron (ā"pŭrn or ā"prŭn; 277), n. [OE. napron, OF. naperon, F. napperon, dim. of OF. nape, F. nappe, cloth, tablecloth, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa, napkin, table napkin. See Map.] 1. 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.
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A"proned (&unr_;), a. Wearing an apron.
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A"pron*ful (&unr_;), n.; pl. Apronfuls (&unr_;). The quantity an apron can hold.
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A"pron man` (&unr_;). A man who wears an apron; a laboring man; a mechanic. [Obs.] Shak.
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A"pron string` (&unr_;). The string of an apron.
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To be tied to a wife's apron strings or To be tied to a mother's apron strings, to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother.
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He was so made that he could not submit to be tied to the apron strings even of the best of wives. Macaulay.
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Ap"ro*pos` (ăp"r&ouptack_;*pō`), a. & adv. [F. à propos; à (L. ad) + propos purpose, L. proposium plan, purpose, fr. proponere to propose. See Propound.] 1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.
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A tale extremely apropos. Pope.
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Apse (ăps), n.; pl. Apses (ăp"s&ebreve_;z). [See Apsis.] 1. (Arch.) (a) 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. Hence: (b) The bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches.
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Ap"si*des (ăp"s&ibreve_;*dēz), n. pl. See Apsis.
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‖Ap"sis (ăp"s&ibreve_;s), n.; pl. Apsides (ăp"s&ibreve_;*dēz). See Apse. [L. apsis, absis, Gr. "apsi`s, "apsi^dos, a tying, fastening, the hoop of a wheel, the wheel, a bow, arch, vault, fr. "a`ptein to fasten.] 1. (Astron.) 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 higher apsis; the other, the lower apsis; and the line joining them, the line of apsides.
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Apt (ăpt), a. [F. apte, L. aptus, fr. obsolete apere to fasten, to join, to fit, akin to apisci to reach, attain: cf. Gr. &unr_; to fasten, Skr. āpta fit, fr. āp to reach attain.] 1. Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.
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They have always apt instruments. Burke.
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A river . . . apt to be forded by a lamb. Jer. Taylor.
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My vines and peaches . . . were apt to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit. Temple.
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That lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers. F. Harrison.
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Live a thousand years,
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Apt, v. t. [L. aptare. See Aptate.] To fit; to suit; to adapt. [Obs.] “ To apt their places.” B. Jonson.
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That our speech be apted to edification. Jer. Taylor.
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Apt"a*ble (&unr_;), a. [LL. aptabilis, fr. L. aptare.] Capable of being adapted. [Obs.] Sherwood.
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Ap"tate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. aptatus, p. p. of aptare. See Apt.] To make fit. [Obs.] Bailey
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‖Ap"te*ra (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL. aptera, fr. Gr. &unr_; without wings; 'a priv. + &unr_; wing, &unr_; to fly.] (Zoöl.) Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linnæn 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.
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Ap"ter*al (&unr_;), a. 1. (Zoöl.) Apterous.
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Ap"ter*an (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Aptera.
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‖Ap*te"ri*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL. See Aptera.] (Zoöl.) Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds. See Pteryliæ.
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‖Ap*ter"y*ges (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL. See Apteryx.] (Zoöl.) An order of birds, including the genus Apteryx.
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‖Ap"te*ryx (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a priv. + pte`ryx wing. Cf. Aptera.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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Apt"i*tude (&unr_;), n. [F. aptitude, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus. See Apt, and cf. Attitude.] 1. A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn.
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He seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the management of irregular troops. Macaulay.
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That sociable and helpful aptitude which God implanted between man and woman. Milton.
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He was a boy of remarkable aptitude. Macaulay.
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Apt`i*tu"di*nal (&unr_;), a. Suitable; fit. [Obs.]
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The aptness of his quotations. J. R. Green.
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Ap"tote (ăp"tōt), n. [L. aptotum, Gr. &unr_; indeclinable; 'a priv. + &unr_; fallen, declined, &unr_; to fall.] (Gram.) A noun which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
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‖Ap"ty*chus (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, fold.] (Zoöl.) A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula.
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‖A"pus (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Apode, n.] (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See Phyllopod.
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Ap`y*ret"ic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a&unr_; not + pyretic.] (Med.) Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever. Dunglison.
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‖A"qua (&unr_;), n. [L. See Ewer.] Water; -- a word much used in pharmacy and the old chemistry, in various signification, determined by the word or words annexed.
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‖A*qua"ri*us (&unr_;), n. [L. aquarius, adj., relating to water, and n., a water-carrier, fr. aqua. See Aqua.] (Astron.) (a) 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. (b) A constellation south of Pegasus.
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A*quat"ic (&unr_;), a. [L. aquaticus: cf. F. aquatique. See Aqua.] Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.
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{ A"qua*tint (&unr_;), A`qua*tin"ta (&unr_;), } n. [It. acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem. tinta, dyed. See Tint.] 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.
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Aq"ue*duct (&unr_;), n. [F. aqueduc, OF. aqueduct (Cotgr.), fr. L. aquaeductus; aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead. See Aqua, Duke.] 1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water.
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A*que"i*ty (&unr_;), n. Wateriness. [Obs.]
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A"que*ous (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See Aqua, Aquose.] 1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery.
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The aqueous vapor of the air. Tyndall.
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An aqueous deposit. Dana.
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Aqueous extract, an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water. -- Aqueous humor (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See Eye.) -- Aqueous rocks (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks.
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A*quif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. aqua water + -ferous.] Consisting or conveying water or a watery fluid; as, aquiferous vessels; the aquiferous system.
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A"qui*form (&unr_;), a. [L. aqua water + -form.] Having the form of water.
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‖Aq"ui*la (&unr_;), n.; pl. Aquilæ (&unr_;). [L., an eagle.] 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of eagles.
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Aq"ui*la`ted (&unr_;), a. (Her.) Adorned with eagles' heads.
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Aq"ui*line (?; 277), a. [L. aquilinus, fr. aquila eagle: cf. F. aquilin. See Eagle. ] 1. Belonging to or like an eagle.
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Terribly arched and aquiline his nose. Cowper.
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Aq"ui*lon (&unr_;), n. [L. aquilo, -lonis: cf. F. aquilon.] The north wind. [Obs.] Shak.
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A*quip"a*rous (&unr_;), a. [L. aqua water + parere to bring forth.] (Med.) Secreting water; -- applied to certain glands. Dunglison.
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Aq`ui*ta"ni*an (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony.
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A*quose" (&unr_;), a. [L. aquosus watery, fr. aqua. See Aqua, Aqueous.] Watery; aqueous. [R.] Bailey.
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Ar (&unr_;), conj. Ere; before. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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‖A"ra (&unr_;), n. [L.] (Astron.) The Altar; a southern constellation, south of the tail of the Scorpion.
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‖A"ra (&unr_;), n. [Native Indian name.] (Zoöl.) A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), native of South America.
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Ar"ab (?; 277), n. [Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. arabah a desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. Arab, Heb. arabi, arbi, arbim: cf. F. Arabe, L. Arabs, Gr. &unr_;.] One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc.
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Street Arab, a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city, particularly and outcast boy or girl. Tylor.
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‖A*ra"ba (?), n. [Written also aroba and arba.] [Ar. or Turk. 'arabah: cf. Russ. arba.] A wagon or cart, usually heavy and without springs, and often covered. [Oriental]
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Ar`a*besque" (&unr_;), n. [F. arabesque, fr. It. arabesco, fr. Arabo Arab.] 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.
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Arabian bird, the phenix. Shak.
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A*rab"ic*al (&unr_;), a. Relating to Arabia; Arabic. -- A*rab"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Ar"a*bin (&unr_;), n. 1. (Chem.) A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, contained in gum arabic, from which it is extracted as a white, amorphous substance.
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Ar"a*bin*ose` (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A sugar of the composition C5H10O5, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid.
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Ar"a*bism (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. Arabisme.] An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language. Stuart.
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Ar"a*ble (&unr_;), a. [F. arable, L. arabilis, fr. arare to plow, akin to Gr. &unr_;, E. ear, to plow. See Earable.] Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.
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‖A`ra*ça"ri (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A South American bird, of the genus Pleroglossius, allied to the toucans. There are several species.
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A*race" (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. aracen, arasen, OF. arachier, esracier, F. arracher, fr. L. exradicare, eradicare. The prefix a- is perh. due to L. ab. See Eradicate.] To tear up by the roots; to draw away. [Obs.] Wyatt.
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A*ra"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. arum a genus of plants, fr. Gr. &unr_;.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus Arum is the type.
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A*rach"nid (&unr_;), n. An arachnidan. Huxley.
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A*rach"ni*dan (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; spider.] (Zoöl.) One of the Arachnida.
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‖Ar`ach*nid"i*um (&unr_;), n. [NL. See Arachnida.] (Zoöl.) The glandular organ in which the material for the web of spiders is secreted.
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A*rach"noid (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; like a cobweb; &unr_; spider, spider's web + e'i^dos form.] 1. Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.
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A*ræ"o*style (&unr_;), a. & n. [L. araeostylos, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; at intervals + &unr_; pillar, column.] (Arch.) See Intercolumniation.
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Ar`a*go*nese (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Aragon, in Spain, or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Aragon, in Spain.
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‖A`ra*gua"to (&unr_;), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A South American monkey, the ursine howler (Mycetes ursinus). See Howler, n., 2.
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Ar`a*ma"ic (&unr_;), a. [See Aramæan, a.] Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. -- n. The Aramaic language.
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{ ‖Ar`a*ne"i*da (&unr_;), ‖Ar`a*ne*oid"e*a (&unr_;), } n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) See Araneina.
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Ar`a*ne"i*dan (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders. -- n. One of the Araneina; a spider.
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A*ra"ne*ose` (&adot_;*rā"n&euptack_;*ōs`), a. [L. araneosus.] Of the aspect of a spider's web; arachnoid.
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A*ra"ne*ous (&adot_;*rā`n&euptack_;*ŭs), a. [L. araneosus, fr. aranea spider, spider's web.] Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; as, the araneous membrane of the eye. See Arachnoid. Derham.
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‖A`ra*pai"ma (&unr_;), n. [Prob. native name.] (Zoöl.) A large fresh-water food fish of South America.
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‖A*ra"ra (&unr_;), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (Microglossus aterrimus).
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‖Ar`au*ca"ri*a (&unr_;), n. [Araucania, a territory south of Chili.] (Bot.) 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.
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{ Ar"ba*lest (&unr_;), Ar"ba*list (&unr_;), } n. [OF. arbaleste, LL. arbalista, for L. arcuballista; arcus bow + ballista a military engine. See Ballista.] (Antiq.) 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. [Written also arbalet and arblast.] Fosbroke.
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Ar"bi*tra*ble (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. arbitrable, fr. L. arbitrari. See Arbitrate, v. t.] Capable of being decided by arbitration; determinable. [Archaic] Bp. Hall.
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Ar"bi*tra*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. arbitrarius, fr. arbiter: cf. F. arbitraire. See Arbiter.] 1. Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.
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Rank pretends to fix the value of every one, and is the most arbitrary of all things. Landor.
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Arbitrary constant, Arbitrary function (Math.), 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. -- Arbitrary quantity (Math.), one to which any value can be assigned at pleasure.
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Ar"bi*trate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arbitrated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Arbitrating (&unr_;).] [L. arbitratus, p. p. of arbitrari to be a hearer or beholder of something, to make a decision, to give judgment, fr. arbiter. See Arbiter.] 1. To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose to arbitrate a disputed case.
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Though Heaven be shut,
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‖Arch`en"ter*on, n. [Pref. arch- + Gr. &unr_; intestine.] (Biol.) The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under Invagination.
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archeopteryx n. 1. an extinct primitive toothed bird (Archaeopteryx lithographica) of the Upper Jurassic having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all known birds. Same as archaeopteryx.
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Arch"er (&unr_;), n. [archier, F. archer, LL. arcarius, fr. L. arcus bow. See Arc, Arch, n.] A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.
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Arch"er fish` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Chætodon rostratus.
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Arch"er*ship, n. The art or skill of an archer.
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Arch"er*y (&unr_;), n. [OE. archerie.] 1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.
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Arch"es (&unr_;), pl. of Arch, n.
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Court of arches, or Arches Court (Eng. Law), 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 Arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (de arcubus). It is now held in Westminster. Mozley & W.
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Ar"che*ty`pal (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original. “One archetypal mind.” Gudworth.
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Ar"che*ty`pal*ly, adv. With reference to the archetype; originally. “Parts archetypally distinct.” Dana.
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Ar"che*type (är"k&euptack_;*tīp), n. [L. archetypum, Gr. 'arche`typon, fr. 'arche`typos stamped first and as model; 'arche = 'archi + ty`pos stamp, figure, pattern, ty`ptein to strike: cf. F. archétype. See Arch-, pref.] 1. The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed.
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The House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which now meet. Macaulay.
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Types and shadows of that glorious archetype that was to come into the world. South.
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‖Ar*che"us (&unr_;), n. [LL. archēus, Gr. 'archai^os ancient, primeval, fr. 'archh` beginning. See Archi-, pref.] The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Ar"chi- (&unr_;). [L., archi-, Gr. 'archi-, a prefix which is from the same root as 'a`rchein to be first, to begin; 'archh the first place, beginning; 'archo`s chief. Cf. AS. arce-, erce-, OHG. erzi-, G. erz-.] A prefix signifying chief, arch; as, architect, archiepiscopal. In (Biol.) and (Anat.) it usually means primitive, original, ancestral; as, archipterygium, the primitive fin or wing.
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‖Ar`chi*an*nel"i*da (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL.; pref. archi- + annelida.] (Zoöl.) A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.
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Ar"chi*a`ter (&unr_;), n. [L. archiatrus, Gr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; + &unr_; physician, &unr_; to heal.] 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. P. Cyc.
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‖Ar`chi*blas"tu*la (&unr_;), n. [Pref. archi + blastula.] (Biol.) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a cœloblastula.
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Ar"chi*cal (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'archiko`s able to govern, fr. 'archh` beginning, government. See Arch-, pref.] Chief; primary; primordial. [Obs.] Cudworth.
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Ar`chi*di*ac"o*nal (&unr_;), a. [L. archidiaconus, Gr. &unr_;, equiv. to E. archdeacon.] Of or pertaining to an archdeacon.
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Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pa*cy (&unr_;), n. [Pref. archi- + episcopacy.] 1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
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Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pal (&unr_;), a. [Pref. archi- + episcopal.] Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see.
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Ar`chi*e*pis`co*pal"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller.
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‖Ar*chi"e*rey (&unr_;), n. [Russ. archieréi, fr. Gr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; (E. arch-) + &hand_; priest.] The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton.
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Ar"chil (?; 277), n. [OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella, oricello, or OSp. orchillo. Cf. Orchil.] 1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. Tomlinson.
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Ar`chi*lo"chi*an (&unr_;), a. [L. Archilochius.] Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter.
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{ Ar"chi*mage (&unr_;), ‖Ar`chi*ma"gus (&unr_;), } n. [NL.; pref. archi- + L. magus, Gr. &unr_;, a Magian.] 1. The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire.
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Ar`chi*man"drite (&unr_;), n. [L. archimandrita, LGr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; (E. arch-) + &unr_; an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery.] (Gr. Church) (a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. (b) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.
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Ar`chi*me*de"an (&unr_;), a. [L. Archimedeus.] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc.
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Archimedean screw, or Archimedes' screw, 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. Francis.
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‖Ar`chi*me"des (&unr_;), n. (Paleon.) An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.
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Arch"ing (&unr_;), n. 1. The arched part of a structure.
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Ar`chi*pe*lag"ic (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to an archipelago.
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Ar`chi*pel"a*go, n.; pl. -goes or -gos (&unr_;). [It. arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref &unr_; + &unr_; sea, perh. akin to &unr_; blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See Plague.]
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Ar"chi*tect (är"k&ibreve_;*t&ebreve_;kt), n. [L. architectus, architecton, Gr. &unr_; chief artificer, master builder; pref. 'archi- (E. archi-) + &unr_; workman, akin to &unr_; art, skill, &unr_; to produce: cf. F. architecte, It. architetto. See Technical.] 1. 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.
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The architects of their own happiness. Milton.
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A French woman is a perfect architect in dress. Coldsmith.
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Ar`chi*tec"tive (&unr_;), a. Used in building; proper for building. Derham.
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{ Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic (&unr_;), Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [L. architectonicus, Gr. &unr_;. See Architect.] 1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive. “Architectonic wisdom.” Boyle.
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These architectonic functions which we had hitherto thought belonged. J. C. Shairp.
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Ar`chi*tec*ton"ics, n. The science of architecture.
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Ar"chi*tec`tor (&unr_;), n. An architect. [Obs.] North.
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Ar"chi*tec`ture (?; 135), n. [L. architectura, fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect.] 1. 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 civil architecture.
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Many other architectures besides Gothic. Ruskin.
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The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees. Tyndall.
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Military architecture, the art of fortifications. -- Naval architecture, the art of building ships.
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‖Ar`chi*teu"this (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, a kind of squid.] (Zoöl.) A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.
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Ar"chi*trave (&unr_;), n. [F. architrave, fr. It. architrave; pref. archi- + trave beam, L. trabs.] (Arch.) (a) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column. (b) The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form.
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Ar"chi*traved (&unr_;), a. Furnished with an architrave. Cowper.
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Ar"chi*val (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records. Tooke.
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Ar"chive (&unr_;), n.; pl. Archives (&unr_;). [F. archives, pl., L. archivum, archium, fr. Gr. &unr_; government house, &unr_; &unr_; archives, fr. &unr_; the first place, government. See Archi-, pref.] 1. pl. The place in which public records or historic documents are kept.
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Our words . . . . become records in God's court, and are laid up in his archives as witnesses. Gov. of Tongue.
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Ar"chi*volt (&unr_;), n. [F. archivolte, fr. It. archivolto; pref. archi- + volto vault, arch. See Vault.] (Arch.) (a) The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening. (b) More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.
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{ Arch"lute (&unr_;), Arch"i*lute (&unr_;), } n. [Cf. F. archiluth, It. arciliuto.] (Mus.) 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.
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Arch"ly (&unr_;), adv. In an arch manner; with attractive slyness or roguishness; slyly; waggishly.
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Archly the maiden smiled. Longfellow.
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Arch`mar"shal (&unr_;), n. [G. erzmarschall. See Arch-, pref.] The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony.
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Ar"chon (&unr_;), n. [L. archon, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ruler, chief magistrate, p. pr. of &unr_; to be first, to rule.] (Antiq.) One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preëminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates. -- Ar*chon"tic (&unr_;), a.
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Ar"chon*tate (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. archontat.] An archon's term of office. Gibbon.
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Ar"chonts (&unr_;), n. pl. [Gr. 'a`rchwn, p. pr. See Archon.] (Zoöl.) The group including man alone.
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Ar"cho*plasm (?), n. [See Archon; Plasma.] (Biol.) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
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Arch`trai"tor (&unr_;), n. [Pref. arch- + traitor.] A chief or transcendent traitor. I. Watts.
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Arch"y (&unr_;), a. Arched; as, archy brows.
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*ar"chy (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; chief. See Arch-, pref.] A suffix properly meaning a rule, ruling, as in monarchy, the rule of one only. Cf. -arch.
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Arc"tic (&unr_;), a. [OE. artik, OF. artique, F. arctique, L. arcticus, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; a bear, also a northern constellation so called; akin to L. ursus bear, Skr. &unr_;ksha.] Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature.
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&hand_; The arctic circle is a lesser circle, parallel to the equator, 23° 28' from the north pole. This and the antarctic circle are called the polar circles, and between these and the poles lie the frigid zones. See Zone.
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‖Ar*das"sine (&unr_;), n. [F. (cf. Sp. ardacina), fr. ardasse a kind of silk thread, fr. Ar. & Per. ardan a kind of raw silk.] A very fine sort of Persian silk.
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Ar"den*cy (&unr_;), n. 1. Heat. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.
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Ar"dent (&unr_;), a. [OE. ardaunt, F. ardant, p. pr. of arder to burn, fr. L. ardere.] 1. Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery; as, ardent spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an ardent fever.
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An ardent and impetuous race. Macaulay.
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Syn. -- Burning; hot; fiery; glowing; intense; fierce; vehement; eager; zealous; keen; fervid; fervent; passionate; affectionate.
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Ar"dent*ly (&unr_;), adv. In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately; passionately.
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Ar"dent*ness, n. Ardency. [R.]
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Ar`dois" sys"tem (?). (Naut.) 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. [Archaic]
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Ar"dor (&unr_;), n. [L. ardor, fr. ardere to burn: cf. OF. ardor, ardur, F. ardeur.] [Spelt also ardour.] 1. Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays.
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Ar"du*ous (?; 135), a. [L. arduus steep, high; akin to Ir. ard high, height.] 1. Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.
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Those arduous paths they trod. Pope.
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Syn. -- Difficult; trying; laborious; painful; exhausting. -- Arduous, Hard, Difficult. Hard is simpler, blunter, and more general in sense than difficult; as, a hard duty to perform, hard work, a hard task, one which requires much bodily effort and perseverance to do. Difficult commonly implies more skill and sagacity than hard, as when there is disproportion between the means and the end. A work may be hard but not difficult. We call a thing arduous when it requires strenuous and persevering exertion, like that of one who is climbing a precipice; as, an arduous task, an arduous duty. “It is often difficult to control our feelings; it is still harder to subdue our will; but it is an arduous undertaking to control the unruly and contending will of others.”
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Ar"du*ous*ly, adv. In an arduous manner; with difficulty or laboriousness.
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Ar"du*rous (&unr_;), a. Burning; ardent. [R.]
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Lo! further on,
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Are (&unr_;). [AS. (Northumbrian) aron, akin to the 1st pers. pl. forms, Icel. erum, Goth. sijum, L. sumus, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. smas; all from a root as. &unr_; See Am and Is, and cf. Be.] The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art, are, and is, all come from the root as.
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Are (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. L. area. See Area.] (Metric system) 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.
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A"re*a (ā"r&euptack_;*&adot_;; 277), n.; pl. Areas (-&adot_;z) . [L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. Are, n.] 1. 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.
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The Alban lake . . . looks like the area of some vast amphitheater. Addison.
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The largest area of human history and man's common nature. F. Harrison.
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Dry area. See under Dry.
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{ A*read", A*reed" } (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. areden, AS. ār&aemacr_;dan to interpret. See Read.] 1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.]
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Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case. Spenser.
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But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt! Milton.
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A"re*al (&unr_;), a. [Cf. L. arealis, fr. area.] Of or pertaining to an area; as, areal interstices (the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves).
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A*rear" (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [AS. ār&aemacr_;ran. See Rear.] To raise; to set up; to stir up. [Obs.]
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A*rear", adv. [See Arrear, adv.] Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand. Spenser.
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‖A*re"ca (&unr_;), n. [Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca.] (Bot.) A genus of palms, one species of which (Areca catechu) produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in India and Southeast Asia with the leaf of the Piper Betle and lime.
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Arecidae n. 1. 1 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.
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{ A*re"co*line (?), n. Also -lin }. [From NL. Areca, a genus of palms bearing betel nut.] An oily liquid substance, C8H13O2N, the chief alkaloid of the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic action.
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A*reek" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + reek.] In a reeking condition. Swift.
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Ar`e*fac"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. arefacere to dry.] The act of drying, or the state of growing dry.
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The arefaction of the earth. Sir M. Hale.
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Ar"e*fy (&unr_;), v. t. [L. arere to be dry + -fly.] To dry, or make dry. Bacon.
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A*re"na (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Arenas (&unr_;); L. Arenæ (&unr_;). [L. arena, harena, sand, a sandy place.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) 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.
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Ar`e*na"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. arenaceus, fr. arena sand.] Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone.
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Ar`e*na"ri*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. arenarius, fr. arena sand.] Sandy; as, arenarious soil.
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Ar`e*na"tion (ăr`&euptack_;*nā"shŭn), n. [L. arenatio, fr. arena sand.] (Med.) A sand bath; application of hot sand to the body. Dunglison.
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‖Ar`en*da"tor (&unr_;), n. [LL. arendator, arrendator, fr. arendare, arrendare, to pay rent, fr. arenda yearly rent; ad + renda, F. rente, E. rent. Cf. Arrentation and Rent.] In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues.
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&hand_; A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is called crown arendator. Tooke.
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‖A*reng" (&unr_;), ‖A*ren"ga (&unr_;), n. [Malayan.] A palm tree (Saguerus saccharifer) which furnishes sago, wine, and fibers for ropes; the gomuti palm.
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Ar`e*nic"o*lite (&unr_;), n. [L. arena sand + colere to cherish or live.] (Paleon.) An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks. Dana.
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A*ren`i*lit"ic (&unr_;), a. [L. arena sand + Gr. li`qos stone.] Of or pertaining to sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains. Kirwan.
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Ar"e*nose (&unr_;), a. [L. arenosus, fr. arena sand.] Sandy; full of sand. Johnson.
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A*ren"u*lous (&unr_;), a. [L. arenula fine sand, dim. of arena.] Full of fine sand; like sand. [Obs.]
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A*re"o*la (&unr_;), n.; pl. Areolæ (&unr_;). [L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. aréole. See Area.] 1. 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.
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A*re"o*lar (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolæ.
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{ A*re"o*late (&unr_;), A*re"o*la*ted, } a. [L. areola: cf. F. aréole.] Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.
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A"re*ole (&unr_;), n. Same as Areola.
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A*re"o*let (&unr_;), n. [Dim. of L. areola.] (Zoöl.) A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.
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A`re*om"e*ter (?; 277), n. [Gr. 'araio`s thin, rare + -meter: cf. F. aréomètre.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a form hydrometer.
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A`re*om"e*try (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'araio`s thin, rare + -metry.] The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of fluids.
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Ar`e*op"a*gist (&unr_;), n. See Areopagite.
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Ar`e*op"a*gite (&unr_;), n. [L. Areopagites, Gr. &unr_;.] A member of the Areopagus. Acts xvii. 34.
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Ar`e*op`a*git"ic (&unr_;), a. [L. Areopagiticus, Gr. &unr_;.] Pertaining to the Areopagus. Mitford.
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A*re"o*style (&unr_;), a. & n. See Intercolumniation, and Aræostyle.
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A*re`o*sys"tyle (&unr_;), a. & n. See Intercolumniation, and Aræosystyle.
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A*rere" (&unr_;), v. t. & i. See Arear. [Obs.] Ellis.
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A*rest" (&unr_;), n. A support for the spear when couched for the attack. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*ret" (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. aretten, OF. areter; a (L. ad) + OF. reter, L. reputare. See Repute.] To reckon; to ascribe; to impute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ar`e*ta"ics (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; virtue.] The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted with eudemonics. J. Grote.
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‖A`rête" (?), n. [F., lit., a sharp fish bone, ridge, sharp edge, fr. L. arista beard of grain.] (Geog.) An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary ridge between two mountain gorges.
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A*rew". adv. [See Arow, Row.] In a row. [Obs.] “All her teeth arew.” Spenser.
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Ar"gal (&unr_;), n. Crude tartar. See Argol.
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Ar"gal, adv. A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore. Shak.
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{ ‖Ar"gal (&unr_;), ‖Ar"ga*li, } n. [Mongolian.] (Zoöl.) A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or Ovis argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia.
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‖Ar"ga*la (&unr_;), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The adjutant bird.
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Ar"gand lamp` (&unr_;). [Named from the inventor, Aimé Argand of Geneva.] A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.
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‖Ar"gas (&unr_;), n. A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called Miana bug, is Argas Persicus; that of Central America, called talaje by the natives, is Argas Talaje.
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Ar*ge"an (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to the ship Argo. See Argo.
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Ar"gent (&unr_;), n. [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin to Gr. 'a`rgyros silver, 'argo`s, 'argh`s, white, bright, Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk, airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See Argue.] 1. Silver, or money. [Archaic]
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The polished argent of her breast. Tennyson.
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Ar"gent, a. Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.
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Yonder argent fields above. Pope.
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Ar*gen"tal (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or combined with, silver.
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Ar`gen*ta"li*um (?), n. [NL.; L. argentum silver + E. aluminium.] A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of about 2.9.
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Ar"gen*tan, n. An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.
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Ar"gen*tate, a. [L. argentatus silvered.] (Bot.) Silvery white. Gray.
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Ar*gen"tic (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride.
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Ar`gen*tif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. argentum silver + -ferous: cf. F. argentifère.] Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or veins.
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Ar"gen*tine, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver.] 1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
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Ar"gil (&unr_;), n. [F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to Gr. &unr_; or &unr_; argil, &unr_; white. See Argent.] (Min.) Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay.
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Ar`gil*lif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. argilla white clay + -ferous.] Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil. Kirwan.
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Ar"give (&unr_;), a. [L. Argivus, fr. Argos, Argi.] Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece. -- n. A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek.
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‖Ar"go (&unr_;), n. [L. Argo, Gr. &unr_;.] 1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
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Ar*go"an (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to the ship Argo.
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Ar"gol (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Argal, Orgal. Of unknown origin.] 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. Ure.
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Ar"gon (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; inactive; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; work.] (Chem.) 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, A; at. wt., 39.9. Argon is condensible to a colorless liquid boiling at -186.1° C. and to a solid melting at -189.6° 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° C. and 760 mm., 1.7828 g.
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Ar"go*naut (&unr_;), n. [L. Argonauta, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; sailor, &unr_; ship. See Argo.] 1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
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‖Ar`go*nau"ta (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.
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Ar"go*naut"ic (&unr_;), a. [L. Argonauticus.] Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.
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Ar"go*sy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Argosies (&unr_;). [Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.] A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
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Where your argosies with portly sail . . .
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‖Ar`got" (&unr_;), n. [F. Of unknown origin.] A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.
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Ar"gu*a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.
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Ar"gue (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Argued (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Arguing.] [OE. arguen, F. arguer, fr. L. argutare, freq. of arguere to make clear; from the same root as E. argent.] 1. To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.
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I argue not
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Ar"gue, v. t. 1. To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued.
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So many laws argue so many sins. Milton.
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Thoughts and expressions . . . which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality. Dryden.
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Syn. -- to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate; remonstrate; controvert. -- To Argue, Dispute, Debate. These words, as here compared, suppose a contest between two parties in respect to some point at issue. To argue is to adduce arguments or reasons in support of one's cause or position. To dispute is to call in question or deny the statements or arguments of the opposing party. To debate is to strive for or against in a somewhat formal manner by arguments.
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Men of many words sometimes argue for the sake of talking; men of ready tongues frequently dispute for the sake of victory; men in public life often debate for the sake of opposing the ruling party, or from any other motive than the love of truth. Crabb.
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Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate. Dryden.
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Ar"gu*er (&unr_;), n. One who argues; a reasoner; a disputant.
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Ar"gu*fy (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [Argue + -fy.] 1. To argue pertinaciously. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
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‖Ar"gu*lus (&unr_;), n. [NL., dim of Argus.] (Zoöl.) A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura.
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Ar"gu*ment (&unr_;), n. [F. argument, L. argumentum, fr. arguere to argue.] 1. Proof; evidence. [Obs.]
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There is.. no more palpable and convincing argument of the existence of a Deity. Ray.
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Why, then, is it made a badge of wit and an argument of parts for a man to commence atheist, and to cast off all belief of providence, all awe and reverence for religion? South.
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The argument is about things, but names. Locke.
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You and love are still my argument. Shak.
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The abstract or argument of the piece. Jeffrey.
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[Shields] with boastful argument portrayed. Milton.
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Sheathed their swords for lack of argument. Shak.
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Ar"gu*ment (ăr"g&uuptack_;*m&eitalic_;nt), v. i. [L. argumentari.] To make an argument; to argue. [Obs.] Gower.
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Ar`gu*men"ta*ble (-m&eitalic_;n"t&adot_;*b'l), a. [L. argumentabilis.] Admitting of argument. [R.] Chalmers.
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Ar`gu*men"tal (&unr_;), a. [L. argumentalis.] Of, pertaining to, or containing, argument; argumentative.
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Ar`gu*men*ta"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. argumentatio, from argumentari: cf. F. argumentation.] 1. 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.
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Which manner of argumentation, how false and naught it is, . . . every man that hath with perceiveth. Tyndale.
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Ar`gu*men"ta*tive (&unr_;), a. 1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
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Ar"gu*men*tize (&unr_;), v. i. To argue or discuss. [Obs.] Wood.
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‖Ar"gus (&unr_;), prop. n. [L. Argus, Gr. &unr_;.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail.
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3. (Zoöl.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (Argus giganteus) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male. The species Argus Grayi inhabits Borneo.
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Ar"gus-eyed (&unr_;), a. Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
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Ar"gus shell` (&unr_;) . (Zoöl.) A species of shell (Cypræa argus), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.
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Ar`gu*ta"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. argutatio. See Argue.] Caviling; subtle disputation. [Obs.]
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Ar*gute" (&unr_;), a. [L. argutus, p. p. of arguere. See Argue.] 1. Sharp; shrill. [Obs.] Johnson.
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The active preacher . . . the argue schoolman. Milman.
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A*rhi"zal (&unr_;), A*rhi"zous (&unr_;), A*rhyth"mic (&unr_;), A*rhyth"mous (&unr_;), a. See Arrhizal, Arrhizous, Arrhythmic, Arrhythmous.
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‖A"ri*a (&unr_;), n. [It., fr. L. aër. See Air.] (Mus.) An air or song; a melody; a tune.
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Ar"ian (&unr_;), a. & n. (Ethnol.) See Aryan.
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A"ri*an (&unr_;), a. [L. Arianus.] 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. -- n. One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius. Mosheim.
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A"ri*an*ism (&unr_;), n. The doctrines of the Arians.
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Ar"i*cine (&unr_;), n. [From Arica, in Chile.] (Chem.) An alkaloid, first found in white cinchona bark.
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Ar"id (&unr_;), a. [L. aridus, fr. arere to be dry: cf. F. aride.] Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren. “An arid waste.” Thomson.
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A*rid"i*ty (&unr_;), n.; pl. Aridities (&unr_;). [L. ariditas, fr. aridus.] 1. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.
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A"ri*el (&unr_;), n., or A"ri*el ga*zelle" (&unr_;). [Ar. aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zoöl.) (a) A variety of the gazelle (Antilope dorcas, or Gazella, dorcas), found in Arabia and adjacent countries. (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of Petaurus. (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel).
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A"ri*el (?), n. [Heb. ariël, perh. confused with E. aërial.] In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and graceful spirit of the air.
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‖A"ri*es, prop. n. [L.] 1. (Astron.) (a) The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March. (b) A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram.
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Ar"i*e*tate (&unr_;), v. i. [L. arietatus, p. p. of arietare, fr. aries ram.] To butt, as a ram. [Obs.]
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{ ‖A`ri*et"ta (&unr_;), Ar`i*ette" (&unr_;), } n. [It. arietta, dim. of aria; F. ariette.] (Mus.) A short aria, or air. “A military ariette.” Sir W. Scott.
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A*right" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + right.] Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright.
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Ar"il (&unr_;), ‖A*ril"lus (&unr_;), n. [From LL. arilli dry grapes, perh. fr. L. aridus dry: cf. F,. arille.] (Bot.) 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 aril. Gray.
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Ar"il*late (&unr_;). Ar"l*la`ted (&unr_;), Ar"iled (&unr_;), a. [Cf. NL. arillatus, F. arillé.] Having an aril.
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Ar`i*o*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. ariolatio, hariolatio, fr. hariolari to prophesy, fr. hariolus soothsayer.] A soothsaying; a foretelling. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Arion (&unr_;), prop. n. 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.
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Ar"i*ose (&unr_;), a. [It. arioso, fr. aria.] Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.
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‖A`ri*o"so (&unr_;), adv. & a. [It.] (Mus.) In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose.
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A*rise" (&adot_;*rīz"), v. i. [imp. Arose (-rōz"); p. pr. & vb. n. Arising; p. p. Arisen (-r&ibreve_;z"'n).]. [AS. ārīsan; ā (equiv. to Goth. us-, ur-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + rīsan to rise; cf. Goth. urreisan to arise. See Rise.] 1. 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, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning.
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The doubts that in his heart arose. Milton.
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‖A*ris"ta (&unr_;), n. [L.] (Bot.) An awn. Gray.
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Ar"is*tarch (&unr_;), n. [From Aristarchus, a Greek grammarian and critic, of Alexandria, about 200 b. c.] A severe critic. Knowles.
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A*ris"tate (&unr_;), a. [L. aristatus, fr. arista. See Arista.] 1. (Bot.) Having a pointed, beardlike process, as the glumes of wheat; awned. Gray.
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Ar`is*toc"ra*cy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Aristocracies (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; best + &unr_; to be strong, to rule, &unr_; strength; &unr_; is perh. from the same root as E. arm, and orig. meant fitting: cf. F. aristocratie. See Arm, and Create, which is related to Gr. &unr_;.] 1. Government by the best citizens.
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His whole family are accused of being aristocrats. Romilly.
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Ar`is*to*te"li*an (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.). -- n. A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic.
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Ar"is*to`tle's lan"tern (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.
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A*ris"to*type` (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; best + -type.] (Photog.) 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.
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A*ris"tu*late (?; 135), a. [Dim. fr. arista.] (Bot.) Having a short beard or awn. Gray.
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A*rith"me*tic (&unr_;), n. [OE. arsmetike, OF. arismetique, L. arithmetica, fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;), fr. &unr_; arithmetical, fr. &unr_; to number, fr. &unr_; number, prob. fr. same root as E. arm, the idea of counting coming from that of fitting, attaching. See Arm. The modern Eng. and French forms are accommodated to the Greek.] 1. The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.
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2. A book containing the principles of this science.
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Arithmetic of sines, trigonometry. -- Political arithmetic, the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social science. -- Universal arithmetic, the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra.
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Ar`ith*met"ic*al (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to arithmetic; according to the rules or method of arithmetic.
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Arithmetical complement of a logarithm. See Logarithm. -- Arithmetical mean. See Mean. -- Arithmetical progression. See Progression. -- Arithmetical proportion. See Proportion.
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Ar`ith*met"ic*al*ly, adv. Conformably to the principles or methods of arithmetic.
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A*rith`me*ti"cian (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. arithméticien.] One skilled in arithmetic.
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A*rith"mo*man"cy (&unr_;), n. Arithmancy.
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Ar`ith*mom"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; number + -meter: cf. F. arithmomètre.] A calculating machine.
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Arizonan n. a resident of Arizona.
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Arizonian n. 1. a resident of Arizona.
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Ark (ärk), n. [OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. 'arkei^n to keep off.] 1. A chest, or coffer. [Obs.]
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Bearing that precious relic in an ark. Spenser.
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2. (Jewish Hist.) 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 Ark of the Covenant.
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3. The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge.
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Arkansan n. a resident of Arkansas.
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Arkansawyer n. a resident of Arkansas.
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Ark"ite (&unr_;), a. Belonging to the ark. [R.] Faber.
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Ar*kose" (?), n. [F] (Petrog) A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. -- Ar*kos"ic (#), a.
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Ark" shell` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies.
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Arles (&unr_;), n. pl. [Cf. F. arrhes, Scot. airles. Cf. Earles penny.] An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain. [Scot.]
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Arles penny, earnest money given to servants. Kersey.
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Arm (&unr_;), n. [AS. arm, earm; akin to OHG. aram, G., D., Dan., & Sw. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms, L. armus arm, shoulder, and prob. to Gr. &unr_; joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root &unr_; to join, to fit together; cf. Slav. rame. &unr_;. See Art, Article.] 1. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
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2. Anything resembling an arm; as, (a) The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear. (b) A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal. (c) A branch of a tree. (d) A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard. (e) (Naut) The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke. (f) An inlet of water from the sea. (g) A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.
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3. Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
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To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? Isa. lii. 1.
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Arm's end, the end of the arm; a good distance off. Dryden. -- Arm's length, the length of the arm. -- Arm's reach, reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach. -- To go (or walk) arm in arm, to go with the arm or hand of one linked in the arm of another. “When arm in armwe went along.” Tennyson. -- To keep at arm's length, to keep at a distance (literally or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse. -- To work at arm's length, to work disadvantageously.
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Arm, n. [See Arms.] (Mil.) (a) A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient. (b) A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the pl.
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Arm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Armed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Arming.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma, pl., arms. See arms.] 1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.]
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And make him with our pikes and partisans
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Arm your prize;
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2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.]
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His shoulders broad and strong,
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3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
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Abram . . . armed his trained servants. Gen. xiv. 14.
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4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
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5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
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Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind. 1 Pet. iv. 1.
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To arm a magnet, to fit it with an armature.
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Arm, v. i. To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms. “ 'Tis time to arm.” Shak.
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Ar*ma"da (är*mā"d&adot_; or är*mä"d&adot_;), n. [Sp. armada, L. as if armata (sc. classic fleet), fr. armatus, p. p. of armare. See Arm, v. t. Army.] A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.
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Armadillidiidae n. 1. 1 a family comrising the pill bugs.
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Armadillidium n. 1. 1 the type genus of the Armadillidiidae.
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Ar`ma*dil"lo (är`m&adot_;*d&ibreve_;l"l&ouptack_;), n.; pl. Armadillos (-lōz). [Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed, p. p. of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony shell.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidæ, 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 Peba, Poyou, Tatouay. (b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.
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Ar*ma"do (är*mā"d&ouptack_;), n. Armada. [Obs.]
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Ar`ma*ged"don (är*m&adot_;"j&ebreve_;"d'n), n. 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.
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Ar"ma*ment (&unr_;), n. [L. armamenta, pl., utensils, esp. the tackle of a ship, fr. armare to arm: cf. LL. armamentum, F. armement.] 1. A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force. “The whole united armament of Greece.” Glover.
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2. (Mil. & Nav.) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
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Ar`ma*men"ta*ry (&unr_;), n. [L. armamentarium, fr. armamentum: cf. F. armamentaire.] An armory; a magazine or arsenal. [R.]
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Ar"ma*ture (&unr_;), n. [L. armatura, fr. armare to arm: cf. F. armature. See Arm, v. t., Armor.] 1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.
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2. (Magnetism) 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.
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3. (Arch.) Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. Oxf. Gloss.
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4. (Elec.) 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.
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armband n. 1. a band worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning.
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Arm"chair` (&unr_;), n. A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms. Tennyson.
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Armed (&unr_;), a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. “And armed host.” Dryden.
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A distemper eminently armed from heaven. De Foe.
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3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey.
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Armed at all points (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as armed cap-à-pie. Cussans. -- Armed en flute. (Naut.) See under Flute. -- Armed magnet, a magnet provided with an armature. -- Armed neutrality. See under Neutrality.
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Armenia n. 1. a country in the Caucasus, formerly a part of the Soviet Union.
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Ar*me"ni*an (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. Arménien, L. Armenias, fr. Armenia.] Of or pertaining to Armenia.
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Armenian bole, a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc. -- Armenian stone. (a) The commercial name of lapis lazuli. (b) Emery.
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Ar*me"ni*an, n. 1. A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.
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Armeria n. 1. 1 a genus of shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials.
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Arm"et (&unr_;), n. [F., dim. of arme arm, or corrupted for healmet helmet.] A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
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Arm"ful (&unr_;), n.; pl. Armfulus (&unr_;). As much as the arm can hold.
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Arm"gaunt` (&unr_;), a. With gaunt or slender legs. (?) “An armgaunt steed.” Shak.
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&hand_; This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Its meaning has not yet been satisfactorily explained.
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Arm"-gret` (&unr_;), a. Great as a man's arm. [Obs.]
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A wreath of gold, arm-gret. Chaucer.
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Arm"hole` (&unr_;), n. [Arm + hole.] 1. The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit. Bacon.
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Ar*mif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. armifer; arma arms + ferre to bear.] Bearing arms or weapons. [R.]
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Ar"mi*ger (&unr_;), n. [L. armiger armor bearer; arma arms + gerere to bear.] 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 esquire. Jacob.
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Ar*mig"er*ous (&unr_;), a. Bearing arms. [R.]
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They belonged to the armigerous part of the population, and were entitled to write themselves Esquire. De Quincey.
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Ar"mil (&unr_;), n. [L. armilla a bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. OF. armille.] 1. A bracelet. [Obs.]
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&hand_; When composed of one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes, it is called an equinoctial armil; when of two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices, it is called a solstitial armil. Whewell.
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‖Ar*mil"la (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Armillas (&unr_;), L. Armillæ (&unr_;). [L., a bracelet.] 1. An armil.
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Ar"mil*la*ry (&unr_;), a. [LL. armillarius, fr. L. armilla arm ring, bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. F. armillaire. See Arm, n.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles.
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Armillary sphere, 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. Nichol.
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Arm"ing (&unr_;), n. 1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
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The arming was now universal. Macaulay.
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2. (Naut.) 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. Totten.
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Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.
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Ar*min"i*an (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian, n.
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Ar*min"i*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).
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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.
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Ar*min"i*an*ism (&unr_;), n. The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.
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Ar*mip"o*tence (&unr_;), n. [L. armipotentia, fr. armipotents.] Power in arms. [R.] Johnson.
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Ar*mip"o*tent (&unr_;), a. [L. armipotents; arma arms + potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able.] Powerful in arms; mighty in battle.
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{ Ar*mis"o*nant (&unr_;), Ar*mis"o*nous (&unr_;), } a. [L. armisonus; arma arms + sonare (p. pr. sonans) to sound.] Rustling in arms; resounding with arms. [Obs.]
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Ar"mis*tice (&unr_;), n. [F. armistice, fr. (an assumed word) L. armistitium; arma arms + stare, statum (combining form, -stitum), to stand still.] A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.
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Arm"less (&unr_;), a. 1. Without any arm or branch.
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Arm"let (&unr_;), n. [Arm + -let.] 1. A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea. Johnson.
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Ar*mo"ni*ac (&unr_;), a. Ammoniac. [Obs.]
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Ar"mor (&unr_;), n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See Armature.] [Spelt also armour.] 1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
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Coat armor, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc. -- Submarine, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under Submarine.
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Ar"mor-bear`er (&unr_;), n. One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger. Judg. ix. 54.
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Ar"mored (&unr_;), a. Clad with armor.
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Ar"mored cruis"er. (Nav.) 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 armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second. [Archaic]
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Ar"mor*er (&unr_;), n. [OE. armurer, armerer, fr. F. armurter, fr. armure armor.] 1. One who makes or repairs armor or arms.
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Ar*mo"ri*al (&unr_;), a. [F. armorial, fr. armoiries arms, coats of arms, for armoieries, fr. OF. armoier to paint arms, coats of arms, fr. armes, fr. L. arma. See Arms, Armory.] Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.
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Figures with armorial signs of race and birth. Wordsworth.
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Armorial bearings. See Arms, 4.
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{ Ar*mor"ic (&unr_;), Ar*mor"i*can (&unr_;), } a. [L. Armoricus, fr. Celtic ar on, at + mor sea.] Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people. -- n. The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.
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Ar*mor"i*can, n. A native of Armorica.
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Ar"mor*ist (&unr_;), n. [F. armoriste.] One skilled in coat armor or heraldry. Cussans.
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Ar"mor-plat`ed (&unr_;), a. Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad.
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Ar"mo*ry (&unr_;), n.; pl. Armories (&unr_;). [OF. armaire, armarie, F. armoire, fr. L. armarium place for keeping arms; but confused with F. armoiries. See Armorial, Ambry.] 1. A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.
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Celestial armory, shields, helms, and spears. Milton.
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armoured adj. 1. provided with protective covering; -- used of animals. Opposite of unarmored. [Narrower terms: bone-covered ; scaly, scaley, scaled.
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{ Ar`mo*zeen", Ar`mo*zine" } (&unr_;), n. [armosin, armoisin.] A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical. Simmonds.
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Arm"pit` (&unr_;), n. [Arm + pit.] The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.
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Arms (&unr_;), n. pl. [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See Arm, n.] 1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
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Three horses and three goodly suits of arms. Tennyson.
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Bred to arms, educated to the profession of a soldier. -- In arms, armed for war; in a state of hostility. -- Small arms, portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc. -- A stand of arms, a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone. -- To arms! a summons to war or battle. -- Under arms, armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade.
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Arm's end, Arm's length, Arm's reach. See under Arm.
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Ar"mure (&unr_;), n. [F. See Armor.] 1. Armor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ar"my (&unr_;), n. [F. armée, fr. L. armata, fem. of armatus, p. p. of armare to arm. Cf. Armada.] 1. A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.
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Army organization. The system by which a country raises, classifies, arranges, and equips its armed land forces. The usual divisions are: (1) A regular or active army, in which soldiers serve continuously with the colors and live in barracks or cantonments when not in the field; (2) the reserves 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 (3) 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 home reserves (as in the table below), second, third, etc., line of defense (the regular army and its reserves ordinarily constituting the first line of defense), territorial forces, 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.
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armyworm, Ar"my worm` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) (a) 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 (Pseudaletia unipuncta, formerly Leucania unipuncta. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm. (b) The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See Cotton worm, under Cotton.
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‖Ar"na (&unr_;), ‖Ar"nee (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The wild buffalo of India (Bos, or Bubalus, arni), larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.
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Ar*nat"to (&unr_;), n. See Annotto.
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{ ‖Ar*naut" ‖Ar*naout" } (?), n. [Turk. Arnaut, fr. NGr. &unr_;, for &unr_;.] An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army.
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Ar"ni*ca (&unr_;), n. [Prob. a corruption of ptarmica.] (Bot.) A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.
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Ar"ni*cin (&unr_;), n. [See Arnica.] (Chem.) An active principle of Arnica montana. It is a bitter resin.
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A"roid (&unr_;), A*roid"e*ous (&unr_;), a. [Arum + -oid.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants (Araceae).
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A*roint" (&adot_;*roint"), interj. [Cf. Prov. E. rynt, rynt thee, roynt, or runt, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS. r&ymacr_;man to make room or way, fr. rūm room. The final t is perh. for ta, for thou. Cf. Room space.] Stand off, or begone. [Obs.]
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Aroint thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak.
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A*roint", v. t. To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] “Whiskered cats arointed flee.” Mrs. Browning.
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A*ro"ma (&unr_;), n. [L. aroma, Gr. &unr_;: cf. OE. aromaz, aromat, spice, F. aromate.] 1. The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee.
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{ Ar`o*mat"ic (&unr_;), Ar`o*mat"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [L. aromaticus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. aromatique. See Aroma.] Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam.
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Ar`o*mat`i*za"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. aromatisation.] The act of impregnating or secting with aroma.
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A*ro"ma*tize (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aromatized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aromatizing.] [L. aromatizare, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. aromatiser.] To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume. Bacon.
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A*ro"ma*ti`zer (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic. Evelyn.
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A*rose" (&unr_;). The past or preterit tense of Arise.
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A lambent flame arose, which gently spread
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A*rous"al (&unr_;), n. The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.
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A*rouse" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aroused (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Arousing.] [Pref. a- + rouse.] To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.
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A*row" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + row.] In a row, line, or rank; successively; in order. Shak.
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‖Ar*peg"gio (&unr_;), n. [It., fr. arpeggiare to play on the harp, fr. arpa harp.] (Mus.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played.
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{ Ar"pent (&unr_;), Ar"pen (&unr_;), } n. [F. arpent, fr. L. arepennis, arapennis. According to Columella, a Gallic word for a measure equiv. to half a Roman jugerum.] Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.
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Ar"qua*ted (&unr_;), a. Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved. [R.]
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{ Ar"que*bus, Ar"que*buse } (?; 277), n. [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenbüchse a gun with a hook. See Hagbut.] 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. [Written also harquebus.]
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Ar`que*bus*ade" (&unr_;), n. [F. arquebusade shot of an arquebus; eau d'arquebusade a vulnerary for gunshot wounds.] 1. The shot of an arquebus. Ash.
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Ar"rack (?; 277), n. [Ar. araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. araqa to sweat. Cf. Rack arrack.] 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.
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Ar*rag"o*nite (&unr_;), n. See Aragonite.
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Ar*raign" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arraigned (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Arraigning.] [OE. arainen, arenen, OF. aragnier, aranier, araisnier, F. arraisonner, fr. LL. arrationare to address to call before court; L. ad + ratio reason, reasoning, LL. cause, judgment. See Reason.] 1. (Law) To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint. Blackstone.
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Ar*raign" (&unr_;), v. t. [From OF. aramier, fr. LL. adhramire.] (Old Eng. Law) To appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel disseizin.
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Ar*raign"ment (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. arraynement, aresnement.] 1. (Law) 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.
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Ar*rai"ment, Ar*ray"ment (&unr_;), n. [From Array, v. t.] Clothes; raiment. [Obs.]
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So [they] came to the market place, and there he arranged his men in the streets. Berners.
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Ar*ran"ger (&unr_;), n. One who arranges. Burke.
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Ar"rant (&unr_;), a. [OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E. errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See Errant.] Notoriously or preëminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward.
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Ar"ras (&unr_;), n. [From Arras the capital of Artois, in the French Netherlands.] Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures.
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Ar*rep"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. arripere, arreptum, to seize, snatch; ad + rapere to snatch. See Rapacious.] The act of taking away. [Obs.] “This arreption was sudden.” Bp. Hall.
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Odd, arreptitious, frantic extravagances. Howell.
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Ar*rest" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arrêter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See Rest remainder.] 1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
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Nor could her virtues the relentless hand
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We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies. Jer. Taylor.
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Ar*rest", v. i. To tarry; to rest. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Ar*rest", n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arrêt, fr. arester. See Arrest, v. t., Arr&unr_;t.] 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
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As the arrest of the air showeth. Bacon.
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William . . . ordered him to be put under arrest. Macaulay.
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[Our brother Norway] sends out arrests
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&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.
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The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., . . . were sad arrests to his troubled spirit. Jer. Taylor.
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Arrest of judgment (Law), the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.
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Ar`res*ta"tion (&unr_;), n. [F. arrestation, LL. arrestatio.] Arrest. [R.]
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Ar`res*tee" (&unr_;), n. [See Arrest, v.] (Scots Law) The person in whose hands is the property attached by arrestment.
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This most solemn and arresting occurrence. J. H. Newman.
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Ar*rest"ive (-&ibreve_;v), a. Tending to arrest. McCosh.
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Ar*rest"ment, n. [OF. arrestement.] 1. (Scots Law) 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.
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‖Ar*rêt (&unr_;), n. [F. See Arrest, n.] (F. Law) (a) A judgment, decision, or decree of a court or high tribunal; also, a decree of a sovereign. (b) An arrest; a legal seizure.
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‖Ar"rha (?), n.; pl. Arrhæ (#). [L. Cf. Earnest.] (Law) Money or other valuable thing given to evidence a contract; a pledge or earnest.
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{ Ar*rhyth"mic (&unr_;), Ar*rhyth"mous (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; rhythm.] (Med.) Being without rhythm or regularity, as the pulse.
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Ar*ride" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. arridere; ad + ridere to laugh.] To please; to gratify. [Archaic] B. Jonson.
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Above all thy rarities, old Oxenford, what do most arride and solace me are thy repositories of moldering learning. Lamb.
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Ar*riere" (&unr_;), n. [F. arrière. See Arrear.] “That which is behind”; the rear; -- chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.
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Ar*riere"-ban` (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. OE. arban, heriban, fr. OHG. hariban, heriban, G. heerbann, the calling together of an army; OHG. heri an army + ban a public call or order. The French have misunderstood their old word, and have changed it into arrière-ban, though arrière has no connection with its proper meaning. See Ban, Abandon.] 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.
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Ar"ris (&unr_;), n. [OF. areste, F. arête, fr. L. arista the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.] (Arch.) 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. P. Cyc.
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Arris fillet, a triangular piece of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off the rain. Gwilt. -- Arris gutter, a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a building. Gwilt.
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Ar"rish (&unr_;), n. [See Eddish.] The stubble of wheat or grass; a stubble field; eddish. [Eng.] [Written also arish, ersh, etc.]
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Ar"ris*wise` (&unr_;), adv. Diagonally laid, as tiles; ridgewise.
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Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes,
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Another arrival still more important was speedily announced. Macaulay.
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The house has a corner arrival. H. Walpole.
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Ar*riv"ance (&unr_;), n. Arrival. [Obs.] Shak.
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Ar*rive" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Arrived (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Arriving.] [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. Riparian.] 1. 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 at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and from. “Arrived in Padua.” Shak.
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There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at Ipswich. Macaulay.
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When he arrived at manhood. Rogers.
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We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts. McCosh.
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If at great things thou wouldst arrive. Milton.
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Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives. Waller.
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And made the sea-trod ship arrive them. Chapman.
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Ere he arrive the happy isle. Milton.
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Arrive at last the blessed goal. Tennyson.
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How should I joy of thy arrive to hear! Drayton.
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‖Ar*ro"ba (&unr_;), n. [Sp. and Pg., from Ar. arrub, ar-rubu, a fourth part.] 1. 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.
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Ar"ro*gance (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. L. arrogantia, fr. arrogans. See Arrogant.] 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.
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I hate not you for her proud arrogance. Shak.
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Ar"ro*gan*cy (&unr_;), n. Arrogance. Shak.
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Ar"ro*gant (&unr_;), a. [F. arrogant, L. arrogans, p. pr. of arrogare. See Arrogate.] 1. 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.
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Ar"ro*gant*ly, adv. In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
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Ar"ro*gate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrogated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Arrogating (&unr_;).] [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare, arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to ask. See Rogation.] 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, the pope arrogated dominion over kings.
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He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. Macaulay.
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Ar`ro*ga"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. arrogatio, fr. arrogare. Cf. Adrogation.] 1. The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to. Hall.
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Ar"ro*ga*tive (&unr_;), a. Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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‖Ar`ron`disse`ment" (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. arrondir to make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.] A subdivision of a department. [France]
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Ar*rose" (&unr_;), v. t. [F. arroser.] To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten. [Obs.]
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Ar"row (&unr_;), n. [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel. ör, örvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. Arc.] A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.
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Ar"row*root` (&unr_;), n. 1. (Bot.) A white-flowered west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. Maranta arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. Its root yields arrowroot starch. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.
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How quick they wheeled, and flying, behind them shot
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By the blue rushing of the arrowy Rhone. Byron.
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Ar"se*nal (är"s&euptack_;*n&aitalic_;l), n. [Sp. & F. arsenal arsenal, dockyard, or It. arzanale, arsenale (cf. It. & darsena dock); all fr. Ar. dārçinā'a house of industry or fabrication; dār house + çinā'a art, industry.] A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.
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Ar"se*nic (är"s&euptack_;*n&ibreve_;k; 277), n. [L. arsenicum, Gr. 'arseniko`n, 'arreniko`n, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. 'arseniko`s or better Attic 'arreniko`s masculine, 'a`rrhn male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. zernīkh: cf. F. arsenic.] 1. (Chem.) 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° 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 arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.
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‖Ar"sis (är"s&ibreve_;s), n. [L. arsis, Gr. 'a`rsis a raising or lifting, an elevation of the voice, fr. a'i`rein to raise or lift up. Its ordinary use is the result of am early misapprehension; originally and properly it denotes the lifting of the hand in beating time, and hence the unaccented part of the rhythm.] 1. (Pros.) (a) That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a greater stress of voice. Hermann. (b) That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or the rhythmic accent.
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Art (ärt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. 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.
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Blest with each grace of nature and of art. Pope.
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2. 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 science or speculative principles; as, the art of building or engraving; the art of war; the art of navigation.
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Science is systematized knowledge . . . Art is knowledge made efficient by skill. J. F. Genung.
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The fishermen can't employ their art with so much success in so troubled a sea. Addison.
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4. 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, he prefers art to literature.
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In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts. Pope.
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Four years spent in the arts (as they are called in colleges) is, perhaps, laying too laborious a foundation. Goldsmith.
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6. Learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters. [Archaic]
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So vast is art, so narrow human wit. Pope.
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They employed every art to soothe . . . the discontented warriors. Macaulay.
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9. Cunning; artifice; craft.
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Madam, I swear I use no art at all. Shak.
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Animals practice art when opposed to their superiors in strength. Crabb.
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10. The black art; magic. [Obs.] Shak.
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Art and part (Scots Law), 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.
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&hand_; The arts are divided into various classes. The useful arts, The mechanical arts, or The industrial arts are those in which the hands and body are more concerned than the mind; as in making clothes and utensils. These are called trades. The fine arts 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. The liberal arts (artes liberales, 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 liberal arts include the sciences, philosophy, history, etc., which compose the course of academical or collegiate education. Hence, degrees in the arts; master and bachelor of arts.
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In America, literature and the elegant arts must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity. Irving.
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Syn. -- Science; literature; aptitude; readiness; skill; dexterity; adroitness; contrivance; profession; business; trade; calling; cunning; artifice; duplicity. See Science.
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Artamidae n. 1. 1 a natural family comprising the wood swallows.
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Artamus n. 1. 1 the type genus of the Artamidae.
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artefact n. same as artifact.
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‖Ar*te"mi*a (är*t&ebreve_;"m&ibreve_;*&adot_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'A`rtemis, a Greek goddess.] (Zoöl.) A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.
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Artemis n. 1. 1 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.
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Ar`te*mi"si*a (ärt&euptack_;"m&ibreve_;zh"&ibreve_;*&adot_; or ärt&euptack_;"m&ibreve_;sh"&ibreve_;*&adot_;), n. [L. Artemisia, Gr. 'Artemisi`a.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these Artemisia absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and Artemisia tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.
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arteria n. 1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body.
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Ar*te"ri*ac (&unr_;), a. [L. arteriacus, Gr. &unr_;. See Artery.] Of or pertaining to the windpipe.
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Ar*te"ri*al (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. artériel.] 1. Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as, arterial action; the arterial system.
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Arterial blood, blood which has been changed and vitalized (arterialized) during passage through the lungs.
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Ar*te`ri*al*i*za"tion (&unr_;), n. (Physiol.) The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also aëration and hematosis.
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Ar*te"ri*al*ize (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arterialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Arterializing.] To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by exposure to oxygen in the lungs; to make arterial.
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Ar*te`ri*og"ra*phy, n. [Gr. &unr_; + -graphy.] A systematic description of the arteries.
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Ar*te`ri*o"la (&unr_;), Ar*te"ri*ole (&unr_;), n. [NL. arteriola, dim. of L. arteria: cf. F. artériole.] A small artery with a muscular wall.
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Ar*te`ri*ol"o*gy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; + -logy.] That part of anatomy which treats of arteries.
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Ar*te`ri*ol"o*scle*ro"sis (är*tē`r&ibreve_;*ōl"&ouptack_;*skl&euptack_;*rō"s&ibreve_;s), n. [Gr. 'arthri`a + -logy.] (Med.) a form of arteriosclerosis which affects predominantly the arterioles, found especially in people with chronic hypertension. Stedman
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‖Ar*te`ri*o*scle*ro"sis (är*tē`r&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*skl&euptack_;*rō"s&ibreve_;s), n. [NL.; Gr. &unr_; artery + sclerosis.] (Med.) 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 arteriolosclerosis and atherosclerosis. -- Ar*te`ri*o*scle*rot"ic (#), a.
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arteriosclerotic adj. 1. of or pertaining to arteriosclerosis.
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Ar*te`ri*ot"o*my (&unr_;), n. [L. arteriotomia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; a cutting.] 1. (Med.) The opening of an artery, esp. for bloodletting.
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arteriovenous adj. 1. connecting an artery to a vein. an arteriovenous fistula
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‖Ar`te*ri"tis (&unr_;), n. [Artery + -etis.] Inflammation of an artery or arteries. Dunglison.
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Ar"ter*y (&unr_;), n.; pl. Arteries (&unr_;). [L. arteria windpipe, artery, Gr. &unr_;.] 1. The trachea or windpipe. [Obs.] “Under the artery, or windpipe, is the mouth of the stomach.” Holland.
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2. (Anat.) 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.
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&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 Aorta. The pulmonary artery conveys the venous blood from the right ventricle to the lungs, whence the arterialized blood is returned through the pulmonary veins.
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3. Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of communication; as, arteries of trade or commerce.
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Ar*te"sian (&unr_;), a. [F. artésien, fr. Artois in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century.] Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in France.
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Artesian wells, 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.
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Art"ful (&unr_;), a. [From Art.] 1. Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill. [Archaic] “Artful strains.” “Artful terms.” Milton.
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He [was] too artful a writer to set down events in exact historical order. Dryden.
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Artful in speech, in action, and in mind. Pope.
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The artful revenge of various animals. Darwin.
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Syn. -- Cunning; skillful; adroit; dexterous; crafty; tricky; deceitful; designing. See Cunning.
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Art"ful*ly, adv. In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily.
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Art"ful*ness, n. The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.
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Ar"then (&unr_;), a. Same as Earthen. [Obs.] “An arthen pot.” Holland.
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{ Ar*thrit"ic (&unr_;), Ar*thrit"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [L. arthriticus, Gr. 'arqritiko`s. See Arthritis.] 1. Pertaining to the joints. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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‖Ar*thri"tis (är*thrī"t&ibreve_;s), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'arqri^tis (as if fem. of 'arqri`tis belonging to the joints, sc. no`sos disease) gout, fr. 'a`rqron a joint.] (Med.) Any inflammation of the joints, including the gout. A variety of forms of arthritis are recognized, some of which (such as rheumatoid arthritis, also called arthritis deformans and arthritis nodosa) are chronic and progressive, and lead to incapacitation and deformity.
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‖Ar`thro*chon*dri"tis (?), n. [NL.] (Med.) Chondritis of a joint.
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Ar"thro*derm (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a`rqron joint + 'derm.] (Zoöl.) The external covering of an Arthropod.
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‖Ar*throd"e*sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_; a binding together.] (Surg.) Surgical fixation of joints.
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‖Ar*thro"di*a (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; well articulated; 'a`rqron a joint + &unr_; shape.] (Anat.) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket.
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{ Ar*thro"di*al (&unr_;), Ar*throd"ic (&unr_;), } a. Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
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‖Ar`thro*dyn"i*a (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint + 'ody`nh pain.] (Med.) An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
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‖Ar`thro*gas"tra (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint + &unr_; stomach.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Arachnida, having the abdomen annulated, including the scorpions, harvestmen, etc.; pedipalpi.
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Ar*throg"ra*phy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a`rqron joint + -graphy.] The description of joints.
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Ar*throl"o*gy, n. [Gr. 'a`rqron joint + -logy.] That part of anatomy which treats of joints.
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Ar"thro*mere (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a`rqron joint + -mere.] (Zoöl.) One of the body segments of Arthropods. See Arthrostraca. Packard.
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‖Ar`thro*pleu"ra (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint + &unr_; the side.] (Zoöl.) The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere.
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Ar*throp"a*thy (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer.] (Med.) Any disease of the joints.
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‖Ar*throp"o*da (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint + -poda.] (Zoöl.) A large division of Articulata, embracing all those that have jointed legs. It includes Insects, Arachnida, Pychnogonida, and Crustacea. -- Ar*throp"o*dal (&unr_;), a.
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‖Ar`thro*pom"a*ta (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint + &unr_; lid.] (Zoöl.) One of the orders of Branchiopoda. See Branchiopoda.
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‖Ar*thro"sis (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. 'a`rqron joint.] (Anat.) Articulation.
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Ar"thro*spore (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; joint + E. spore.] (Bacteriol.) 1. A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria.
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‖Ar*thros"tra*ca, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint + &unr_; a shell.] (Zoöl.) One of the larger divisions of Crustacea, so called because the thorax and abdomen are both segmented; Tetradecapoda. It includes the Amphipoda and Isopoda.
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Ar"thro*tome (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_; to cut.] (Surg.) A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.
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Ar`thro*zo"ic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a`rqron joint + &unr_; animal, fr. &unr_; an animal.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Articulata; articulate.
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Ar*thu"ri*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights. J. R. Symonds.
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In magnitude, in interest, and as a literary origin, the Arthurian invention dwarfs all other things in the book. Saintsbury.
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Ar"ti*ad (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; even, fr. &unr_; exactly.] (Chem.) Even; not odd; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder.
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Ar"ti*choke (&unr_;), n. [It. articiocco, perh. corrupted fr. the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings archiciocco, archicioffo, carciocco, and Sp. alcachofa, Pg. alcachofra; prob. fr. Ar. al-harshaf, al-kharshūf.] (Bot.) 1. The Cynara scolymus, 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.
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Ar"ti*cle (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. &unr_;, fr. a root ar to join, fit. See Art, n.] 1. 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, an article in the Constitution. 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, articles of agreement.
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A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding. Addison.
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This last article will hardly be believed. De Foe.
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The articles which compose the blood. E. Darwin.
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This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice. Evelyn.
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Articles of Confederation, 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. -- Articles of impeachment, an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case. -- Articles of war, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army. -- In the article of death [L. in articulo mortis], at the moment of death; in the dying struggle. -- Lords of the articles (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws. -- The Thirty-nine Articles, statements (thirty-nine in number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.
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Ar"ti*cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Articled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Articling (&unr_;).] [Cf. F. articuler, fr. L. articulare. See Article, n., Articulate.] 1. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
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Ar"ti*cle, v. i. To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant. [R.]
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Ar*tic"u*lar (&unr_;), a. [L. articularis: cf. F. articulaire. See Article, n.] Of or pertaining to the joints; as, an articular disease; an articular process.
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Ar*tic"u*late (&unr_;), a. [L. articulatus. See Articulata.] 1. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. [Archaic] Bacon.
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Total changes of party and articulate opinion. Carlyle.
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Ar*tic`u*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. articulation, fr. L. articulatio.] 1. (Anat.) A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.
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&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.
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2. (Bot.) (a) The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods. (b) One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize. (c) 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. Lindley.
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3. The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint.
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4. The state of being jointed; connection of parts. [R.]
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That definiteness and articulation of imagery. Coleridge.
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5. The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation.
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6. A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.
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Ar*tic"u*la*tive (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to articulation. Bush.
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Ar*tic"u*la`tor (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, articulates; as: (a) One who enunciates distinctly. (b) One who prepares and mounts skeletons. (c) An instrument to cure stammering.
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‖Ar*tic"u*lus (&unr_;) n.; pl. Articuli (&unr_;). [L. See Article.] (Zoöl.) A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea; a joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.
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Ar"ti*fact (?), n. [L. ars, artis, art + facere, factum, to make.] 1. (Archæol.) A product of human workmanship; -- applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural objects.
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2. Any product of human workmanship; -- applied both to objects made for practical purposes as well as works of art. It is contrasted to natural object, i.e. anything produced by natural forces without the intervention of man.
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3. (Biol.) A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death, method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
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4. (Technology) 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, artifacts 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.
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Ar"ti*fice (&unr_;), n. [L. artificium, fr. artifex artificer; ars, artis, art + facere to make: cf. F. artifice.] 1. A handicraft; a trade; art of making. [Obs.]
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2. Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work.
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The material universe . . . in the artifice of God, the artifice of the best Mechanist. Cudworth.
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3. Artful or skillful contrivance.
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His [Congreve's] plots were constructed without much artifice. Craik.
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4. Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick. [Now the usual meaning.]
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Those who were conscious of guilt employed numerous artifices for the purpose of averting inquiry. Macaulay.
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Ar*tif"i*cer (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. artificier, fr. LL. artificiarius.] 1. An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith.
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2. One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor, or framer. “Artificer of fraud.” Milton.
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The great Artificer of all that moves. Cowper.
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3. A cunning or artful fellow. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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4. (Mil.) A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory.
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Syn. -- Artisan; artist. See Artisan.
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Ar`ti*fi"cial (&unr_;), a. [L. artificialis, fr. artificium: cf. F. artificiel. See Artifice.] 1. Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers.
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Artificial strife
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2. Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine. “Artificial tears.” Shak.
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3. Artful; cunning; crafty. [Obs.] Shak.
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4. Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses. Gibbon.
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Artificial arguments (Rhet.), arguments invented by the speaker, in distinction from laws, authorities, and the like, which are called inartificial arguments or proofs. Johnson. -- Artificial classification (Science), an arrangement based on superficial characters, and not expressing the true natural relations species; as, “the artificial system” in botany, which is the same as the Linnæan system. -- Artificial horizon. See under Horizon. Artificial light, any light other than that which proceeds from the heavenly bodies. -- Artificial lines, 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. -- Artificial numbers, logarithms. -- Artificial person (Law). See under Person. -- Artificial sines, tangents, etc., the same as logarithms of the natural sines, tangents, etc. Hutton.
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Ar`ti*fi`ci*al"i*ty (&unr_;), n. The quality or appearance of being artificial; that which is artificial.
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Ar`ti*fi"cial*ize (&unr_;), v. t. To render artificial.
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Ar`ti*fi"cial*ly, adv. 1. In an artificial manner; by art, or skill and contrivance, not by nature.
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2. Ingeniously; skillfully. [Obs.]
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The spider's web, finely and artificially wrought. Tillotson.
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3. Craftily; artfully. [Obs.]
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Sharp dissembled so artificially. Bp. Burnet.
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Ar`ti*fi"cial*ness, n. The quality of being artificial.
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Ar`ti*fi"cious (&unr_;), a. [L. artificiosus.] Artificial. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Art"i*lize (&unr_;), v. t. To make resemble. [Obs.]
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If I was a philosopher, says Montaigne, I would naturalize art instead of artilizing nature. Bolingbroke.
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Ar*til"ler*ist (&unr_;), n. A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
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Ar*til"ler*y (&unr_;), n. [OE. artilrie, OF. artillerie, arteillerie, fr. LL. artillaria, artilleria, machines and apparatus of all kinds used in war, vans laden with arms of any kind which follow camps; F. artillerie great guns, ordnance; OF. artillier to work artifice, to fortify, to arm, prob. from L. ars, artis, skill in joining something, art. See Art.] 1. Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows. [Obs.]
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And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad. 1 Sam. xx. 40.
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2. Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds.
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&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.
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3. The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided.
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4. The science of artillery or gunnery. Campbell.
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Artillery park, or Park of artillery. (a) A collective body of siege or field artillery, including the guns, and the carriages, ammunition, appurtenances, equipments, and persons necessary for working them. (b) The place where the artillery is encamped or collected. -- Artillery train, or Train of artillery, a number of pieces of ordnance mounted on carriages, with all their furniture, ready for marching.
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Ar*til"ler*y*man (&unr_;), n. A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing.
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Ar*til"ler*y wheel. 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.
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artiodactyl n. 1. placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot; a member of the artiodactyla.
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‖Ar`ti*o*dac"ty*la (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; even + &unr_; finger or toe.] (Zoöl.) 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 Perissodactyla.
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Ar`ti*o*dac"tyle (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Artiodactyla.
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Ar"ti*san (?; 277), n. [F. artisan, fr. L. artitus skilled in arts, fr. ars, artis, art: cf. It. artigiano. See Art, n.] 1. One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist. [Obs.]
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2. One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic.
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This is willingly submitted to by the artisan, who can . . . compensate his additional toil and fatigue. Hume.
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Syn. -- Artificer; artist. -- Artisan, Artist, Artificer. An artist is one who is skilled in some one of the fine arts; an artisan is one who exercises any mechanical employment. A portrait painter is an artist; a sign painter is an artisan, 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 artificer 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 artisan, nor the ideas of refinement and of peculiar skill which belong to the term artist.
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Art"ist (&unr_;), n. [F. artiste, LL. artista, fr. L. ars. See Art, n., and cf. Artiste.] 1. One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan. [Obs.]
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How to build ships, and dreadful ordnance cast,
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2. One who professes and practices an art in which science and taste preside over the manual execution.
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3. One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation. Pope.
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4. An artful person; a schemer. [Obs.]
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Syn. -- Artisan. See Artisan.
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‖Ar*tiste" (&unr_;), n. [F. See Artist.] One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any employment, as an opera dancer, a hairdresser, a cook.
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{ Ar*tis"tic, Ar*tis"tic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Cf. F. artistique, fr. artiste.] 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. -- Ar*tis"tic*al*ly, adv.
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Art"ist*ry (&unr_;), n. 1. Works of art collectively.
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2. Artistic effect or quality. Southey.
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3. Artistic pursuits; artistic ability. The Academy.
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Art"less (&unr_;), a. 1. Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.
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Artless of stars and of the moving sand. Dryden.
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2. Contrived without skill or art; inartistic. [R.]
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Artless and massy pillars. T. Warton.
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3. Free from guile, art, craft, or stratagem; characterized by simplicity and sincerity; sincere; guileless; ingenuous; honest; as, an artless mind; an artless tale.
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They were plain, artless men, without the least appearance of enthusiasm or credulity about them. Porteus.
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O, how unlike the complex works of man,
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Syn. -- Simple; unaffected; sincere; undesigning; guileless; unsophisticated; open; frank; candid.
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Art"less*ly, adv. In an artless manner; without art, skill, or guile; unaffectedly. Pope.
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Art"less*ness, n. The quality of being artless, or void of art or guile; simplicity; sincerity.
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Art"ly, adv. With art or skill. [Obs.]
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{ Ar`to*car"pe*ous (&unr_;), Ar`to*car"pous (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_; bread + &unr_; fruit.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the breadfruit, or to the genus Artocarpus.
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Ar"to*type (&unr_;), n. [Art + type.] A kind of autotype.
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Ar`to*ty"rite (&unr_;), n. [LL. Artotyritae, pl., fr. Gr. &unr_; bread + &unr_; cheese.] (Eccl. Hist.) 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. [Gen. iv. 3, 4.]
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Ar"tow (&unr_;). A contraction of art thou. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Arts"man (&unr_;), n. A man skilled in an art or in arts. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Art` un"ion (&unr_;). An association for promoting art (esp. the arts of design), and giving encouragement to artists.
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artwork n. (Publishing) photographs, illustrations, or other visual representations other than the text, in a printed publication.
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arty adj. 1. showily imitative of art or artists.
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arugula n. 1. an erect European annual (Eruca vesicaria sativa) of the mustard family, often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender.
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arui n. 1. a wild sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of northern Africa, having a thick mane on the throat, chest, and forelegs; -- also called the aoudad and Barbary sheep.
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‖A"rum, n. [L. arum, aros, Gr. &unr_;.] 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.
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Our common arums -- the lords and ladies of village children. Lubbock.
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&hand_; The American “Jack in the pulpit” is now separated from the genus Arum.
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Ar`un*del"ian (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; as, Arundel or Arundelian marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 1624.
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Ar`un*dif"er*ous, a. [L. arundifer; arundo reed + ferre to bear.] Producing reeds or canes.
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A*run`di*na"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. arundinaceus, fr. arundo reed.] Of or pertaining to a reed; resembling the reed or cane.
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Ar`un*din"e*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. arundineus, fr. arundo reed.] Abounding with reeds; reedy.
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Aruru n. (Akkadian mythology) mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag (Mama; Nintu).
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‖A*rus"pex (&unr_;), n.; pl. Aruspices (&unr_;). [L. aruspex or haruspex.] 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.
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A*rus"pice (&unr_;), n. [L. aruspex: cf. F. aruspice. Cf. Aruspex, Haruspice.] A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspex. [Written also haruspice.]
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A*rus"pi*cy (&unr_;), n. [L. aruspicium, haruspicium.] Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice.
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Ar"val (&unr_;), n. [W. arwyl funeral; ar over + wylo to weep, or cf. arföl; Icel. arfr inheritance + Sw. öl ale. Cf. Bridal.] A funeral feast. [North of Eng.] Grose.
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Arvicola n. a genus of mice in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus.
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Ar"vi*cole (&unr_;), n. [L. arvum field + colere to inhabit.] (Zoöl.) A mouse of the genus Arvicola; the meadow mouse. There are many species.
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Ar"yan (är"y&aitalic_;n or ăr"&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n), n. [Skr. ārya excellent, honorable; akin to the name of the country Iran, and perh. to Erin, Ireland, and the early name of this people, at least in Asia.] 1. 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.
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A*ryt"e*noid (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; shaped like a ladle; &unr_; a ladle + e'i^dos form.] (Anat.) 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.
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as (ăz), adv. & conj. [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa, AS. eal swā, lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. als as, than, also so, then. See Also.] 1. 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, ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you sow; do as you are bidden.
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His spiritual attendants adjured him, as he loved his soul, to emancipate his brethren. Macaulay.
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The beggar is greater as a man, than is the man merely as a king. Dewey.
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As I return I will fetch off these justices. Shak.
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As . . as. See So . . as, under So. -- As far as, to the extent or degree. “As far as can be ascertained.” Macaulay. -- As far forth as, as far as. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- As for, or As to, in regard to; with respect to. -- As good as, not less than; not falling short of. -- As good as one's word, faithful to a promise. -- As if, or As though, of the same kind, or in the same condition or manner, that it would be if. -- As it were (as if it were), a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner. -- As now, just now. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- As swythe, as quickly as possible. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- As well, also; too; besides. Addison. -- As well as, equally with, no less than. “I have understanding as well as you.” Job xii. 3. -- As yet, until now; up to or at the present time; still; now.
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As (&unr_;), n. [See Ace.] An ace. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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‖As (&unr_;), n.; pl. Asses (&unr_;). [L. as. See Ace.] 1. A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces.
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‖As"a (&unr_;), n. [NL. asa, of oriental origin; cf. Per. azā mastic, Ar. asā healing, isā remedy.] An ancient name of a gum.
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{ As`a*fet"i*da, As`a*fœt"i*da } (&unr_;), n. [Asa + L. foetidus fetid.] The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafœtida) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic. [Written also assafœtida.]
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‖As"a*phus (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; indistinct, uncertain.] (Paleon.) A genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation. See Illust. in Append.
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‖As`a*ra*bac"ca (&unr_;), n. [L. asarum + bacca a berry. See Asarone.] (Bot.) An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europæum), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs.
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As"a*rone (&unr_;), n. [L. asarum hazelwort, wild spikenard, Gr. 'a`saron] (Chem.) A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the Asarum Europæum; -- called also camphor of asarum.
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As*bes"tic (&unr_;), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling asbestus; inconsumable; asbestine.
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As*bes"ti*form (&unr_;), a. [L. asbestus + -form.] Having the form or structure of asbestus.
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As*bes"tine (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic.
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{ As*bes"tus (&unr_;), As*bes"tos (?; 277), } n. [L. asbestos (NL. asbestus) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. &unr_; (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; 'a priv. + &unr_; to extinguish.] (Min.) 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.
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&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 amianthus. Dana.
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As"bo*lin (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; soot.] (Chem.) A peculiar acrid and bitter oil, obtained from wood soot.
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ASC n. [Acronym: American Society of Cinematographers.] 1. the American Society of Cinematographers. -Syn. -- American Society of Cinematographers, A. S. C.
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‖As`ca*ri"a*sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; an intestinal worm.] (Med.) A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal.
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As"ca*rid (&unr_;), n.; pl. Ascarides (&unr_;) or Ascarids. [NL. ascaris, fr. Gr. &unr_;.] (Zoöl.) A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (Oxyuris), often troublesome to children and aged persons.
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As*cend" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ascended; p. pr. & vb. n. Ascending.] [L. ascendere; ad + scandere to climb, mount. See Scan.] 1. To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to descend.
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Higher yet that star ascends. Bowring.
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I ascend unto my father and your father. John xx. 17.
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Formerly used with up.
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The smoke of it ascended up to heaven. Addison.
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2. 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, our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity; to ascend to our first progenitor.
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Syn. -- To rise; mount; climb; scale; soar; tower.
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As*cend", v. t. To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a river, a throne.
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As*cend"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being ascended.
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{ As*cend"an*cy (&unr_;), As*cend"ance (&unr_;), } n. Same as Ascendency.
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As*cend"ant (&unr_;), n. [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.] 1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.]
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Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant. Temple.
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2. (Astrol.) 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.
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&hand_; Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. Burke.
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Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent. Robertson.
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4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. Ayliffe.
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{ As*cend"ant (&unr_;), As*cend"ent (&unr_;), } a. 1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.
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The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. Browne.
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An ascendant spirit over him. South.
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The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. J. S. Mill.
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Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. Grote.
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As*cend"en*cy (&unr_;), n. Governing or controlling influence; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; domination; power.
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An undisputed ascendency. Macaulay.
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Custom has an ascendency over the understanding. Watts.
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Syn. -- Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion; prevalence; domination; dominance; ascendance; ascendence.
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ascendent adj. 1. tending or directed upward.
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As*cend"i*ble (&unr_;), a. [L. ascendibilis.] Capable of being ascended; climbable.
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As*cend"ing, a. Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. -- As*cend"ing*ly, adv.
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Ascending latitude (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a planet. Ferguson. -- Ascending line (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line direct ascending. -- Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is also called the northern node. Herschel. -- Ascending series. (Math.) (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a quantity. (b) A series in which each term is greater than the preceding. -- Ascending signs, signs east of the meridian.
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As*cen"sion, n. [F. ascension, L. ascensio, fr. ascendere. See Ascend.] 1. The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.
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2. Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (Acts i. 9.) Also, Ascension Day.
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Vaporous ascensions from the stomach. Sir T. Browne.
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Ascension Day, the Thursday but one before Whitsuntide, the day on which commemorated our Savior's ascension into heaven after his resurrection; -- called also Holy Thursday. -- Right ascension (Astron.), 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. -- Oblique ascension (Astron.), 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.
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As*cen"sion*al (&unr_;), a. Relating to ascension; connected with ascent; ascensive; tending upward; as, the ascensional power of a balloon.
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Ascensional difference (Astron.), 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.
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As*cen"sive (&unr_;), a. [See Ascend.] 1. Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise. Owen.
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As*cent" (&unr_;). [Formed like descent, as if from a F. ascente, fr. a verb ascendre, fr. L. ascendere. See Ascend, Descent.] 1. The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.
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To him with swift ascent he up returned. Milton.
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2. The way or means by which one ascends.
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As`cer*tain" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ascertained (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Ascertaining.] [OF. acertener; a (L. ad) + certain. See Certain.] 1. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise. [Obs.]
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When the blessed Virgin was so ascertained. Jer. Taylor.
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Muncer assured them that the design was approved of by Heaven, and that the Almighty had in a dream ascertained him of its effects. Robertson.
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2. To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine. [Archaic]
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The divine law . . . ascertaineth the truth. Hooker.
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The very deferring [of his execution] shall increase and ascertain the condemnation. Jer. Taylor.
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The ministry, in order to ascertain a majority . . . persuaded the queen to create twelve new peers. Smollett.
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The mildness and precision of their laws ascertained the rule and measure of taxation. Gibbon.
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He was there only for the purpose of ascertaining whether a descent on England was practicable. Macaulay.
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As`cer*tain"a*ble (&unr_;), a. That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. -- As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv.
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As`cer*tain"er (&unr_;), n. One who ascertains.
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As`cer*tain"ment (&unr_;), n. The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery.
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The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke.
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As*ces"san*cy (&unr_;), n. As*ces"sant (&unr_;), a. See Acescency, Acescent. [Obs.]
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As*cet"ic (&unr_;) a. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to exercise, to practice gymnastics.] Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.
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As*cet"ic, n. 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.
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I am far from commending those ascetics that take up their quarters in deserts. Norris.
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Ascetic theology, the science which treats of the practice of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of perfection. Am. Cyc.
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As*cet"i*cism (&unr_;), n. The condition, practice, or mode of life, of ascetics.
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As"cham (&unr_;), n. [From Roger Ascham, who was a great lover of archery.] A sort of cupboard, or case, to contain bows and other implements of archery.
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‖As"ci, n. pl. See Ascus.
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As*cid"i*an (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; bladder, pouch.] (Zoöl.) One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj.
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‖As*cid`i*a"ri*um (&unr_;), n. [NL. See Ascidium.] (Zoöl.) The structure which unites together the ascidiozooids in a compound ascidian.
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As*cid"i*form, a. [Gr. &unr_; a pouch + -form.] (Zoöl.) Shaped like an ascidian.
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‖As*cid`i*oid"e*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. ascidium + -oid. See Ascidium.] (Zoöl.) 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 Illustration in Appendix.
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‖As*cid"i*um (ăs*s&ibreve_;d"&ibreve_;*ŭm), n.; pl. Ascidia (-&adot_;). [NL., fr. ascus. See Ascus.] 1. (Bot.) 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).
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As*cig"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [Ascus + -gerous.] (Bot.) Having asci. Loudon.
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{ ‖As"ci*i (&unr_;), As"cians (&unr_;), } n. pl. [L. ascii, pl. of ascius, Gr. &unr_; without shadow; 'a priv. + &unr_; shadow.] 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.
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ASCII n. [Acronym: American Standard Code for Information Interchange.](Computers) 1. 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, an ASCII file. -Syn. -- American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
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‖As*ci"tes (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_; disease), fr. &unr_; bladder, belly.] (Med.) A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum. Dunglison.
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{ As*cit"ic (&unr_;), As*cit"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. Of, pertaining to, or affected by, ascites; dropsical.
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As`ci*ti"tious (&unr_;), a. [See Adscititious.] Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious; additional; assumed.
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As*cle"pi*ad (&unr_;), n. (Gr. & L. Pros.) A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.
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Asclepias butterfly (Zoöl.), a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.
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As"co*carp (?), n. [Gr. 'asko`s a bladder + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) 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 spore fruit.
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As"cus (&unr_;), n.; pl. Asci (&unr_;). [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a bladder.] (Bot.) A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi.
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‖A*se"mi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; sign.] (Med.) Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs of thought.
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A*sep"tic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- not + septic.] 1. Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.
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A*sex"u*al (?; 135), a. [Pref. a- not + sexual.] 1. (Biol.) Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation.
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Ash (ăsh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. æsc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (Fraxinus Americana).
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2. The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.
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Ash, n., sing. of Ashes.
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&hand_; Ash is rarely used in the singular except in connection with chemical or geological products; as, soda ash, coal which yields a red ash, etc., or as a qualifying or combining word; as, ash bin, ash heap, ash hole, ash pan, ash pit, ash-grey, ash-colored, pearlash, potash.
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Bone ash, burnt powered; bone earth. -- Volcanic ash. See under Ashes.
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Ash, v. t. To strew or sprinkle with ashes. Howell.
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A*shame (&unr_;), v. t. [Pref. a- + shame: cf. AS. āscamian to shame (where ā- is the same as Goth. us-, G. er-, and orig. meant out), gescamian, gesceamian, to shame.] To shame. [R.] Barrow.
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A*shamed" (&unr_;), a. [Orig. a p. p. of ashame, v. t.] Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety. “I am ashamed to beg.” Wyclif.
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All that forsake thee shall be ashamed. Jer. xvii. 13.
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I began to be ashamed of sitting idle. Johnson.
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Enough to make us ashamed of our species. Macaulay.
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An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present. Darwin.
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&hand_; Ashamed seldom precedes the noun or pronoun it qualifies. By a Hebraism, it is sometimes used in the Bible to mean disappointed, or defeated.
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A*sham"ed*ly (&unr_;), adv. Bashfully. [R.]
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Ash`an*tee" (&unr_;), n.; pl. Ashantees (&unr_;). A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa.
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ashcan n. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
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Ash"-col`ored (&unr_;), a. Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray.
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Ash"en (&unr_;), a. [See Ash, the tree.] Of or pertaining to the ash tree. “Ashen poles.” Dryden.
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Ash"en, a. Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray.
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The ashen hue of age. Sir W. Scott.
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Ash"en (&unr_;), n., obs. pl. for Ashes. Chaucer.
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Ash"er*y (&unr_;), n. 1. A depository for ashes.
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Ash"es (&unr_;), n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, æsce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.
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Their martyred blood and ashes sow. Milton.
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The coffins were broken open. The ashes were scattered to the winds. Macaulay.
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3. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.
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The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame. Byron.
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In dust and ashes, In sackcloth and ashes, with humble expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of mourning in Eastern lands. -- Volcanic ashes, or Volcanic ash, the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes.
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Ash"-fire, n. A low fire used in chemical operations.
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Ash"-fur`nace (&unr_;), Ash"-ov`en (&unr_;), n. A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making.
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A*shine" (&unr_;), a. Shining; radiant.
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{ Ash"lar, Ash"ler } (&unr_;), n. [OE. ascheler, achiler, OF. aiseler, fr. aiselle, dim. of ais plank, fr. L. axis, assis, plank, axle. See Axle.] 1. (Masonry) (a) Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone.
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A*shore" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + shore.] 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 aboard or afloat.
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Here shall I die ashore. Shak.
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I must fetch his necessaries ashore. Shak.
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ash-pan n. 1. a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed.
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Ash"to*reth (&unr_;), n.; pl. Ashtaroth (&unr_;). The principal female divinity of the Phœnicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity. W. Smith.
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Ash` Wednes"day (ăsh` w&ebreve_;nz"d&auptack_;). 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.
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Ash"weed` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) [A corruption of ache-weed; F. ache. So named from the likeness of its leaves to those of ache (celery).] Goutweed.
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Ash"y (&unr_;), a. 1. Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed with, ashes.
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Ashy pale, pale as ashes. Shak.
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A"sian (&unr_;), a. [L. Asianus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, L. Asia.] Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. “Asian princes.” Jer. Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic.
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A`si*at"ic (&unr_;), a. [L. Asiaticus, Gr. &unr_;.] Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native, or one of the people, of Asia.
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A*side" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + side.] 1. 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.
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Thou shalt set aside that which is full. 2 Kings iv. 4.
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But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king. Shak.
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The flames were blown aside. Dryden.
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Then lords and ladies spake aside. Sir W. Scott.
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To set aside (Law), 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, to set aside a verdict or a judgment.
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‖A*si"lus (&unr_;), n. [L., a gadfly.] (Zoöl.) A genus of large and voracious two-winged flies, including the bee killer and robber fly.
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{ As`i*ne"go, As`si*ne"go } (&unr_;), n. [Sp. asnico, dim. of asno an ass.] A stupid fellow. [Obs.] Shak.
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As"i*nine (&unr_;), a. [L. asininus, fr. asinus ass. See Ass.] Of or belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as stupidity and obstinacy. “Asinine nature.” B. Jonson. “Asinine feast.” Milton.
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A*si"phon*ate (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube; -- said of many bivalve shells. -- n. An asiphonate mollusk.
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{ ‖As`i*pho"ne*a (&unr_;), ‖A*si`pho*na"ta (&unr_;), ‖As`i*phon"i*da (&unr_;), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; a tube.] (Zoöl.) A group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons, as the oyster; the asiphonate mollusks.
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‖A*si"ti*a (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; food.] (Med.) Want of appetite; loathing of food.
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Ask (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Asking.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. āscian, ācsian; akin to OS. ēscōn, OHG. eiscōn, Sw. āska, Dan. æske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith. jëskóti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire. √5.] 1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed.
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Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God. Judg. xviii. 5.
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If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John xv. 7.
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Ask me never so much dowry. Gen. xxxiv. 12.
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To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. Luke xii. 48.
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An exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity. Addison.
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He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. John ix. 21.
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He asked the way to Chester. Shak.
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4. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
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Ask, v. i. 1. To request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.
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Ask, and it shall be given you. Matt. vii. 7.
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Wherefore . . . dost ask after my name? Gen. xxxii. 29.
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Ask (&unr_;), n. [See 2d Asker.] (Zoöl.) A water newt. [Scot. & North of Eng.]
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{ A*skance" (&unr_;), A*skant" (&unr_;), } adv. [Cf. D. schuin, schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf. Asquint.] Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion.
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They dart away; they wheel askance. Beattie.
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My palfrey eyed them askance. Landor.
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Both . . . were viewed askance by authority. Gladstone.
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O, how are they wrapped in with infamies
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Ask"er, n. One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer. Shak.
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Ask"er, n. [A corruption of AS. a&unr_;exe lizard, newt.] (Zoöl.) An ask; a water newt. [Local Eng.]
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A*skew", adv. & a. [Pref. a- + skew.] Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry. Spenser.
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Ask"ing, n. 1. The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation. Longfellow.
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A*slake" (&adot_;*slāk"), v. t. & i. [AS. āslacian, slacian, to slacken. Cf. Slake.] To mitigate; to moderate; to appease; to abate; to diminish. [Archaic] Chaucer.
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A*slant" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + slant.] Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.
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A*slant", prep. In a slanting direction over; athwart.
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A*sleep", a. & adv. [Pref. a- + sleep.] 1. In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.
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Fast asleep the giant lay supine. Dryden.
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By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Milton.
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Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1 Thess. iv. 13.
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A*slope" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + slope.] Slopingly; aslant; declining from an upright direction; sloping. “Set them not upright, but aslope.” Bacon.
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A*smear" (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- + smear.] Smeared over. Dickens.
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As`mo*ne"an (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean dynasty. [Written also Asmonæan.]
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A*soak" (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- + soak.] Soaking.
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A*so"ma*tous (&unr_;), a. [L. asomatus, Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; body.] Without a material body; incorporeal. Todd.
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As"o*nant (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- not + sonant.] Not sounding or sounded. [R.] C. C. Felton.
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Asp (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) Same as Aspen. “Trembling poplar or asp.” Martyn.
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Asp (&adot_;sp), n. [L. aspis, fr. Gr. 'aspi`s: cf. OF. aspe, F. aspic.] (Zoöl.) A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje.
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As*par"a*gus (ăs*păr"&adot_;*gŭs), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend çparegha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceæ, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.
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As"pect (&unr_;), n. [L. aspectus, fr. aspicere, aspectum, to look at; ad + spicere, specere, to look, akin to E. spy.] 1. The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance. [R.] “The basilisk killeth by aspect.” Bacon.
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As*pect" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. aspectare, v. intens. of aspicere. See Aspect, n.] To behold; to look at. [Obs.]
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{ Asp"en (ăs"p&ebreve_;n), Asp (&adot_;sp), } n. [AS. æsp, æps; akin to OHG. aspa, Icel. ösp, Dan. æsp, Sw. asp, D. esp, G. espe, äspe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa, Lith. apuszis.] (Bot.) One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.
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Nor aspen leaves confess the gentlest breeze. Gay.
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As"per (ăs"p&etilde_;r), a. [OE. aspre, OF. aspre, F. âpre, fr. L. asper rough.] Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. [Archaic] “An asper sound.” Bacon.
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‖As"per (ăs"p&etilde_;r), n. [L. spiritus asper rough breathing.] (Greek Gram.) The rough breathing; a mark (&asper_;) placed over an initial vowel sound or over ρ to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus "ws, pronounced hōs, "rh`twr, pronounced hrā"tōr.
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As"per*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asperated; p. pr. & vb. n. Asperating.] [L. asperatus, p. p. of asperare, fr. asper rough.] To make rough or uneven.
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‖As*per"ges (&unr_;), n. [L., Thou shalt sprinkle.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water. (b) The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.
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{ As"per*gill (&unr_;), ‖As`per*gil"lum (&unr_;), } n. [LL. aspergillum, fr. L. aspergere. See Asperse, v. t.] 1. The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people. [Also written aspergillus.]
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As`per*gil"li*form (&unr_;), a. [Aspergillum + -form.] (Bot.) Resembling the aspergillum in form; as, an aspergilliform stigma. Gray.
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{ As`per*i*fo"li*ate (&unr_;), As`per*i*fo"li*ous (&unr_;), } a. [L. asper rough + folium leaf.] (Bot.) Having rough leaves.
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The acclivities and asperities of duty. Barrow.
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As*perse" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aspersed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aspersing.] [L. aspersus, p. p. of aspergere to scatter, sprinkle; ad + spargere to strew. See Sparse.] 1. To sprinkle, as water or dust, upon anybody or anything, or to besprinkle any one with a liquid or with dust. Heywood.
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{ As"phalt (&unr_;), As*phal"tum (&unr_;), } n. [Gr. &unr_;, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. 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 Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen.
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As`pi*ra"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. aspiratio, fr. aspirare: cf. F. aspiration.] 1. The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.
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As*pire" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aspired (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aspiring.] [F. aspirer, L. aspirare. See Aspirate, v. t.] 1. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality.
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My own breath still foments the fire,
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That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. Shak.
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As"pi*rin (?), n. (Pharm.) A white crystalline compound, acetyl salicylic acid (CH3.CO.O.C6H4.CO.OH) 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 non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (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.
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As`por*ta"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. asportatio, fr. asportare to carry away; abs = ab + portare to bear, carry.] (Law) The felonious removal of goods from the place where they were deposited.
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Ass (&unr_;), n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen, asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. &unr_;; also to AS. esol, OHG. esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. æsel, Lith. asilas, Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. ath&unr_;n she ass. Cf. Ease.] 1. (Zoöl.) A quadruped of the genus Equus (Equus asinus), 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.
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As*sas"sin*ous (&unr_;), a. Murderous. Milton.
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As*sault" (&unr_;), n. [OE. asaut, assaut, OF. assaut, asalt, F. assaut, LL. assaltus; L. ad + saltus a leaping, a springing, salire to leap. See Assail.] 1. A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.
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The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault. Prescott.
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Unshaken bears the assault
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As*sault", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assaulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assaulting.] [From Assault, n.: cf. OF. assaulter, LL. assaltare.] 1. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces.
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Insnared, assaulted, overcome, led bound. Milton.
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Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . .
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As*say" (&unr_;), n. [OF. asai, essai, trial, F. essa. See Essay, n.] 1. Trial; attempt; essay. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the assay than it now seems at distance. Milton.
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This can not be, by no assay of reason. Shak.
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Through many hard assays which did betide. Spenser.
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With gold and pearl of rich assay. Spenser.
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As*say", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assayed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Assaying.] [OF. asaier, essaier, F. essayer, fr. essai. See Assay, n., Essay, v.] 1. To try; to attempt; to apply. [Obs. or Archaic]
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To-night let us assay our plot. Shak.
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Soft words to his fierce passion she assayed. Milton.
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When the heart is ill assayed. Spenser.
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She thrice assayed to speak. Dryden.
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‖Asse (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A small foxlike animal (Vulpes cama) of South Africa, valued for its fur.
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As`se*cu*ra"tion (&unr_;), n. [LL. assecuratio, fr. assecurare.] Assurance; certainty. [Obs.]
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As*sem"blage, n. [Cf. F. assemblage. See Assemble.] 1. The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.
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In sweet assemblage every blooming grace. Fenton.
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Syn. -- Company; group; collection; concourse; gathering; meeting; convention. Assemblage, Assembly. An assembly consists only of persons; an assemblage may be composed of things as well as persons, as, an assemblage of incoherent objects. Nor is every assemblage of persons an assembly; 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 assemblage of skaters on a lake, or of horse jockeys at a race course, is not an assembly, 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.
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As*sem"blance, n. [Cf. OF. assemblance.] 1. Resemblance; likeness; appearance. [Obs.]
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Care I for the . . . stature, bulk, and big assemblance of a man? Give me the spirit. Shak.
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To weete [know] the cause of their assemblance. Spenser.
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As*sem"ble (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assembled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Assembling (&unr_;).] [F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to similis like, Gr. &unr_; at the same time, and E. same. Cf. Assimilate, Same.] 1. To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate.
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Thither he assembled all his train. Milton.
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All the men of Israel assembled themselves. 1 Kings viii. 2.
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The Parliament assembled in November. W. Massey.
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Bribes may be assembled to pitch. Latimer.
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&hand_; In some of the United States, the legislature, or the popular branch of it, is called the Assembly, or the General Assembly. In the Presbyterian Church, the General Assembly is the highest ecclesiastical tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders delegated from each presbytery; as, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, or of Scotland.
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assembly language n. 1. (Computers) 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 assembler. 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 programming language, FORTRAN, BASIC.
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As*sent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assented; p. pr. & vb. n. Assenting.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad + sentire to feel, think. See Sense.] To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.
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Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. Acts xxiv. 9.
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The princess assented to all that was suggested. Macaulay.
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As*sent" (&unr_;), n. [OE. assent, fr. assentir. See Assent, v.] The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence.
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Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration. Macaulay.
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Syn. -- Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord. -- Assent, Consent. Assent is an act of the understanding, consent of the will or feelings. We assent to the views of others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true, right, or admissible. We consent 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 assent, not his consent, 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 assent in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may assent to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her consent.
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As*sert" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Asserting.] [L. assertus, p. p. of asserere to join or fasten to one's self, claim, maintain; ad + serere to join or bind together. See Series.] 1. To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.
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That . . . I may assert Eternal Providence,
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I will assert it from the scandal. Jer. Taylor.
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As*sert"or (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. asserere.] One who asserts or avers; one who maintains or vindicates a claim or a right; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator; a defender; an asserter.
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Faithful assertor of thy country's cause. Prior.
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As`ser*to"ri*al (&unr_;), a. Asserting that a thing is; -- opposed to problematical and apodeictical.
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As*sert"o*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. assertorius, fr. asserere.] Affirming; maintaining.
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As*sess" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assessed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Assessing.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL. assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to assess, tax. Cf. Assize, v., Cess.] 1. To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for the purpose of taxation.
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As*sev"er (&unr_;), v. t. [Cf. OF. asseverer, fr. L. asseverare.] See Asseverate. [Archaic]
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As*sid"u*ate (&unr_;), a. [L. assiduatus, p. p. of assiduare to use assiduously.] Unremitting; assiduous. [Obs.] “Assiduate labor.” Fabyan.
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To weary him with my assiduous cries. Milton.
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As*siege" (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. asegen, OF. asegier, F. assiéger, fr. LL. assediare, assidiare, to besiege. See Siege.] To besiege. [Obs.] “Assieged castles.” Spenser.
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As`si*en"tist, n. [Cf. F. assientiste, Sp. asentista.] A shareholder of the Assiento company; one of the parties to the Assiento contract. Bancroft.
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As*sign" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assigned (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Assigning.] [OE. assignen, asignen, F. assigner, fr. L. assignare; ad + signare to mark, mark out, designate, signum mark, sign. See Sign.] 1. To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.
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It is not easy to assign a period more eventful. De Quincey.
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To assign dower, to set out by metes and bounds the widow's share or portion in an estate. Kent.
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‖As`si`gnat" (?; 277), n. [F. assignat, fr. L. assignatus, p. p. of assignare.] 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.
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This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces. Holland.
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While nymphs take treats, or assignations give. Pope.
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As`sign*ee", n. [F. assigné, p. p. of assigner. See Assign, v., and cf. Assign an assignee.] (Law) (a) 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, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor. Cowell. Blount. (b) pl. In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors.
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As*sign"ment (&unr_;), n. [LL. assignamentum: cf. OF. assenement.] 1. An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court.
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As`sign*or" (&unr_;), n. [L. assignator. Cf. Assigner.] (Law) An assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest; as, the assignor of a debt or other chose in action.
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As*sim"i*la*ble (&unr_;), a. That may be assimilated; that may be likened, or appropriated and incorporated.
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His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons. Merivale.
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As*sim`i*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation.] 1. The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another.
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As*sim"i*la*tive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. LL. assimilativus, F. assimilatif.] Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that assimilates or causes assimilation; as, an assimilative process or substance.
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As*sim"i*la*to*ry (&unr_;), a. Tending to assimilate, or produce assimilation; as, assimilatory organs.
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As*sim"u*late (&unr_;), v. t. [L. assimulatus, p. p. of assimulare, equiv. to assimilare. See Assimilate, v. t.] 1. To feign; to counterfeit; to simulate; to resemble. [Obs.] Blount.
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As*sim`u*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. assimulatio, equiv. to assimilatio.] Assimilation. [Obs.] Bacon.
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As`si*ne"go (&unr_;), n. See Asinego.
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As*sist" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assisting.] [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to stand, to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See Stand.] To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.
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As*size" (&unr_;), n. [OE. assise, asise, OF. assise, F. assises, assembly of judges, the decree pronounced by them, tax, impost, fr. assis, assise, p. p. of asseoir, fr. L. assid&unr_;re to sit by; ad + sedēre to sit. See Sit, Size, and cf. Excise, Assess.] 1. 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. [Obs.]
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As*so"ci*ate (&unr_;), a. [L. associatus, p. p.] 1. Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge.
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As*soil"zie (&unr_;), As*soil"yie, v. t. [Old form assoil&yogh_;e. See Assoil.] (Scots Law) To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court.
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God assoilzie him for the sin of bloodshed. Sir W. Scott.
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As"so*nance (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. assonance. See Assonant.] 1. Resemblance of sound. “The disagreeable assonance of ‘sheath' and ‘sheathed.'” Steevens.
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The assonance is peculiar to the Spaniard. Hallam.
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Assonance between facts seemingly remote. Lowell.
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As"so*nant (&unr_;), a. [L. assonans, p. pr. of assonare to sound to, to correspond to in sound; ad + sonare to sound, sonus sound: cf. F. assonant. See Sound.] 1. Having a resemblance of sounds.
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As`so*nan"tal (&unr_;), a. Assonant.
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As"so*nate (&unr_;), v. i. [L. assonare, assonatum, to respond to.] To correspond in sound.
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As*sort" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assorting.] [F. assortir; &unr_; (L. ad) + sortir to cast or draw lots, to obtain by lot, L. sortiri, fr. sors, sortis, lot. See Sort.] 1. 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, to assort goods. [Rarely applied to persons.]
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They appear . . . no ways assorted to those with whom they must associate. Burke.
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As*sort", v. i. To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to fall into a class or place. Mitford.
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As*sort"ment (-m&eitalic_;nt), n. [Cf. F. assortiment.] 1. Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.
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As*sot" (&unr_;), v. t. [OF. asoter, F. assoter; &unr_; (L. ad) + sot stupid. See Sot.] To besot; to befool; to beguile; to infatuate. [Obs.]
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Some ecstasy assotted had his sense. Spenser.
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As*sot", a. Dazed; foolish; infatuated. [Obs.]
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Willie, I ween thou be assot. Spenser.
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As*suage" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assuaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Assuaging (&unr_;).] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier, asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See Sweet.] 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.
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Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage. Addison.
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To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man Burke.
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The fount at which the panting mind assuages
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As*suage", v. i. To abate or subside. [Archaic] “The waters assuaged.” Gen. vii. 1.
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The plague being come to a crisis, its fury began to assuage. De Foe.
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As*suage"ment (&unr_;), n. [OF. assouagement, asuagement.] Mitigation; abatement.
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As*sua"ger (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, assuages.
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As*sua"sive (&unr_;), a. [From assuage, as if this were fr. a supposed L. assuadere to persuade to; or from E. pref. ad + -suasive as in persuasive.] Mitigating; tranquilizing; soothing. [R.]
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Music her soft assuasive voice applies. Pope.
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As*sub"ju*gate (&unr_;), v. t. [Pref. ad- + subjugate.] To bring into subjection. [Obs.] Shak.
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As`sue*fac"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. assuefacere to accustom to; assuetus (p. p. of assuescere to accustom to) + facere to make; cf. OF. assuefaction.] The act of accustoming, or the state of being accustomed; habituation. [Obs.]
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Custom and studies efform the soul like wax, and by assuefaction introduce a nature. Jer. Taylor.
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As"sue*tude (&unr_;), n. [L. assuetudo, fr. assuetus accustomed.] Accustomedness; habit; habitual use.
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Assuetude of things hurtful doth make them lose their force to hurt. Bacon.
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As*sum"a*ble (&unr_;), a. That may be assumed.
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As*sum"a*bly, adv. By way of assumption.
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As*sume" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assumed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Assuming.] [L. assumere; ad + sumere to take; sub + emere to take, buy: cf. F. assumer. See Redeem.] 1. To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.
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Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne. Pope.
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The god assumed his native form again. Pope.
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The consequences of assumed principles. Whewell.
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Ambition assuming the mask of religion. Porteus.
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Assume a virtue, if you have it not. Shak.
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The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, assumed into that honorable company. Sir W. Scott.
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As*sume", v. i. 1. To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due. Bp. Burnet.
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As*sumed" (&unr_;), a. 1. Supposed.
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As*sum"ed*ly (&unr_;), adv. By assumption.
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As*sum"ent (&unr_;), n. [L. assumentum, fr. ad + suere to sew.] A patch; an addition; a piece put on. [Obs.] John Lewis (1731).
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As*sum"er (&unr_;), n. One who assumes, arrogates, pretends, or supposes. W. D. Whitney.
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As*sum"ing, a. Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous. Burke.
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‖As*sump"sit (?; 215), n. [L., he undertook, pret. of L. assumere. See Assume.] (Law) (a) 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. (b) 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 indebitatus assumpsit is brought for the most part on an implied promise. Special assumpsit is founded on an express promise or undertaking. Wharton.
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As*sumpt" (?; 215), v. t. [L. assumptus, p. p. of assumere. See Assume.] To take up; to elevate; to assume. [Obs.] Sheldon.
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As*sumpt", n. [L. assumptum, p. p. neut. of assumere.] That which is assumed; an assumption. [Obs.]
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The sun of all your assumpts is this. Chillingworth.
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As*sump"tion (?; 215), n. [OE. assumpcioun a taking up into heaven, L. assumptio a taking, fr. assumere: cf. F. assomption. See Assume.] 1. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.
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The assumption of authority. Whewell.
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This gives no sanction to the unwarrantable assumption that the soul sleeps from the period of death to the resurrection of the body. Thodey.
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That calm assumption of the virtues. W. Black.
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Hold! says the Stoic; your assumption's wrong. Dryden.
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As*sump"tive (&unr_;), a. [L. assumptivus, fr. assumptus, fr. assumere.] Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- As*sump"tive*ly, adv.
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Assumptive arms (Her.), originally, arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College. Percy Smith.
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As*sur"ance (&unr_;), n. [OE. assuraunce, F. assurance, fr. assurer. See Assure.] 1. The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.
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Whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. Acts xvii. 31.
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Assurances of support came pouring in daily. Macaulay.
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Let us draw with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. Heb. x. 22.
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Brave men meet danger with assurance. Knolles.
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Conversation with the world will give them knowledge and assurance. Locke.
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&hand_; In England, the legal evidences of the conveyance of property are called the common assurances of the kingdom. Blackstone.
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As*sure (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Assuring.] [OF. aseürer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L. ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and cf. Insure.] 1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.
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His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . .
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And it shall be assured to him. Lev. xxvii. 19.
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And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 1 John iii. 19.
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As*sured" (&unr_;), a. Made sure; safe; insured; certain; indubitable; not doubting; bold to excess.
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As*sur"ed*ly (&unr_;), adv. Certainly; indubitably. “The siege assuredly I'll raise.” Shak.
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As*sur"ed*ness, n. The state of being assured; certainty; full confidence.
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As*sur"er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter.
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As*sur"gen*cy (&unr_;), n. Act of rising.
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As*sur"gent (&unr_;), a. [L. assurgens, p. pr. of assurgere; ad + surgere to rise.] Ascending; (Bot.) rising obliquely; curving upward. Gray.
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As*sur"ing (&unr_;), a. That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. -- As*sur"ing*ly, adv.
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As*swage", v. See Assuage.
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As*syr"i*an (&unr_;), a. [L. Assyrius.] Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria.
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As*syth"ment (&unr_;), n. [From OF. aset, asez, orig. meaning enough. See Assets.] Indemnification for injury; satisfaction. [Chiefly in Scots law]
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‖As"ta*cus (&unr_;), n. [L. astacus a crab, Gr. &unr_;.] (Zoöl.) A genus of crustaceans, containing the crawfish of fresh-water lobster of Europe, and allied species of western North America. See Crawfish.
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A*star"board (&unr_;), adv. (Naut.) Over to the starboard side; -- said of the tiller.
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A*state" (&unr_;), n. Estate; state. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*stat"ic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- not + static.] (Magnetism) Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered astatic, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a given direction.
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A*stay" (&unr_;), adv. (Naut.) An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.
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As"te*ism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; refined and witty talk, fr. &unr_; of the town, polite, witty, fr. &unr_; city: cf. F. astéisme.] (Rhet.) Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.
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As"tel (ăs"t&etilde_;l), n. [OE. astelle piece of wood, OF. astele splinter, shaving, F. attelle, astelle: cf. L. astula, dim. of assis board.] (Mining) An arch, or ceiling, of boards, placed over the men's heads in a mine.
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As"ter (ăs"t&etilde_;r), n. [L. aster aster, star, Gr. 'asth`r star. See Star.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy.
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‖As*te"ri*on (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'aste`rion starry.] (Anat.) The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid, parieto-mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures.
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A*stert (&unr_;), v. t. [Pref. a- + start; OE. asterten, asturten.] To start up; to befall; to escape; to shun. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Asth"ma (?; 277), n. [Gr. &unr_; short-drawn breath, fr. &unr_; to blow, for &unr_;: cf. Skr. vā, Goth. waian, to blow, E. wind.] (Med.) 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.
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Asth"ma pa"per. Paper impregnated with saltpeter. The fumes from the burning paper are often inhaled as an alleviative by asthmatics. [Archaic]
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{ Asth*mat"ic (&unr_;), Asth*mat"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [L. asthmaticus, Gr. &unr_;.] Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient. -- Asth*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.
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As`tig*mat"ic (&unr_;), a. (Med. & Opt.) Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; as, astigmatic eyes; also, remedying astigmatism; as, astigmatic lenses.
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A*stig"ma*tism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a prick of a pointed instrument, a spot, fr. &unr_; to prick: cf. F. astigmatisme.] (Med. & Opt.) 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.
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As*tip"u*late (&unr_;), v. i. [L. astipulari; ad + stipulari to stipulate.] To assent. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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{ A*stom"a*tous (&unr_;), As"to*mous (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, mouth.] Not possessing a mouth.
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{ As*ton" (&unr_;), As*tone" (&unr_;), } v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astoned, Astond, or Astound.] [See Astonish.] To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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As*ton"ied (&unr_;), p. p. Stunned; astonished. See Astony. [Archaic]
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And I astonied fell and could not pray. Mrs. Browning.
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As*ton"ish (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astonished (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Astonishing.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. étonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See Thunder, Astound, Astony.] 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.]
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Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol]. Shak.
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The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. Holland.
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Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. Sidney.
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I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. Dan. viii. 27.
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Syn. -- To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise. -- Astonished, Surprised. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. C. J. Smith. See Amaze.
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As*ton"ish*ed*ly (&unr_;), adv. In an astonished manner. [R.] Bp. Hall.
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As*ton"ish*ing, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event.
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As*ton"ish*ment (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. estonnement, F. étonnement.] 1. The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense. [Obs.]
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A coldness and astonishment in his loins, as folk say. Holland.
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2. Dismay; consternation. [Archaic] Spenser.
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Lest the place
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Thou shalt become an astonishment. Deut. xxviii. 37.
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As*ton"y (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astonied (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Astonying. See Astone.] To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay. [Archaic]
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The captain of the Helots . . . strake Palladius upon the side of his head, that he reeled astonied. Sir P. Sidney.
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This sodeyn cas this man astonied so,
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A*stoop" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + stoop.] In a stooping or inclined position. Gay.
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As*tound" (&unr_;), a. [OE. astouned, astound, astoned, p. p. of astone. See Astone.] Stunned; astounded; astonished. [Archaic] Spenser.
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Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound.
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As*tound", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astounded, [Obs.] Astound; p. pr. & vb. n. Astounding.] [See Astound, a.] 1. To stun; to stupefy.
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No puissant stroke his senses once astound. Fairfax.
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These thoughts may startle well, but not astound
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astounded adj. 1. struck with an intense and usually sudden surprise sufficient to produce wonder or perplexity
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As*tound"ing, a. Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact. -- As*tound"ing*ly, adv.
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As*tound"ment (&unr_;), n. Amazement. Coleridge.
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As`tra*chan" (&unr_;), a. & n. See Astrakhan.
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As*træ"an (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; starry.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the genus Astræa or the family Astræidæ. -- n. A coral of the family Astræidæ; a star coral.
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As"tra*gal (&unr_;), n. [L. astragalus, Gr. &unr_; the ankle bone, a molding in the capital of the Ionic column.] 1. (Arch.) A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle.
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As*trag"a*lar (&unr_;), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the astragalus.
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As*trag"a*loid (&unr_;), a. [Astragalus + -oid.] (Anat.) Resembling the astragalus in form.
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As*trag"a*lo*man`cy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; ankle bone, die + -mancy.] Divination by means of small bones or dice.
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‖As*trag"a*lus (&unr_;), n. [L. See Astragal.] 1. (Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.
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As`tra*khan" (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin. -- n. The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur.
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As"tral (&unr_;), a. [L. astralis, fr. astrum star, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. astral. See Star.] 1. Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars; starry; starlike.
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Shines only with an astral luster. I. Taylor.
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Some astral forms I must invoke by prayer. Dryden.
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2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an aster; as, astral rays; astral sphere.
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Astral lamp, 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. -- Astral spirits, spirits formerly supposed to live in the heavenly bodies or the aërial regions, and represented in the Middle Ages as fallen angels, spirits of the dead, or spirits originating in fire.
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A*strand" (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + strand.] Stranded. Sir W. Scott.
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As*trict" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Astricting.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See Astringe.] 1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
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The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought. Sir W. Hamilton.
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As*trict", a. Concise; contracted. [Obs.] Weever.
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As*tric"tive (&unr_;), a. Binding; astringent. -- n. An astringent. -- As*tric"tive*ly, adv.
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As*tric"to*ry (&unr_;), a. Astrictive. [R.]
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A*stride" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + stride.] With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle.
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As*trif"er*ous (acr/s*tr&ibreve_;f"&etilde_;r*ŭs), a. [L. astrifer; astrum star + ferre to bear.] Bearing stars. [R.] Blount.
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As*tringe" (ăs*tr&ibreve_;nj"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astringed (-tr&ibreve_;njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Astringing (-j&ibreve_;ng).] [L. astringere; ad + stringere to draw tight. Cf. Astrict, and see Strain, v. t.] 1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
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Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes. Bacon.
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As*trin"gen*cy (ăs*tr&ibreve_;n"j&eitalic_;n*s&ybreve_;), n. 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, the astringency of tannin.
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As*trin"gent (-j&eitalic_;nt), a. [L. astringens, p. pr. of astringere: cf. F. astringent. See Astringe.] 1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
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As*trin"ger (&unr_;), n. [OE. ostreger, OF. ostrucier, F. autoursier, fr. OF. austour, ostor, hawk, F. autour; cf. L. acceptor, for accipiter, hawk.] A falconer who keeps a goshawk. [Obs.] Shak. Cowell. [Written also austringer.]
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As"tro- (&unr_;). The combining form of the Greek word 'a`stron, meaning star.
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As*trog"e*ny (&unr_;), n. [Astro- + Gr. &unr_; birth.] The creation or evolution of the stars or the heavens. H. Spencer.
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As*trog"no*sy (&unr_;), n. [Astro- + Gr. &unr_; knowledge.] The science or knowledge of the stars, esp. the fixed stars. Bouvier.
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As*trog"ra*phy (&unr_;), n. [Astro'cf + -graphy.] The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
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As"tro*ite (&unr_;), n. [L. astroites: cf. F. astroite.] A radiated stone or fossil; star-stone. [Obs.] [Written also astrite and astrion.]
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As"tro*labe (ăs"tr&ouptack_;*lāb), n. [OE. astrolabie, astrilabe, OF. astrelabe, F. astrolabe, LL. astrolabium, fr. Gr. 'astrola`bon; 'a`stron star + &unr_;, &unr_;, to take.] 1. (Astron.) An instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars. It is now disused.
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&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.
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As`tro*man"tic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; astrology.] Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars; astrologic. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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‖As*troph"y*ton (&unr_;), n. [Astro- + Gr. fyton a plant.] (Zoöl.) A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched.
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As"tro*scope (&unr_;), n. [Astro- + scope.] An old astronomical instrument, formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
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As*tros"co*py (&unr_;), n. Observation of the stars. [Obs.]
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As`tro*the*ol"o*gy (&unr_;), n. [Astro- + theology.] Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies. Derham.
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A*struc"tive (&unr_;), a. [L. astructus, p. p. of astruere to build up; ad + struere to build.] Building up; constructive; -- opposed to destructive. [Obs.]
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A*strut" (&unr_;), a. & adv. 1. Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling manner. [Archaic]
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Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. Cowper.
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2. In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.
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As*tu"cious (&unr_;), a. [F. astucieux. See Astute.] Subtle; cunning; astute. [R.] Sir W. Scott. -- As*tu"cious*ly, adv. [R.]
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As*tu"ci*ty (&unr_;), n. [See Astucious.] Craftiness; astuteness. [R.] Carlyle.
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A*stun" (&unr_;), v. t. [See Astony, Stun.] To stun. [Obs.] “Breathless and astunned.” Somerville.
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As*tu"ri*an (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain. -- n. A native of Asturias.
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As*tute" (&unr_;), a. [L. astutus, fr. astus craft, cunning; perh. cognate with E. acute.] Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.
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As*tute"ly, adv. -- As*tute"ness, n.
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A*sty"lar (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; pillar.] (arch.) Without columns or pilasters. Weale.
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A*styl"len (&unr_;), n. (Mining) A small dam to prevent free passage of water in an adit or level.
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A*sun"der (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + sunder.] Apart; separate from each other; into parts; in two; separately; into or in different pieces or places.
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I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder. Zech. xi. 10.
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As wide asunder as pole and pole. Froude.
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‖A*su"ra (&unr_;), n. (Hind. Myth.) An enemy of the gods, esp. one of a race of demons and giants.
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‖As"wail (&unr_;), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The sloth bear (Melursus labiatus) of India.
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A*sweve" (&unr_;), v. t. [AS. aswebban; a + swebban. See Sweven.] To stupefy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*swing" (&unr_;), adv. In a state of swinging.
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A*swoon" (&unr_;), adv. In a swoon. Chaucer.
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A*swooned" (&unr_;), adv. In a swoon.
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A*sy"lum (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Asylums (&unr_;), L. Asyla (&unr_;). [L. asylum, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; exempt from spoliation, inviolable; 'a priv. + &unr_; right of seizure.] 1. 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.
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So sacred was the church to some, that it had the right of an asylum or sanctuary. Ayliffe.
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&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.
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2. Any place of retreat and security.
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Earth has no other asylum for them than its own cold bosom. Southey.
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3. An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic asylum; an orphan asylum.
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A*sym"me*tral (&unr_;), a. Incommensurable; also, unsymmetrical. [Obs.] D. H. More.
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{ As`ym*met"ric (&unr_;), As`ym*met"ri*cal (&unr_;), } a. [See Asymmetrous.] 1. Incommensurable. [Obs.]
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A*sym"me*trous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;.] Asymmetrical. [Obs.] Barrow.
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A*sym"me*try (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; symmetry.] 1. Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. lack of bilateral symmetry.
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2. (Math.) Incommensurability. [Obs.] Barrow.
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asymptomatic adj. (Med.) showing no symptoms of disease.
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As"ymp*tote (?; 215), n. [Gr. &unr_; not falling together; 'a priv. + &unr_; to fall together; &unr_; with + &unr_; to fall. Cf. Symptom.] (Math.) 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.
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A*syn"ar*tete` (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; not united, disconnected; 'a priv. + &unr_; with + &unr_; to fasten to.] Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted. -- A*syn"ar*tet"ic (&unr_;), a.
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Asynartete verse (Pros.), a verse of two members, having different rhythms; as when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.
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asynchronism n. 1. 1 the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times.
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A*syn"chro*nous (?), a. [Gr. &unr_; not + synchronous.] Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to synchronous.
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2. (Paleontology) occurring in different geologic times; -- of taxa/ synchronous
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3. chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time or era
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4. (Computers) occurring at different speeds in different computers connected by a data transmission link; -- said of methods data of transmission between computers. Opposite of synchronous.
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As`yn*det"ic (&unr_;), a. [See Asyndeton.] Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by conjunctions. -- As`yn*det"ic*al*ly, adv.
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A*syn"de*ton (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; unconnected; 'a priv. + &unr_; bound together, fr. &unr_;; &unr_; with + &unr_; to bind.] (Rhet.) A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton.
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A*sys"to*le (&unr_;), n. [Pref. a- not + systole.] (Physiol.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.
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A*sys"to*lism (&unr_;), n. The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.
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At (&unr_;), prep. [AS. æt; akin to OHG. az, Goth., OS., & Icel. at, Sw. åt, Dan. & L. ad.] Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of at. It expresses: -
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1. A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on, something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at school; at hand; at sea and on land.
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2. The relation of some state or condition; as, at war; at peace; at ease; at your service; at fault; at liberty; at risk; at disadvantage.
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3. The relation of some employment or action; occupied with; as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat (eating); except at puns.
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4. The relation of a point or position in a series, or of degree, rate, or value; as, with the thermometer at 80°; goods sold at a cheap price; a country estimated at 10,000 square miles; life is short at the longest.
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5. The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first.
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6. The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything; at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure at your hands.
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7. Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one.
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At all, At home, At large, At last, At length, At once, etc. See under All, Home, Large, Last (phrase and syn.), Length, Once, etc. -- At it, busily or actively engaged. -- At least. See Least and However. -- At one. See At one, in the Vocabulary.
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Syn. -- In, At. When reference to the interior of any place is made prominent in is used. It is used before the names of countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live in America, in New York, in the South. At is commonly employed before names of houses, institutions, villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated at Christ's College; money taken in at the Customhouse; I saw him at the jeweler's; we live at Beachville. At may be used before the name of a city when it is regarded as a mere point of locality. “An English king was crowned at Paris.” Macaulay. “Jean Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva, June, 28, 1712.” J. Morley. In regard to time, we say at the hour, on the day, in the year; as, at 9 o'clock, on the morning of July 5th, in the year 1775.
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At"a*bal (&unr_;), n. [Sp. atabal, fr. Ar. at-tabl the drum, tabala to beat the drum. Cf. Tymbal.] A kettledrum; a kind of tabor, used by the Moors. Croly.
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Atabrine n. [Trademark.] a drug once used to treat malaria (C23H30ClN3O); chemically it is a derivative of the tricyclic structure acridine: 6-chloro-9-[[4-(diethylamino-1-methylbutyl)]amino]-2-methoxyacridine. It also has some anthelmintic activity against cestodes. Atabrine is a trademark.
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A*tac"a*mite (&unr_;), n. [From the desert of Atacama, where found.] (Min.) An oxychloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals.
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At`aft"er (&unr_;), prep. After. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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At"a*ghan (&unr_;), n. See Yataghan.
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A*take" (&unr_;), v. t. To overtake. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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At"a*man (&unr_;), n. [Russ. ataman': cf. Pol. hetman, G. hauptmann headman, chieftain. Cf. Hetman.] A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.
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At`a*mas"co lil"y (?). [Atamasco is fr. North American Indian.] (Bot.) See under Lily.
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atar n. 1. essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
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ataractic ataraxic adj. 1. tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize
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ataractic n. 1. 1 drug that reduces nervous tension and gives peace of mind.
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{ ‖At`a*rax"i*a (&unr_;), At"a*rax`y (&unr_;), } n. [NL. ataraxia, Gr. 'ataraxi`a; 'a priv. + tarakto`s disturbed, tara`ssein to disturb.] Perfect peace of mind, or calmness.
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{ A*taunt" (&unr_;), A*taunt"o (&unr_;), } adv. [F. autant as much (as possible).] (Naut.) Fully rigged, as a vessel; with all sails set; set on end or set right.
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A*tav"ic (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. atavique.] Pertaining to a remote ancestor, or to atavism.
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At"a*vism (&unr_;), n. [L. atavus an ancestor, fr. avus a grandfather.] 1. (a) 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. (b) (Biol.) The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two.
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Now and then there occur cases of what physiologists call atavism, or reversion to an ancestral type of character. J. Fiske
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{ ‖A*tax"i*a (&unr_;), At"ax*y (&unr_;), } n. [NL. ataxia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; out of order; 'a priv. + &unr_; ordered, arranged, &unr_; to put in order: cf. F. ataxie.] 1. Disorder; irregularity. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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2. (Med.) (a) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions. (b) The state of disorder that characterizes nervous fevers and the nervous condition. [archaic]
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3. (Med.) 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 locomotor ataxia, an ataxia which occurs when attempting to perform coordinated muscular movements.
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Locomotor ataxia. See Locomotor.
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A*tax"ic (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. ataxique. See Ataxia.] (Med.) Characterized by ataxy, that is, (a) by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or (b) by a lack of coordinating power in movements.
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Ataxic fever, malignant typhus fever. Pinel.
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At`a*zir" (&unr_;), n. [OF., fr. Ar. al-tasīr influence.] (Astron.) The influence of a star upon other stars or upon men. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ate (?; 277), the preterit of Eat.
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A"te (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;.] (Greek. Myth.) The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance.
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-ate (&unr_;). [From the L. suffix -atus, the past participle ending of verbs of the 1st conj.] 1. As an ending of participles or participial adjectives it is equivalent to -ed; as, situate or situated; animate or animated.
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2. As the ending of a verb, it means to make, to cause, to act, etc.; as, to propitiate (to make propitious); to animate (to give life to).
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3. As a noun suffix, it marks the agent; as, curate, delegate. It also sometimes marks the office or dignity; as, tribunate.
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4. In chemistry it is used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end -ic (excepting binary or halogen acids); as, sulphate from sulphuric acid, nitrate from nitric acid, etc. It is also used in the case of certain basic salts.
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A*tech"nic (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- not + technic.] Without technical or artistic knowledge.
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Difficult to convey to the atechnic reader. Etching & Engr.
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‖At"e*les (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; incomplete; 'a priv. + &unr_; completion.] (Zoöl.) A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita.
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{ A`te*lets" sauce (?) or ‖Sauce` aux ha`te*lets" (?) }. [F. hâtelet skewer.] A sauce (such as egg and bread crumbs) used for covering bits of meat, small birds, or fish, strung on skewers for frying.
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‖A`te*lier" (&unr_;) n. [F.] A workshop; a studio.
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A*tel"lan (&unr_;), a. [L. Atellanus, fr. Atella, an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania.] Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald. -- n. A farcical drama performed at Atella.
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A*thal"a*mous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; nuptial bed.] (Bot.) Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, as the thallus of certain lichens.
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Ath"a*maunt (&unr_;), n. Adamant. [Obs.]
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Written in the table of athamaunt. Chaucer.
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{ ‖Ath`a*na"si*a (?), A*than"a*sy (?) }, n. [NL. athanasia, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; death.] The quality of being deathless; immortality.
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Ath`a*na"sian (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in the 4th century.
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Athanasian creed, 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.
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Ath"a*nor (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. Ar. at-tannūr, fr. Heb. tannūr an oven or furnace.] A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat. Chambers.
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Atharva-Veda n. 1. (Hinduism) a collection of mantras and formulas.
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‖Ath`e*ca"ta (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; chest, box.] (Zoöl.) A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See Tubularian.
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A"the*ism (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. athéisme. See Atheist.] 1. The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.
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A"the*ist, n. [Gr. &unr_; without god; 'a priv. + &unr_; god: cf. F. athéiste.] 1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.
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Ath`e*ne"um, Ath`e*næ"um (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Atheneums (&unr_;), L. Athenæa (&unr_;). [L. Athenaeum, Gr. 'Aqhn`aion a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. 'Aqhna^, contr. fr. 'Aqhna`a, 'Aqhnai`a, in Homer 'Aqh`nh, 'Aqhnai`n, Athene (called Minerva by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of Athens.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students.
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A*the"ni*an (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. Athénien.] Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece. -- n. A native or citizen of Athens.
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A`the*o*log"ic*al (&unr_;), a. Opposed to theology; atheistic. Bp. Montagu.
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A`the*ol"o*gy (&unr_;), n. [Pref. a- not + theology.] Antagonism to theology. Swift.
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A"the*ous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; without God. See Atheist.] 1. Atheistic; impious. [Obs.] Milton.
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Ath"er*ine (&unr_;), n. [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of smelt.] (Zoöl.) A small marine fish of the family Atherinidæ, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (Atherina presbyter) is used as food. The American species (Menidia notata) is called silversides and sand smelt. See Silversides.
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A*ther"man*cy (&adot_;*th&etilde_;r"măn*s&ybreve_;), n. [See Athermanous.] Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat. Tyndall.
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A*ther"ma*nous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + qermai`nein to heat, qe`rma heat: cf. F. athermane.] (Chem.) Not transmitting heat; -- opposed to diathermanous.
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A*ther"mous (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) Athermanous.
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Ath"er*oid (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a beard, or an ear, of grain + -oid.] Shaped like an ear of grain.
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‖Ath`e*ro"ma (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_; gr&unr_;ats, meal.] (Med.) (a) An encysted tumor containing curdy matter. (b) A disease characterized by thickening and fatty degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries.
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Ath`e*rom"a*tous (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of, atheroma. Wiseman.
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Ath"e*tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Athetized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Athetizing (?).] [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; set aside, not fixed; &unr_; not + &unr_; to place.] To set aside or reject as spurious, as by marking with an obelus.
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A*thirst" (&unr_;), a. [OE. ofthurst, AS. ofpyrsted, p. p. of ofpyrstan; pref. of-, intensive + pyrstan to thirst. See Thirst.] 1. Wanting drink; thirsty.
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Ath"lete (&unr_;), n. [L. athleta, Gr. &unr_; prizefighter, fr. &unr_; to contend for a prize, &unr_;, Hom. &unr_;, contest, &unr_; prize; fr. the same root as E. wed: cf. F. athlète.] 1. (Antiq.) One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.
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A*tilt" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + tilt.] 1. In the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the action, of one making a thrust. “To run atilt at men.” Hudibras.
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‖At*lan"ta (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See Heteropod.
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At*lan"tal (&unr_;), a. (Anat.) (a) Relating to the atlas. (b) Anterior; cephalic. Barclay.
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At`lan*te"an (&unr_;), a. [L. Atlant&unr_;us.] 1. Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean.
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‖At*lan"tes (&unr_;), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. of &unr_;. See Atlas.] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also telamones. See Caryatides. Oxf. Gloss.
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At*lan"tic (&unr_;), a. [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes.] 1. 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, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph.
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At"las (&unr_;), n.; pl. Atlases (&unr_;). [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of tlh^nai to bear. See Tolerate.] 1. One who sustains a great burden.
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‖At"man (?), n. [Skr. ātman.] (Hinduism) (a) The life principle, soul, or individual essence. (b) The universal ego from whom all individual atmans arise. This sense is a European excrescence on the East Indian thought.
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At"mo (&unr_;), n. [Contr. fr. atmosphere.] (Physics) 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° Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris. Sir W. Thomson.
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At*mom"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; smoke, vapor + -meter: cf. F. atmomètre.] An instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation from a moist surface; an evaporometer. Huxley.
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At"mos*phere (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; vapor (akin to Skr. ātman breath, soul, G. athem breath) + &unr_; sphere: cf. F. atmosphère. See Sphere.] 1. (Physics) (a) The whole mass of aëriform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars. (b) Any gaseous envelope or medium.
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The chillest of social atmospheres. Hawthorne.
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Atmospheric engine, a steam engine whose piston descends by the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which raised it is condensed within the cylinder. Tomlinson. -- Atmospheric line (Steam Engin.), the equilibrium line of an indicator card. Steam is expanded “down to the atmosphere” when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See Indicator card.) -- Atmospheric pressure, the pressure exerted by the atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction. In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch. -- Atmospheric railway, one in which pneumatic power, obtained from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the propelling force. -- Atmospheric tides. See under Tide.
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At"o*kous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; barren; 'a priv. + &unr_; offspring.] (Zoöl.) Producing only asexual individuals, as the eggs of certain annelids.
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At"om (&unr_;), n. [L. atomus, Gr. &unr_;, uncut, indivisible; 'a priv. + &unr_;, verbal adj. of &unr_; to cut: cf. F. atome. See Tome.] 1. (Physics) (a) An ultimate indivisible particle of matter. (b) An ultimate particle of matter not necessarily indivisible; a molecule. (c) A constituent particle of matter, or a molecule supposed to be made up of subordinate particles.
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At"om bomb`, A*tom"ic bomb` n. 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 nuclear weapon. The strength of an atom bomb is measured in kilotons, i.e. the equivalent energy released by explosion of a thousand tons of TNT. The first atomic bomb was manufactured in 1945.
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Atomic bomb, see atom bomb in the vocabulary. -- Atomic philosophy, or Doctrine of atoms, 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 Epicurean philosophy. -- Atomic theory, or the Doctrine of definite proportions (Chem.), teaches that chemical combinations take place between the supposed ultimate particles or atoms of bodies, in some simple ratio, as of one to one, two to three, or some other, always expressible in whole numbers. -- Atomic weight (Chem.), the weight of the atom of an element as compared with the weight of the atom of hydrogen, taken as a standard.
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A hard-faced, atrabilious, earnest-eyed race. Lowell.
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He was constitutionally atrabilious and scornful. Froude.
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At`ra*men*ta"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. atramentum ink, fr. ater black.] Black, like ink; inky; atramental. [Obs.] Derham.
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At*rede (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. at (AS. æt) out + rede.] To surpass in council. [Obs.]
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Men may the olde atrenne, but hat atrede. Chaucer.
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A*tro"cious (&unr_;), a. [L. atrox, atrocis, cruel, fierce: cf. F. atroce.] 1. Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious guilt or deeds.
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Revelations . . . so atrocious that nothing in history approaches them. De Quincey.
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The atrocities which attend a victory. Macaulay.
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‖At*tac"ca (&unr_;). [It., fr. attaccare to tie, bind. See Attach.] (Mus.) Attack at once; -- a direction at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately, without any pause.
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At*tach" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attached (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Attaching.] [OF. atachier, F. attacher, to tie or fasten: cf. Celt. tac, tach, nail, E. tack a small nail, tack to fasten. Cf. Attack, and see Tack.] 1. To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.
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The shoulder blade is . . . attached only to the muscles. Paley.
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A huge stone to which the cable was attached. Macaulay.
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God . . . by various ties attaches man to man. Cowper.
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Top this treasure a curse is attached. Bayard Taylor.
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The earl marshal attached Gloucester for high treason. Miss Yonge.
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The great interest which attaches to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted. Brougham.
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On the fourth of March he was attacked by fever. Macaulay.
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Hydrofluoric acid . . . attacks the glass. B. Stewart.
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Nor nearer might the dogs attain. Sir W. Scott.
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To see your trees attain to the dignity of timber. Cowper.
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Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not attain unto it. Ps. cxxxix. 6.
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General Howe would not permit the purchase of those articles [clothes and blankets] in Philadelphia, and they were not attainable in the country. Marshall.
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At*tem"per (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Attempering.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf. Attemperate.] 1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature.
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If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered still. Trench.
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2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency.
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3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice.
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4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.
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Arts . . . attempered to the lyre. Pope.
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&hand_; This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking its place.
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At*tem"per*a*ment (&unr_;), n. [OF. attemprement.] A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.
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At*tem"per*ance (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. atemprance.] Temperance; attemperament. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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At*tem"per*ate (&unr_;), a. [L. attemperatus, p. p. of attemperare. See Attemper.] Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
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Hope must be . . . attemperate to the promise. Hammond.
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At*tem"per*ate (&unr_;), v. t. To attemper. [Archaic]
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At*tem`per*a"tion (&unr_;), n. The act of attempering or regulating. [Archaic] Bacon.
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At*tem"per*ly, adv. Temperately. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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At*tem"per*ment (&unr_;), n. Attemperament.
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At*tempt" (?; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempted; p. pr. & vb. n. Attempting.] [OF. atenter, also spelt atempter, F. attenter, fr. L. attentare to attempt; ad + tentare, temptare, to touch, try, v. intens. of tendere to stretch. See Tempt, and cf. Attend.] 1. To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight.
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Something attempted, something done,
-Has earned a night's repose. Longfellow.
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2. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt. [Obs. or Archaic]
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It made the laughter of an afternoon
-That Vivien should attempt the blameless king. Thackeray.
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3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman.
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Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further:
-Take some remembrance of us, as a tribute. Shak.
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4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
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Without attempting his adversary's life. Motley.
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Syn. -- See Try.
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At*tempt", v. i. To make an attempt; -- with upon. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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At*tempt", n. 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.
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By his blindness maimed for high attempts. Milton.
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Attempt to commit a crime (Law), such an intentional preparatory act as will apparently result, if not extrinsically hindered, in a crime which it was designed to effect. Wharton.
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Syn. -- Attempt, Endeavor, Effort, Exertion, Trial. These words agree in the idea of calling forth our powers into action. Trial is the generic term; it denotes a putting forth of one's powers with a view to determine what they can accomplish; as, to make trial of one's strength. An attempt is always directed to some definite and specific object; as, “The attempt, and not the deed, confounds us.” Shak. An endeavor is a continued attempt; as, “His high endeavor and his glad success.” Cowper. Effort is a specific putting forth of strength in order to carry out an attempt. Exertion is the putting forth or active exercise of any faculty or power. “It admits of all degrees of effort and even natural action without effort.” C. J. Smith. See Try.
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At*tempt"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked. Shak.
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At*tempt"er (?; 215), n. 1. One who attempts; one who essays anything.
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2. An assailant; also, a temper. [Obs.]
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At*tempt"ive (&unr_;), a. Disposed to attempt; adventurous. [Obs.] Daniel.
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At*tend" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attended; p. pr. & vb. n. Attending.] [OE. atenden, OF. atendre, F. attendre, to expect, to wait, fr. L. attendre to stretch, (sc. animum), to apply the mind to; ad + tendere to stretch. See Tend.] 1. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard. [Obs.]
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The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskillful words of the passenger. Sir P. Sidney.
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2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.
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3. 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.
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The fifth had charge sick persons to attend. Spenser.
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Attends the emperor in his royal court. Shak.
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With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to attend William thither. Macaulay.
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4. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.
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What cares must then attend the toiling swain. Dryden.
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5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.
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6. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for. [Obs.]
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The state that attends all men after this. Locke.
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Three days I promised to attend my doom. Dryden.
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Syn. -- To Attend, Mind, Regard, Heed, Notice. Attend is generic, the rest are specific terms. To mind is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to regard is to look on a thing as of importance; to heed is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution; to notice is to think on that which strikes the senses. Crabb. See Accompany.
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At*tend" (&unr_;), v. i. 1. 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 to.
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Attend to the voice of my supplications. Ps. lxxxvi. 6.
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Man can not at the same time attend to two objects. Jer. Taylor.
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2. 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 on or upon.
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He was required to attend upon the committee. Clarendon.
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3. (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business.
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4. To wait; to stay; to delay. [Obs.]
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For this perfection she must yet attend,
-Till to her Maker she espoused be. Sir J. Davies.
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Syn. -- To Attend, Listen, Hearken. We attend with a view to hear and learn; we listen with fixed attention, in order to hear correctly, or to consider what has been said; we hearken when we listen with a willing mind, and in reference to obeying.
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At*tend"ance (&unr_;), n. [OE. attendance, OF. atendance, fr. atendre, F. attendre. See Attend, v. t.] 1. Attention; regard; careful application. [Obs.]
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Till I come, give attendance to reading. 1 Tim. iv. 13.
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2. The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.
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Constant attendance at church three times a day. Fielding.
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3. Waiting for; expectation. [Obs.]
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Languishing attendance and expectation of death. Hooker.
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4. The persons attending; a retinue; attendants.
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If your stray attendance by yet lodged. Milton.
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At*tend"an*cy (&unr_;), n. The quality of attending or accompanying; attendance; an attendant. [Obs.]
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At*tend"ant (&unr_;), a. [F. attendant, p. pr. of attendre. See Attend, v. t.] 1. Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.
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From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph. Sir W. Scott.
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Cherub and Seraph . . . attendant on their Lord. Milton.
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2. Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils.
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The natural melancholy attendant upon his situation added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion. Sir W. Scott.
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3. (Law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow attendant to the heir. Cowell.
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Attendant keys (Mus.), 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.
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At*tend"ant, n. 1. One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor. “A train of attendants.” Hallam.
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2. One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting.
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3. That which accompanies; a concomitant.
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[A] sense of fame, the attendant of noble spirits. Pope.
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4. (Law) One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another. Cowell.
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At*tend"e*ment (&unr_;), n. Intent. [Obs.] Spenser.
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At*tend"er (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, attends.
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At*tend"ment (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. atendement.] An attendant circumstance. [Obs.]
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The uncomfortable attendments of hell. Sir T. Browne.
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At*tent" (&unr_;), a. [L. attentus, p. p. of attendere. See Attend, v. t.] Attentive; heedful. [Archaic]
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Let thine ears be attent unto the prayer. 2 Chron. vi. 40.
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At*tent", n. Attention; heed. [Obs.] Spenser.
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{ At*ten"tate (&unr_;), At*ten"tat (&unr_;), } n. [L. attentatum, pl. attentata, fr. attentare to attempt: cf. F. attentat criminal attempt. See Attempt.] 1. An attempt; an assault. [Obs.] Bacon.
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2. (Law) (a) A proceeding in a court of judicature, after an inhibition is decreed. (b) Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by an inferior judge.
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At*ten"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. attentio: cf. F. attention.] 1. 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.
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They say the tongues of dying men
-Enforce attention like deep harmony. Shak.
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&hand_; Attention is consciousness and something more. It is consciousness voluntarily applied, under its law of limitations, to some determinate object; it is consciousness concentrated. Sir W. Hamilton.
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2. An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger.
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To pay attention to, To pay one's attentions to, to be courteous or attentive to; to wait upon as a lover; to court.
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Syn. -- Care; heed; study; consideration; application; advertence; respect; regard.
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attentional adj. 1. of or pertaining to attention.
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attention-getting attention-grabbing adj. 1. seizing the attention attention-getting demonstration
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2. 1 likely to attract interest.
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At*ten"tive (ăt*t&ebreve_;n"t&ibreve_;v), a. [Cf. F. attentif.] 1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.
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&hand_; Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an attentive 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 attentive to the words, and to the manner and matter, of a speaker at the same time.
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2. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.
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Syn. -- Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful; circumspect; watchful.
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-- At*ten"tive*ly, adv. -- At*ten"tive*ness, n.
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at*ten"tive*ness n. 1. the quality of paying careful attention; attentiveness to detail.
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2. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people).
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3. the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others.
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At*tent"ly, adv. Attentively. [Obs.] Barrow.
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At*ten"u*ant (&unr_;), a. [L. attenuans, p. pr. of attenuare: cf. F. atténuant. See Attenuate.] Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid; diluent. -- n. (Med.) A medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.
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At*ten"u*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attenuated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Attenuating (&unr_;).] [L. attenuatus, p. p. of attenuare; ad + tenuare to make thin, tenuis thin. See Thin.] 1. 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.
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2. 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.
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3. To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken.
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To undersell our rivals . . . has led the manufacturer to . . . attenuate his processes, in the allotment of tasks, to an extreme point. I. Taylor.
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We may reject and reject till we attenuate history into sapless meagerness. Sir F. Palgrave.
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At*ten"u*ate, v. i. To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.
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The attention attenuates as its sphere contracts. Coleridge.
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{ At*ten"u*ate (&unr_;), At*ten"u*a`ted (&unr_;), } a. [L. attenuatus, p. p.] 1. Made thin or slender.
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2. Made thin or less viscid; rarefied. Bacon.
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At*ten`u*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. attenuatio: cf. F. atténuation.] 1. The act or process of making slender, or the state of being slender; emaciation.
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2. The act of attenuating; the act of making thin or less dense, or of rarefying, as fluids or gases.
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3. The process of weakening in intensity; diminution of virulence; as, the attenuation of virus.
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At"ter (&unr_;), n. [AS. &aemacr_;tter.] Poison; venom; corrupt matter from a sore. [Obs.] Holland.
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At"ter*cop (&unr_;), n. [AS. attercoppa a spider; &aemacr_;tter poison + coppa head, cup.] 1. A spider. [Obs.]
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2. A peevish, ill-natured person. [North of Eng.]
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At*ter*rate (&unr_;), v. t. [It. atterrare (cf. LL. atterrare to cast to earth); L. ad + terra earth, land.] To fill up with alluvial earth. [Obs.] Ray.
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At`ter*ra"tion (&unr_;), n. The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with alluvial earth. [Obs.]
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At"test" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attested; p. pr. & vb. n. Attesting.] [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness: cf. F. attester.] 1. To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record.
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Facts . . . attested by particular pagan authors. Addison.
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2. To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.
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3. To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic]
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The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state
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At*test", n. Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.]
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The attest of eyes and ears. Shak.
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At*tes"tant n. 1. (Law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature.
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At`tes*ta"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. attestatio: cf. F. attestation.] 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 attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation.
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At*test"a*tive (&unr_;), a. Of the nature of attestation.
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{ At*test"er (&unr_;), At*test"or (&unr_;), } n. One who attests.
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At*test"ive (&unr_;), a. Attesting; furnishing evidence.
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At"tic (&unr_;), a. [L. Atticus, Gr. &unr_;.] 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.
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Attic base (Arch.), 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 “Roman Doric” orders, and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance. -- Attic faith, inviolable faith. -- Attic purity, special purity of language. -- Attic salt, Attic wit, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians. -- Attic story. See Attic, n. -- Attic style, a style pure and elegant.
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At"tic, n. [In sense (a) from F. attique, orig. meaning Attic. See Attic, a.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence: (b) A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
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2. An Athenian; an Athenian author.
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At"tic*al (&unr_;), a. Attic. [Obs.] Hammond.
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At"ti*cism (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;.] 1. A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.
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At"ti*cize (&unr_;), v. t. [Gr. &unr_;.] To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.
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At"ti*cize, v. i. 1. To side with the Athenians.
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At*tig"u*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. attiguus, fr. attingere to touch. See Attain.] Touching; bordering; contiguous. [Obs.]
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-- At*tig"u*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]
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At*tinge" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. attingere to touch. See Attain.] To touch lightly. [Obs.] Coles.
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At*tire" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attired (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Attiring.] [OE. atiren to array, dispose, arrange, OF. atirier; à (L. ad) + F. tire rank, order, row; of Ger. origin: cf. As. tier row, OHG. ziarī, G. zier, ornament, zieren to adorn. Cf. Tire a headdress.] To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.
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Finely attired in a robe of white. Shak.
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With the linen miter shall he be attired. Lev. xvi. 4.
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At*tire", n. 1. Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.
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Earth in her rich attire. Milton.
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I 'll put myself in poor and mean attire. Shak.
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Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her attire? Jer. ii. 32.
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2. The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.
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3. (Bot.) The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla. [Obs.] Johnson.
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At*tired" (&unr_;), p. p. (Her.) Provided with antlers, as a stag.
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At*tire"ment (&unr_;), n. Attire; adornment.
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At*tir"er (&unr_;), n. One who attires.
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At"ti*tude (&unr_;), n. [It. attitudine, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus suited, fitted: cf. F. attitude. Cf. Aptitude.] 1. (Paint. & Sculp.) The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.
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2. 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, a threatening attitude; an attitude of entreaty.
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3. Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm attitude; one's mental attitude in respect to religion.
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The attitude of the country was rapidly changing. J. R. Green.
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To strike an attitude, to take an attitude for mere effect.
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Syn. -- Attitude, Posture. Both of these words describe the visible disposition of the limbs. Posture relates to their position merely; attitude refers to their fitness for some specific object. The object of an attitude is to set forth exhibit some internal feeling; as, attitude of wonder, of admiration, of grief, etc. It is, therefore, essentially and designedly expressive. Its object is the same with that of gesture; viz., to hold forth and represent. Posture has no such design. If we speak of posture in prayer, or the posture of devotion, it is only the natural disposition of the limbs, without any intention to show forth or exhibit.
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'T is business of a painter in his choice of attitudes (posituræ) to foresee the effect and harmony of the lights and shadows. Dryden.
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Never to keep the body in the same posture half an hour at a time. Bacon.
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At`ti*tu"di*nal (&unr_;), a. Relating to attitude.
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At`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an (&unr_;), n. One who attitudinizes; a posture maker.
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At`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an*ism (&unr_;), n. A practicing of attitudes; posture making.
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At`ti*tu"di*nize (&unr_;), v. i. To assume affected attitudes; to strike an attitude; to pose.
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Maria, who is the most picturesque figure, was put to attitudinize at the harp. Hannah More.
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At`ti*tu"di*ni`zer (&unr_;), n. One who practices attitudes.
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At"tle (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Addle mire.] (Mining) Rubbish or refuse consisting of broken rock containing little or no ore. Weale.
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At*tol"lent (&unr_;), a. [L. attollens, p. pr. of attollere; ad + tollere to lift.] Lifting up; raising; as, an attollent muscle. Derham.
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At*tone" (&unr_;), adv. See At one. [Obs.]
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At*torn" (&unr_;), v. i. [OF. atorner, aturner, atourner, to direct, prepare, dispose, attorn (cf. OE. atornen to return, adorn); à (L. ad) + torner to turn; cf. LL. attornare to commit business to another, to attorn; ad + tornare to turn, L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off. See Turn, v. t.] 1. (Feudal Law) 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. Blackstone.
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At*tor"ney (&unr_;), n.; pl. Attorneys (&unr_;). [OE. aturneye, OF. atorné, p. p. of atorner: cf. LL. atturnatus, attornatus, fr. attornare. See Attorn.] 1. A substitute; a proxy; an agent. [Obs.]
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And will have no attorney but myself. Shak.
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At*tor"ney (&unr_;), v. t. To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy. [Obs.] Shak.
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At*torn"ment (&unr_;), n. [OF. attornement, LL. attornamentum. See Attorn.] (Law) 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. Burrill. Blackstone.
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At*tract" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Attracting.] [L. attractus, p. p. of attrahere; ad + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t.] 1. 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.
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At*trac"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) 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.
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At*tract"ive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. attractif.] 1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. Sir I. Newton.
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Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. Lubbock.
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At"tra*hent (&unr_;), a. [L. attrahens, p. pr. of attrahere. See Attract, v. t.] Attracting; drawing; attractive.
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At*trap" (&unr_;), v. t. [F. attraper to catch; à (L. ad) + trappe trap. See Trap (for taking game).] To entrap; to insnare. [Obs.] Grafton.
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Shall your horse be attrapped . . . more richly? Holland.
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At*trib"ute (ăt"tr&ibreve_;*būt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attributed; p. pr. & vb. n. Attributing.] [L. attributus, p. p. of attribuere; ad + tribuere to bestow. See Tribute.] To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to).
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At`tri*bu"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. attributio: cf. F. attribution.] 1. The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause.
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At*trite" (&unr_;), a. [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad + terere to rub. See Trite.] 1. Rubbed; worn by friction. Milton.
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At*tri"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition.] 1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.
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At*tune" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attuned (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Attuning.] [Pref. ad- + tune.]
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A*twain" (&unr_;), adv. [OE. atwaine, atwinne; pref. a- + twain.] In twain; asunder. [Obs. or Poetic] “Cuts atwain the knots.” Tennyson.
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A*twite" (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. attwyten, AS. ætwītan. See Twit.] To speak reproachfully of; to twit; to upbraid. [Obs.]
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‖Au`bade" (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. aube the dawn, fr. L. albus white.] An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning. Grove.
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‖Au`baine" (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. aubain an alien, fr. L. alibi elsewhere.] Succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized. Littré.
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Au"burn (&unr_;), a. [OE. auburne blonde, OF. alborne, auborne, fr. LL. alburnus whitish, fr. L. albus white. Cf. Alburn.] 1. Flaxen-colored. [Obs.] Florio.
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Auc"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. auctio 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. augere, auctum, to increase. See Augment.] 1. A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue.
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Audit ale, a kind of ale, brewed at the English universities, orig. for the day of audit. -- Audit house, Audit room, an appendage to a cathedral, for the transaction of its business.
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Au"dit (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Audited; p. pr. & vb. n. Auditing.] To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court.
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‖Au*di"ta que*re"la (&unr_;). [L., the complaint having been heard.] (Law) 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. Wharton.
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Au"di*tive (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. auditif.] Of or pertaining to hearing; auditory. [R.] Cotgrave.
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Au`di*to"ri*al (&unr_;), a. Auditory. [R.]
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Auf (&asuml_;f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr. Icel. ālfr elf. See Elf.] [Also spelt oaf, ouphe.] A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.] Drayton.
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‖Au` fait" (ō` f&auptack_;"). [F. Lit., to the deed, act, or point. Fait is fr. L. factum. See Fact.] Expert; skillful; well instructed.
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‖Auf"klä*rung (?), n. [G., enlightenment.] 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 “Encyclopedia” 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.
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Au*ge"an (&unr_;), a. 1. (Class. Myth.) 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.
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Au"ger (&unr_;), n. [OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafegār, fr. nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + gār spear, and therefore meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. See Nave (of a wheel) and 2d Gore, n.] 1. 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 pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.
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‖Au*get" (&unr_;), n. [F., dim. of auge trough, fr. L. alveus hollow, fr. alvus belly.] (Mining) A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied. Knight.
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{ Aught (&unr_;), Aucht } (&unr_;), n. [AS. &unr_;ht, fr. āgan to own, p. p. āhte.] Property; possession. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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Aught (&unr_;), n. [OE. aught, ought, awiht, AS. āwiht, ā ever + wiht. √136. See Aye ever, and Whit, Wight.] Anything; any part. [Also written ought.]
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Au"gite (&asuml_;"jīt), n. [L. augites, Gr. a'ygi`ths, fr. a'ygh` brightness: cf. F. augite.] 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 pyroxene.
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Aug*ment" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Augmented; p. pr. & vb. n. Augmenting.] [L. augmentare, fr. augmentum an increase, fr. augere to increase; perh. akin to Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, E. wax, v., and eke, v.: cf. F. augmenter.] 1. To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army by reëforcements; rain augments a stream; impatience augments an evil.
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Aug"ment (&unr_;), n. [L. augmentum: cf. F. augment.] 1. Enlargement by addition; increase.
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‖Au` gra`tin" (?). [F.] (Cookery) With a crust made by browning in the oven, especially by sprinkling with bread crumbs or grated cheese and browning in a broiler; as, spaghetti may be served au gratin.
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Au"grim (&unr_;), n. See Algorism. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Au"gur (&unr_;), n. [L. Of uncertain origin: the first part of the word is perh. fr. L. avis bird, and the last syllable, gur, equiv. to the Skr. gar to call, akin to L. garrulus garrulous.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) 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.
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It seems to augur genius. Sir W. Scott.
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I augur everything from the approbation the proposal has met with. J. F. W. Herschel.
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Au"gu*ral (&unr_;), a. [L. auguralis.] Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; as, an augural staff; augural books. “Portents augural.” Cowper.
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Au"gu*rate (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [L. auguratus, p. p. of augurari to augur.] To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict. [Obs.] C. Middleton.
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Au"gu*rate (&unr_;), n. The office of an augur. Merivale.
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Au*gust" (&unr_;), a. [L. augustus; cf. augere to increase; in the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F. auguste. See Augment.] 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. “Forms august.” Pope. “August in visage.” Dryden. “To shed that august blood.” Macaulay.
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Augustan age of any national literature, the period of its highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called because the reign of Augustus Cæsar was the golden age of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b. 1638) has been called the Augustan age of French literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the Augustan age of English literature. -- Augustan confession (Eccl. Hist.), or confession of Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg, by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for separating from the Roman Catholic church.
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Auk (&unr_;), n. [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw. alka.] (Zoöl.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidæ. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca impennis (or Plautus impennis) . The razor-billed auk is Alca torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.
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Auk"ward (&unr_;), a. See Awkward. [Obs.]
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Auld (&unr_;), a. [See Old.] Old; as, Auld Reekie (old smoky), i. e., Edinburgh. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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{ Auld licht (?), Auld light }. (Eccl. Hist.) (a) A member of the conservative party in the Church of Scotland in the latter part of the 18th century. (b) Same as Burgher, n., 2.
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Au*let"ic (&unr_;), a. [L. auleticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; flute.] Of or pertaining to a pipe (flute) or piper. [R.] Ash.
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Au*rif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurifère.] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.
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Au"rous (&unr_;), a. 1. Containing gold.
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Au`then*tic"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. authenticité.] 1. The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness.
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&hand_; In later writers, especially those on the evidences of Christianity, authenticity is often restricted in its use to the first of the above meanings, and distinguished from qenuineness.
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Au*then"tic*ly (&unr_;), adv. Authentically.
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Au*then"tic*ness, n. The quality of being authentic; authenticity. [R.] Hammond.
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Au*then"tics (&unr_;), n. (Ciwil Law) A collection of the Novels or New Constitutions of Justinian, by an anonymous author; -- so called on account of its authenticity. Bouvier.
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Au"thor (&asuml_;"th&etilde_;r), n. [OE. authour, autour, OF. autor, F. auteur, fr. L. auctor, sometimes, but erroneously, written autor or author, fr. augere to increase, to produce. See Auction, n.] 1. The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.
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Eternal King; thee, Author of all being. Milton.
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2. One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.
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The chief glory of every people arises from its authors. Johnson.
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3. The editor of a periodical. [Obs.]
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Au"thor (&asuml_;"th&etilde_;r), v. t. 1. To occasion; to originate. [Obs.]
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Such an overthrow . . . I have authored. Chapman.
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2. To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.]
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More of him I dare not author. Massinger.
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Au"thor*ess, n. A female author. Glover.
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Au*tho"ri*al (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to an author. “The authorial &unr_;we.'” Hare.
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authorise v. 1. grant authorization or clearance for. Same as authorize.
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Au"thor*ism (&asuml_;"th&etilde_;r*&ibreve_;z'm), n. Authorship. [R.]
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authoritarian adj. 1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; -- of governments or rulers; as, an authoritarian regime
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2. 1 expecting unquestioning obedience: "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
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Au*thor"i*ta*tive (&unr_;), a. 1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
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The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. Barrow.
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2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
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The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the insipid mirth of the other. Swift.
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-- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
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authorities n. 1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.
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Au*thor"i*ty (&unr_;), n.; pl. Authorities (&unr_;). [OE. autorite, auctorite, F. autorité, fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See Author, n.] 1. 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, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.
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Thus can the demigod, Authority,
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By what authority doest thou these things ? Matt. xxi. 23.
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2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities. [Chiefly in the plural.]
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3. 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, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority.
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4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence: (a) Testimony; witness. “And on that high authority had believed.” Milton. (b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent. (c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book. (d) Justification; warrant.
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Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern
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Au"thor*i`za*ble (&unr_;), a. [LL. authorisabilis.] Capable of being authorized. Hammond.
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Au`thor*i*za"tion (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. autorisation.] The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.
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The authorization of laws. Motley.
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A special authorization from the chief. Merivale.
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Au"thor*ize (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Authorized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Authorizing.] [OE. autorize, F. autoriser, fr. LL. auctorizare, authorisare. See Author.] 1. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary.
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2. To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage.
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3. To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.
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4. To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report.
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A woman's story at a winter's fire,
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5. To justify; to furnish a ground for. Locke.
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Au"thor*ized (&unr_;), a. 1. Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized agent.
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The Authorized Version of the Bible is the English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction of King James I. It was “appointed to be read in churches,” and has been the accepted English Bible. The Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.
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Au"thor*i`zer (&unr_;), n. One who authorizes.
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Au"thor*less, a. Without an author; without authority; anonymous.
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Au"thor*ly, a. Authorial. [R.] Cowper.
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Au"thor*ship, n. 1. The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.
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Au"tho*type (&unr_;), n. A type or block containing a facsimile of an autograph. Knight.
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autism n. 1. (Med.) 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. autism usually manifests itself at an early age
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au"to (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; self.] An abbreviation of automobile.
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au"to (?), a. of or pertaining to an automobile; as, an auto mechanic.
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au"to- (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_; self.] 1. A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self, one's own, itself, its own.
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Au`to*bi*og"ra*pher (&unr_;), n. [Auto- + biographer.] One who writes his own life or biography.
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{ Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic (&unr_;), Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch. “Such traits of the autobiographic sort.” Carlyle. -- Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Au`to*bi*og"ra*phist (&unr_;), n. One who writes his own life; an autobiographer. [R.]
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Au`to*bi*og"ra*phy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Autobiographies (&unr_;). [Auto- + biography.] A biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's life written by one's self.
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{ Au`to*car"pous (&unr_;), Au`to*car"pi*an (&unr_;), } a. [Auto- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape.
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Au`to*ca*tal"y*sis (?), n. [Auto- + catalysis.] (Chem.) 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. -- Au`to*cat`a*lyt"ic (#), a.
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Au`to*ceph"a*lous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; independent; &unr_; self + &unr_; head.] (Eccl. Hist.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.
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auto-changer n. 1. an automatic device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention.
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Au`to*chron"o*graph (&unr_;), n. [Auto- + chronograph.] An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time. Knight.
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Au*toch"thon (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Authochthons (&unr_;), L. Autochthones (&unr_;). [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. &unr_;, from the land itself; a'yto`s self + &unr_; earth, land.] 1. 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.
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{ Au*toch"tho*nal (&unr_;), Au`thoch*thon"ic (&unr_;), Au*toch"tho*nous (&unr_;), } a. Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
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Au*toch"tho*nism (&unr_;), n. The state of being autochthonal.
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Au*toch"tho*ny, n. An aboriginal or autochthonous condition.
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Au`to*clas"tic (?), a. [See Auto-; Clastic.] (Geol.) 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.
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Au"to*clave (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. Gr. a'yto`s self + L. clavis key.] 1. A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid. Knight.
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2. 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. Autoclaves are made in various sizes, and are much used in hospitals and research laboratories to render instruments and equipment sterile.
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Au*toc"ra*cy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Autocracies. [Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. autocratie. See Autocrat.] 1. Independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy.
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The divine will moves, not by the external impulse or inclination of objects, but determines itself by an absolute autocracy. South.
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Au"to*crat (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_; strength, &unr_; strong: cf. F. autocrate. See Hard, a.] 1. An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a title of the Czar).
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Au*toc"ra*tor (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;.] An autocrat. [Archaic]
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Au`to*cra*tor"ic*al (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to an autocrator; absolute. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
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‖Au*toc"ra*trix (&unr_;), n. [NL.] A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; -- a title given to the empresses of Russia.
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auto-da-fe, ‖Au"to-da-fé" (&unr_;), n.; pl. Autos-da-fé (&unr_;). [Pg., act of the faith; auto act, fr. L. actus + da of the + fé faith, fr. L. fides.] 1. A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.
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‖Au"to-de-fe" (&unr_;), n.; pl. Autos-de-fe. [Sp., act of faith.] Same as Auto-da-fé.
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Au"to*di*dact` (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; self-taught.] One who is self-taught; an automath.
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Au`to*dy*nam"ic (?), a. [Auto- + dynamic.] Supplying its own power, as a hydraulic ram.
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Au*tœ"cious (?), a. [Auto- + Gr. &unr_; house.] (Biol.) Passing through all its stages on one host, as certain parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with heterœcious.
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Au`to*fec`un*da"tion (&unr_;), n. [Auto- + fecundation.] (Biol.) Self-impregnation. Darwin.
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Au*tog"a*mous (&unr_;), a. (Bot.) Characterized by autogamy; self-fertilized.
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Au*tog"a*my (&unr_;), n. [Auto- + Gr. &unr_; marriage.] (Bot.) Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
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Au`to*ge"ne*al (&unr_;), a. Self-produced; autogenous.
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‖Au`to*gen"e*sis (&unr_;), n. [Auto- + genesis.] (Biol.) Spontaneous generation.
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Au`to*ge*net"ic (&unr_;), a. (Biol.) 1. Relating to autogenesis; self-generated.
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Autogenetic drainage. (Phys. Geog.) A system of natural drainage developed by the constituent streams through headwater erosion.
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Autogenetic topography. (Phys. Geog.) A system of land forms produced by the free action of rain and streams on rocks of uniform texture.
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Au*tog"e*nous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + root of &unr_; to be born.] 1. (Biol.) Self-generated; produced independently.
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Au*tog"e*nous*ly (&unr_;), adv. In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
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Au"to*graph (&unr_;), n. [F. autographe, fr. Gr. &unr_; autographic; &unr_; self + &unr_; to write.] That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.
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Au"to*graph (&unr_;), a. In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an autograph will.
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Au*tog"ra*phal (&unr_;), a. Autographic. [Obs.]
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Au*tog"ra*phy (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. autographie.] 1. The science of autographs; a person's own handwriting; an autograph.
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Au"to*harp (?), n. [Auto- + harp.] A zitherlike musical instrument, provided with dampers which, when depressed, deaden some strings, leaving free others that form a chord.
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‖Au`to*ki*ne"sis (?), n. [NL.; auto- + Gr. &unr_; motion.] (Physiol.) Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
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Au"to*math (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_;, &unr_;, to learn.] One who is self-taught. [R.] Young.
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{ Au`to*mat"ic (&unr_;), Au`to*mat"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Cf. F. automatique. See Automaton.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
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Au*tom"a*tism (&unr_;), n. The state or quality of being automatic; the power of self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action. Specifically: (Metaph.) A theory as to the activity of matter.
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Au*tom"a*ton (&unr_;), n.; pl. L. Automata (&unr_;), E. Automatons (&unr_;). [L. fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; self-moving; &unr_; self + a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. &unr_; to strive. See Mean, v. i.] 1. Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action. Huxley.
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So great and admirable an automaton as the world. Boyle.
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These living automata, human bodies. Boyle.
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Au*tom"a*tous (&unr_;), a. [L. automatus, Gr. &unr_;. See Automaton.] Automatic. [Obs.] “Automatous organs.” Sir T. Browne.
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Au`to*mixte" system (?). (Mach.) A system (devised by Henri Pieper, 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 Pieper system. -- Automixte car, etc.
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Au"to*mo*bile` (?), n. [F.] 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 convertible), 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 car or an auto, and generally in British usage, motor cars.
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Au`to*mor"phic (&unr_;), a. [Auto- + Gr. &unr_; for, shape.] Patterned after one's self.
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Au`to*nom"a*sy (&unr_;), n. [Auto- + Gr. &unr_; a name, fr. &unr_; a name; or for E. antonomasia.] (Rhet.) The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing; as, “He has gone to town,” for, “He has gone to London.”
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Au*ton"o*mous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_; to assign, hold, sway.] 1. Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.
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Au*ton"o*my (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. autonomie. See Autonomous.] 1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.
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Au`to*path"ic (?), a. [See Auto-, and Pathic, a.] (Med.) Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic; as, an autopathic disease; an autopathic theory of diseases.
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Au*toph"o*ny (&unr_;), n. [Auto- + Gr. &unr_; a sound.] (Med.) 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. Dunglison.
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Au`to*plas"tic (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to autoplasty.
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Au"to*plas`ty (&unr_;), n. [Auto- + -plasty.] (Surg.) 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.
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{ Au*top"sic (&unr_;), Au*top"sic*al (&unr_;), } a. Pertaining to autopsy; autoptical. [Obs.]
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Au*top"so*rin (&unr_;), n. [Auto- + Gr. &unr_; the itch.] (Med.) That which is given under the doctrine of administering a patient's own virus.
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Au"top*sy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; seen by one's self; &unr_; self + &unr_; seen: cf. F. autopsie. See Optic, a.] 1. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view.
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{ Au*top"tic (&asuml_;*t&obreve_;p"t&ibreve_;k), Au*top"tic*al (-t&ibreve_;k*&aitalic_;l), } a. [Gr. a'ytoptiko`s: cf. F. autoptique.] Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation; as, autoptic testimony or experience.
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Au`to*ra"di*o*gram (?), n. [Auto- + radiogram.] (Biochemistry) 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. 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.
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Au`to*sta*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Auto- + stability.] (Mechanics) Automatic stability; also, inherent stability. An aëroplane 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.
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Au`to*styl"ic (&unr_;), a. [Auto- + Gr. sty^los pillar.] (Anat.) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.
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Au`to*sug*ges"tion (?), n. [Auto- + suggestion.] (Med.) 1. Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another, especially in hypnotism. Autosuggestion is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function of one or more organs.
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‖Au`to*tox*æ"mi*a, -tox*e"mi*a (&unr_;), n. [NL. See Auto-, and Toxæmia.] (Physiol.) Self-intoxication. See Auto-intoxication.
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Au`to*trans*form"er (?), n. [Auto- + transformer.] (Elec.) A transformer in which part of the primary winding is used as a secondary winding, or vice versa; -- called also a compensator or balancing coil.
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Au`to*troph"ic (?), a. [Auto- + trophic.] (Plant Physiol.) 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.
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Au*tot"ro*pism (?), n. [Auto- + Gr. &unr_; to turn.] (Plant Physiol.) The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line when uninfluenced by external stimuli.
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Au"to*type (&unr_;), n. [Auto- + -type: cf. F. autotype.] 1. A facsimile.
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Au"tumn (&unr_;), n. [L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root av to satisfy one's self: cf. F. automne. See Avarice.] 1. The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called “the fall.” 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.
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Au*tum"nal (&unr_;), a. [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F. automnal.] 1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant.
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Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks
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An autumnal matron. Hawthorne.
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Autumnal equinox, the time when the sun crosses the equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the autumnal point. -- Autumnal point, the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point of Libra. -- Autumnal signs, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice.
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Au"tun*ite (?), n. [From Autun, France, its locality.] (Min.) 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.
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Aux`a*nom"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; to cause to increase + -meter.] An instrument to measure the growth of plants. Goodale.
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‖Aux*e"sis (&unr_;), n. [NL., Gr. &unr_; increase, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to increase.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.
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Aux*e"to*phone (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; that may be increased + &unr_; sound, voice.] 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. [obsolescent]
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Aux*il"iar (?; 106), a. [L. auxiliaris: cf. F. auxiliaire. See Auxiliary.] Auxiliary. [Archaic]
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Aux*il"ia*ry (?; 106), a. [L. auxiliarius, fr. auxilium help, aid, fr. augere to increase.] Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops.
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avaritia n. A reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); avarice; greed.
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A*vast" (&adot_;*v&adot_;st"), interj. [Corrupted from D. houd vast hold fast. See Hold, v. t., and Fast, a.] (Naut.) Cease; stop; stay. “Avast heaving.” Totten.
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Av`a*tar" (ăv`&adot_;*t&asuml_;r"), n. [Skr. avatâra descent; ava from + root t&rsdot_; to cross, pass over.] 1. (Hindu Myth.) The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu.
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Martha Stewart, the home-and-hearth avatar whose products are now available at Kmart stores, is making upscale design touches like 200-thread-count cotton bed sheets something that most every American can aspire to. Leslie Kaufman (N. Y. Times, May 7, 1999).
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A*vaunce" (&adot_;*v&asuml_;ns"), v. t. & -i. [See Advance.] To advance; to profit. Chaucer.
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A*vaunt" (&adot_;*v&asuml_;nt" or &adot_;*vänt"), interj. [F. avant forward, fr. L. ab + ante before. Cf. Avant, Advance.] Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase “Get thee gone.”
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A*vaunt", v. t. & i. [OF. avanter; à (L. ad) + vanter. See Vaunt.] To vaunt; to boast. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*vaunt"our (&unr_;), n. [OF. avanteur.] A boaster. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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‖A"ve (&unr_;), n. [L., hail.] 1. An ave Maria.
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He repeated Aves and Credos. Macaulay.
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Their loud applause and aves vehement. Shak.
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A*vel (&unr_;), v. t. [L. avellere.] To pull away. [Obs.]
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Yet are not these parts avelled. Sir T. Browne.
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A*vel"lane (&unr_;), a. [Cf. It. avellana a filbert, fr. L. Avella or Abella a city of Campania.] (Her.) In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross.
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{ ‖A"ve Ma*ri"a (&unr_;), A"ve Ma"ry (&unr_;). } [From the first words of the Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary; L. ave hail, Maria Mary.] 1. A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church.
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To number Ave Maries on his beads. Shak.
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Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour ! Byron.
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‖A*ve"na (&unr_;), n. [L.] (Bot.) A genus of grasses, including the common oat (Avena sativa); the oat grasses.
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Av`e*na"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. avenaceus, fr. avena oats.] Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
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Av"e*nage (&unr_;), n. [F. avenage, fr. L. avena oats.] (Old Law) A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent. Jacob.
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A*ven"a*lin (?), n. [L. avena eats.] (Chem.) A crystalline globulin, contained in oat kernels, very similar in composition to excelsin, but different in reactions and crystalline form.
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Av"e*ner (&unr_;), n. [OF. avenier, fr. aveine, avaine, avoine, oats, F. avoine, L. avena.] (Feud. Law) An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses. [Obs.]
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A*venge" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Avenged (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Avenging (&unr_;).] [OF. avengier; L. ad + vindicare to lay claim to, to avenge, revenge. See Vengeance.] 1. To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
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He will avenge the blood of his servants. Deut. xxxii. 43.
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Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones
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He had avenged himself on them by havoc such as England had never before seen. Macaulay.
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Thy judgment in avenging thine enemies. Bp. Hall.
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I avenge myself upon another, or I avenge another, or I avenge a wrong. I revenge only myself, and that upon another. C. J. Smith.
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A*venge", v. i. To take vengeance. - Levit. xix. 18.
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A*ven"ger (&unr_;), n. 1. One who avenges or vindicates; as, an avenger of blood.
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A*ve"ni*ous (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- + L. vena a vein.] (Bot.) Being without veins or nerves, as the leaves of certain plants.
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av"ens (ăv"&ebreve_;nz), n.; pl. avens. [OF. avence.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Geum, of the rose family, esp. Geum urbanum, or herb bennet. They may bear red, yellow, or white flowers.
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Av"en*tail (&unr_;), n. [OF. esventail. Cf. Ventail.] The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.
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Av"en*tine (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to Mons Aventinus, one of the seven hills on which Rome stood. Bryant.
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Into the castle's tower,
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A*ven"tre (&unr_;), v. t. To thrust forward (at a venture), as a spear. [Obs.] Spenser.
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A*ven"ture (?; 135), n. [See Adventure, n.] 1. Accident; chance; adventure. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*ven"tu*rine (&unr_;), n. [F. aventurine: cf. It. avventurino.] 1. A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (par aventure) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass.
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Av"e*nue (&unr_;), n. [F. avenue, fr. avenir to come to, L. advenire. See Advene.] 1. 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. “The avenues leading to the city by land.” Macaulay.
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On every side were expanding new avenues of inquiry. Milman.
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A"ver (ā"v&etilde_;r), n. [OF. aver domestic animal, whence LL. averia, pl. cattle. See Habit, and cf. Average.] A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]
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It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the case. Fielding.
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Then all averred I had killed the bird. Coleridge.
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Av"er*age (&unr_;), n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avérage small cattle, and avarie (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. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.] 1. (OLd Eng. Law) 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.
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2. [Cf. F. avarie damage to ship or cargo.] (Com.) (a) A tariff or duty on goods, etc. [Obs.] (b) Any charge in addition to the regular charge for freight of goods shipped. (c) A contribution to a loss or charge which has been imposed upon one of several for the general benefit; damage done by sea perils. (d) The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss or expense among all interested.
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General average, 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 general average, because it falls upon the gross amount of ship, cargo, and freight at risk and saved by the sacrifice. Kent. -- Particular average 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. -- Petty averages 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, “primage and average accustomed,” average means a kind of composition established by usage for such charges, which were formerly assessed by way of average. Arnould. Abbott. Phillips.
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On an average, taking the mean of unequal numbers or quantities.
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Av"er*age (&unr_;), a. 1. Pertaining to an average or mean; medial; containing a mean proportion; of a mean size, quality, ability, etc.; ordinary; usual; as, an average rate of profit; an average amount of rain; the average Englishman; beings of the average stamp.
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Av"er*age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averaged (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Averaging.] 1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean.
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Av"er*age, v. i. To form, or exist in, a mean or medial sum or quantity; to amount to, or to be, on an average; as, the losses of the owners will average twenty five dollars each; these spars average ten feet in length.
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A"ver*corn` (&unr_;), n. [Aver, n. + corn.] (Old Eng. Law) A reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by their tenants or farmers. Kennet.
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A*ver"ment (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. averement, LL. averamentum. See Aver, v. t.] 1. The act of averring, or that which is averred; affirmation; positive assertion.
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{ A*ver"nal (&unr_;), A*ver"ni*an (&unr_;), } a. 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.
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Av`er*run"cate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. averruncare to avert; a, ab, off + verruncare to turn; formerly derived from ab and eruncare to root out. Cf. Aberuncate.] 1. To avert; to ward off. [Obs.] Hudibras.
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Av`er*sa"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. aversatio, fr. aversari to turn away, v. intens. of avertere. See Avert.] A turning from with dislike; aversion. [Obs.or Archaic]
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A*verse" (&unr_;), a. [L. aversus, p. p. of avertere. See Avert.] 1. Turned away or backward. [Obs.]
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‖A*vic"u*la (&unr_;), n. [L., small bird.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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A*vic"u*lar (&unr_;), a. [L. avicula a small bird, dim. of avis bird.] Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.
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‖A*vic`u*la"ri*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL. See Avicular.] (Zoöl.) See prehensile processes on the cells of some Bryozoa, often having the shape of a bird's bill.
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A"vi*cul`ture (?; 135), n. [L. avis bird + cultura culture.] (Zoöl.) Rearing and care of birds.
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Av"id (&unr_;), a. [L. avidus, fr. av&unr_;re to long: cf. F. avide. See Avarice.] Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy. “Avid of gold, yet greedier of renown.” Southey.
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A*vid"i*ous (&unr_;), a. Avid.
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A*vid"i*ous*ly, adv. Eagerly; greedily.
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A*vid"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidité. See Avid.] Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.
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His books were received and read with avidity. Milward.
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A*vie" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + vie.] Emulously. [Obs.]
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A`vi*ette" (?), n. A heavier-than-air flying machine in which the motive power is furnished solely by the aviator.
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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 aviettes.
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‖A`vi*fau"na (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. L. avis bird + E. fauna.] (Zoöl.) The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.
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Av`i*ga"to (&unr_;), n. See Avocado.
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A`vignon" ber"ry (&unr_;). (Bot.) The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius, 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 French berry.
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A*vile" (&unr_;), v. t. [OF. aviler, F. avilir; a (L. ad) + vil vile. See Vile.] To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate. [Obs.]
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Want makes us know the price of what we avile. B. Jonson.
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A*vis" (&unr_;), n. [F. avis. See Advice.] Advice; opinion; deliberation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*vise" (&unr_;), v. t. [F. aviser. See Advise, v. t.] 1. To look at; to view; to think of. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] Shak.
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To avise one's self, to consider with one's self, to reflect, to deliberate. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Now therefore, if thou wilt enriched be,
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A*vise", v. i. To consider; to reflect. [Obs.]
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A*vise"ful (&unr_;), a. Watchful; circumspect. [Obs.]
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With sharp, aviseful eye. Spenser.
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A*vise"ly, adv. Advisedly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*vise"ment (&unr_;), n. Advisement; observation; deliberation. [Obs.]
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A*vi"sion (&unr_;), n. Vision. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*vi"so (&unr_;), n. [Sp.] 1. Information; advice.
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2. An advice boat, or dispatch boat.
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‖Av`o*ca"do (&unr_;), n. [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacaté, avocat, G. avogadobaum.] The pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter.
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‖Av`o*cat (&unr_;), n. [F.] An advocate.
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Av"o*cate (&unr_;), v. t. [L. avocatus, p. p. of avocare; a, ab + vocare to call. Cf. Avoke, and see Vocal, a.] To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal. [Obs. or Archaic]
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One who avocateth his mind from other occupations. Barrow.
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He, at last, . . . avocated the cause to Rome. Robertson.
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Av`o*ca"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. avocatio.] 1. A calling away; a diversion. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Impulses to duty, and powerful avocations from sin. South.
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2. That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.
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Heaven is his vocation, and therefore he counts earthly employments avocations. Fuller.
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By the secular cares and avocations which accompany marriage the clergy have been furnished with skill in common life. Atterbury.
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&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. Avocation (in the singular) for vocation is usually avoided by good writers.
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3. pl. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.
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There are professions, among the men, no more favorable to these studies than the common avocations of women. Richardson.
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In a few hours, above thirty thousand men left his standard, and returned to their ordinary avocations. Macaulay.
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An irregularity and instability of purpose, which makes them choose the wandering avocations of a shepherd, rather than the more fixed pursuits of agriculture. Buckle.
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A*vo"ca*tive (&adot_;*vō"k&adot_;*t&ibreve_;v), a. Calling off. [Obs.]
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A*vo"ca*tive, n. That which calls aside; a dissuasive.
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{ Av"o*cet, Av"o*set } (ăv"&ouptack_;*s&ebreve_;t), n. [F. avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta.] (Zoöl.) A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is Recurvirostra Americana. [Written also avocette.]
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A*void" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Avoided; p. pr. & vb. n. Avoiding.] [OF. esvuidier, es (L. ex) + vuidier, voidier, to empty. See Void, a.] 1. To empty. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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2. To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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3. To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from. [Obs.]
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Six of us only stayed, and the rest avoided
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4. To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.
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How can these grants of the king's be avoided? Spenser.
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5. To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters.
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What need a man forestall his date of grief.
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He carefully avoided every act which could goad them into open hostility. Macaulay.
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6. To get rid of. [Obs.] Shak.
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7. (Pleading) To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter. Blackstone.
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Syn. -- To escape; elude; evade; eschew. -- To Avoid, Shun. Avoid in its commonest sense means, to keep clear of, an extension of the meaning, to withdraw one's self from. It denotes care taken not to come near or in contact; as, to avoid certain persons or places. Shun is a stronger term, implying more prominently the idea of intention. The words may, however, in many cases be interchanged.
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No man can pray from his heart to be kept from temptation, if the take no care of himself to avoid it. Mason.
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So Chanticleer, who never saw a fox,
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A*void", v. i. 1. To retire; to withdraw. [Obs.]
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David avoided out of his presence. 1 Sam. xviii. 11.
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2. (Law) To become void or vacant. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
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A*void"a*ble (&unr_;), a. 1. Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
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The charters were not avoidable for the king's nonage. Hale.
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2. Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
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A*void"ance (&unr_;), n. 1. The act of annulling; annulment.
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2. 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.
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Wolsey, . . . on every avoidance of St. Peter's chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him. Fuller.
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3. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
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4. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. “The avoidance of pain.” Beattie.
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5. The courts by which anything is carried off.
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Avoidances and drainings of water. Bacon.
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A*void"er (&unr_;), n. 1. The person who carries anything away, or the vessel in which things are carried away. Johnson.
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2. One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.
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A*void"less, a. Unavoidable; inevitable.
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Av`oir*du*pois" (ăv`&etilde_;r*d&uuptack_;*poiz"), n. & a. [OE. aver de peis, goods of weight, where peis is fr. OF. peis weight, F. poids, L. pensum. See Aver, n., and Poise, n.] 1. Goods sold by weight. [Obs.]
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2. Avoirdupois weight.
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3. Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois. [Colloq.]
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Avoirdupois weight, a system of weights by which coarser commodities are weighed, such as hay, grain, butter, sugar, tea.
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&hand_; The standard Avoirdupois pound of the United States is equivalent to the weight of 27.7015 cubic inches of distilled water at 62° 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 Troy weight.) Formerly, a hundred weight was reckoned at 112 pounds, the ton being 2,240 pounds (sometimes called a long ton).
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A*voke" (&unr_;), v. t. [Cf. Avocate.] To call from or back again. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.
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Av"o*late (&unr_;), v. i. [L. avolare; a (ab) + volare to fly.] To fly away; to escape; to exhale. [Obs.]
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Av`o*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [LL. avolatio.] The act of flying; flight; evaporation. [Obs.]
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Av"o*set (&unr_;), n. Same as Avocet.
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A*vouch" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Avouched (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Avouching.] [OF. avochier, LL. advocare to recognize the existence of a thing, to advocate, fr. L. advocare to call to; ad + vocare to call. Cf. Avow to declare, Advocate, and see Vouch, v. t.] 1. To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority. [Obs.]
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They avouch many successions of authorities. Coke.
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2. To maintain a just or true; to vouch for.
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We might be disposed to question its authenticity, it if were not avouched by the full evidence. Milman.
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3. To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact; to affirm openly.
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If this which he avouches does appear. Shak.
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Such antiquities could have been avouched for the Irish. Spenser.
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4. To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
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Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God. Deut. xxvi. 17.
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A*vouch" (&unr_;), n. Evidence; declaration. [Obs.]
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The sensible and true avouch
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A*vouch"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being avouched.
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A*vouch"er (&unr_;), n. One who avouches.
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A*vouch"ment (&unr_;), n. The act of avouching; positive declaration. [Obs.] Milton.
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A*vou"trer (&unr_;), n. See Advoutrer. [Obs.]
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A*vou"trie (&unr_;), n. [OF.] Adultery. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*vow" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Avowed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Avowing.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See Advocate, Avouch.] 1. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes.
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Which I to be the of Israel's God
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2. (Law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry. Blackstone.
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Syn. -- To acknowledge; own; confess. See Confess.
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A*vow", n. [Cf. F. aveu.] Avowal. [Obs.] Dryden.
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A*vow", v. t. & i. [OF. avouer, fr. LL. votare to vow, fr. L. votun. See Vote, n.] To bind, or to devote, by a vow. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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A*vow", n. A vow or determination. [Archaic]
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A*vow"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being avowed, or openly acknowledged, with confidence. Donne.
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A*vow"al (&unr_;), n. An open declaration; frank acknowledgment; as, an avowal of such principles. Hume.
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A*vow"ance (&unr_;), n. 1. Act of avowing; avowal.
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2. Upholding; defense; vindication. [Obs.]
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Can my avowance of king-murdering be collected from anything here written by me? Fuller.
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A*vow"ant (&unr_;), n. (Law) The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking. Cowell.
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A*vowed" (&unr_;), a. Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. -- A*vow"ed*ly (&unr_;), adv.
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A*vow`ee" (&unr_;), n. [F. avoué. Cf. Advowee, Advocate, n.] The person who has a right to present to a benefice; the patron; an advowee. See Advowson.
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A*vow"er (&unr_;), n. One who avows or asserts.
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A*vow"ry (&unr_;), n. [OE. avouerie protection, authority, OF. avouerie. See Avow to declare.] 1. An advocate; a patron; a patron saint. [Obs.]
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Let God alone be our avowry. Latimer.
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2. The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right. Blackstone.
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&hand_; When an action of replevin is brought, the distrainer either makes avowry, that is, avours 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 cognizance, that is, acknowledges the taking, but justifies in an another's right, as his bailiff or servant.
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A*vow"try, v. t. Adultery. See Advoutry.
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A*voy"er (&unr_;), n. [F.] A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland. [Obs.]
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A*vulse" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.] To pluck or pull off. Shenstone.
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A*vul"sion (&unr_;), n. [L. avulsio.] 1. A tearing asunder; a forcible separation.
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The avulsion of two polished superficies. Locke.
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2. A fragment torn off. J. Barlow.
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3. (Law) 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. Wharton. Burrill.
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A*vun"cu*lar (&unr_;), a. [L. avunculus uncle.] Of or pertaining to an uncle.
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In these rare instances, the law of pedigree, whether direct or avuncular, gives way. I. Taylor.
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A*wait" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Awaited; p. pr. & vb. n. Awaiting.] [OF. awaitier, agaitier; &unr_; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.] 1. To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.]
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2. To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.]
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3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
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Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat,
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4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good.
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O Eve, some farther change awaits us night. Milton.
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A*wait", v. i. 1. To watch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*wait", n. A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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A*wake" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Awoke (&unr_;), Awaked (&unr_;); p. p. Awaked; (Obs.) Awaken, Awoken; p. pr. & vb. n. Awaking. The form Awoke is sometimes used as a p. p.] [AS. āwæcnan, v. i. (imp. awōc), and āwacian, v. i. (imp. awacode). See Awaken, Wake.] 1. To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.
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Where morning's earliest ray . . . awake her. Tennyson.
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And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish. Matt. viii. 25.
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2. 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, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties.
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I was soon awaked from this disagreeable reverie. Goldsmith.
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It way awake my bounty further. Shak.
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No sunny gleam awakes the trees. Keble.
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A*wake" (&unr_;), v. i. 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.
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The national spirit again awoke. Freeman.
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Awake to righteousness, and sin not. 1 Cor. xv. 34.
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A*wake", a. [From awaken, old p. p. of awake.] Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.
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Before whom awake I stood. Milton.
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She still beheld,
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He was awake to the danger. Froude.
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A*wak"en (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Awakening.] [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS. āwæcnan, āwæcnian, v. i.; pref. on- + wæcnan to wake. Cf. Awake, v. t.] To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.
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[He] is dispatched
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Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. Tillotson.
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A*wak"en*er (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, awakens.
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A*wak"en*ing, a. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. -- A*wak"en*ing*ly, adv.
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A*wak"en*ing, n. The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
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A*wak"en*ment (&unr_;), n. An awakening. [R.]
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A*want"ing (&unr_;), a. [Pref. a- + wanting.] Missing; wanting. [Prov. Scot. & Eng.] Sir W. Hamilton.
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A*ward" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Awarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Awarding.] [OF. eswarder to look at, consider, decide, judge; es (L. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. OHG. wartēn to watch, guard. See Ward.] To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
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A*ward", n. [Cf. OF. award, awart, esgart. See Award, v. t.] 1. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.“Impatient for the award.” Cowper.
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A*ware" (&unr_;), a. [OE. iwar, AS. gewær, fr. wær wary. The pref. ge- orig. meant together, completely. &unr_;. See Wary.] 1. Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
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Away with, bear, abide. [Obs. or Archaic] “The calling of assemblies, I can not away with.” (Isa. i. 13), i. e., “I can not bear or endure [it].” -- Away with one, signifies, take him away. “Away with him, crucify him.” John xix. 15. -- To make away with. (a) To kill or destroy. (b) To carry off.
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Awe (&asuml_;), n. [OE. a&yogh_;e, aghe, fr. Icel. agi; akin to AS. ege, ōga, Goth. agis, Dan. ave chastisement, fear, Gr. 'a`chos pain, distress, from the same root as E. ail. √3. Cf. Ugly.] 1. Dread; great fear mingled with respect. [Obs. or Obsolescent]
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There is an awe in mortals' joy,
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To tame the pride of that power which held the Continent in awe. Macaulay.
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Awe (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Awed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Awing.] To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
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His solemn and pathetic exhortation awed and melted the bystanders. Macaulay.
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A*wea"ried (&unr_;), p. p. Wearied. [Poetic]
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A*weath"er (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- + weather.] (Naut.) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows; -- opposed to alee; as, helm aweather! Totten.
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Awe"some (&unr_;), a. 1. Causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight. Wright.
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Awe"-struck` (&unr_;), a. Struck with awe. Milton.
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Heaven's awful Monarch. Milton.
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Producing in us reverence and awfulness. Jer. Taylor.
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A*whape" (&unr_;), v. t. [Cf. whap blow.] To confound; to terrify; to amaze. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Awk (&asuml_;k), a. [OE. auk, awk (properly) turned away; (hence) contrary, wrong, from Icel. öfigr, öfugr, afigr, turning the wrong way, fr. af off, away; cf. OHG. abuh, Skr. apāc turned away, fr. apa off, away + a root ak, aŭk, to bend, from which come also E. angle, anchor.]
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Awk"ward (&asuml_;k"we&etilde_;rd), a. [Awk + -ward.] 1. 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, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy.
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Awl (&asuml_;l), n. [OE. aul, awel, al, AS. &aemacr_;l, awel; akin to Icel. alr, OHG. āla, G. ahle, Lith. yla, Skr. ārā.] 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 brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
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Awn (&asuml_;n), n. [OE. awn, agune, from Icel. ögn, pl. agnir; akin to Sw. agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana, G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr. 'a`chnh, AS. egla; prob. from same root as E. acute. See 3d Ear. √1.] (Bot.) The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. Gray.
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{ Ax, Axe, } (ăks), n. [OE. ax, axe, AS. eax, æx, acas; akin to D. akse, OS. accus, OHG. acchus, G. axt, Icel. öx, öxi, Sw. yxe, Dan. ökse, Goth. aqizi, Gr. 'axi`nh, L. ascia; not akin to E. acute.] 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 broadax, 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.
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Ax (ăks), v. t. & i. [OE. axien and asken. See Ask.] To ask; to inquire or inquire of.
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Ax"i*al (&unr_;), a. 1. Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis.
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{ Aye, Ay } (&unr_;), adv. [Perh. a modification of yea, or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. ei, ey, why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. & G. ei, Dan. ej. Or perh. akin to aye ever.] Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc.
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{ Aye, Ay } (&unr_;), adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. ā, āwa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. æfi, OHG, &unr_;wa, L. aevum, Gr. &unr_; an age, &unr_;, &unr_;, ever, always, G. je, Skr. &unr_;va course. &unr_;, &unr_;. Cf. Age, v., Either, a., Or, conj.] Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
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Az"i*muth (&unr_;), n. [OE. azimut, F. azimut, fr. Ar. as-sum&unr_;t, pl. of as-samt a way, or perh., a point of the horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as being the Arabic article: cf. It. azzimutto, Pg. azimuth, and Ar. samt-al-rā's the vertex of the heaven. Cf. Zenith.] (Astron. & Geodesy) (a) The quadrant of an azimuth circle. (b) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.
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Az"o- (&unr_;). [See Azote.] (Chem.) A combining form of azote; (a) Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc. (b) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene, azobenzoic, etc. These compounds furnish many artificial dyes. See Diazo-.
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Disused -Dom. Econ. Domestic Economy -Dublin Univ. Mag. Dublin University Magazine -Dyn. Dynamics - -E. English -Eccl. Ecclesiastical, Ecclesiastes -Eccl. Hist. Ecclesiastical History -Ecclus. Ecclesiasticus -Eclec. Rev. Eclectic Review -Ed. Rev. Edinburgh Review -e. g. exemplia gratia (for example) -Egypt. Egyptian -Elect. Electricity, Electrical -emph. emphatic -Encyc. Encyclopedia -Encyc. Amer. Encyclopedia Americana -Encyc. Crit. Encyclopedia Britannica -Encyc. Dict. Hunter's Encyclopedic Dictionary -Eng. England, English -Eng. Engraving -Eng. Cyc. English Cyclopedia -Engin. Engineering -Eol. Eolic -Eph., Ephes. Ephesians -equiv. equivalent -Esd. Esdras -esp. especially -Etch. & Eng. Etching & Engraving -Ethnol. Ethnology -etym., etymol. etymology -Ex., Exod. Exodus -Ezek. Ezekiel - -F. French -f., fem. feminine -Fahr. Fahrenheit -Far. Farriery -Feud. Feudal -Fig. Figurative, figuratively -Fin. Finnish -For. Quart. Rev. Foreign Quarterly Review -Fort. Fortification -fr. from -Fr. French -freq. frequentative -Fries. Friesic -fut. future - -G. German -Gael. Gaelic -Gal. Galen -Gal. Galatians -Galv. Galvanism -gen. generally, genitive -Geneal. Genealogy -Gent. Mag. Gentleman's Magazine -Geog. Geography -Geol. Geology -Geom. Geometry -Ger. German -Goth. Gothic -Gov. of Tongue Government of the Tongue -Gr. Greek -Gram. Grammar -Gris. Grisons -Gun. Gunnery - -H. High -Hab. Habakkuk -Hag. Haggai -Ham. Nav. Encyc. Hamersly's Naval Encyclopedia -Heb. Hebrew, Hebrews -Her. Heraldry -Hind. Hindostanee -Hipp. Hippocrates -Hist. History -Horol. Horology -Hort. Horticulture -Hung. Hungarian -Hydraul. Hydraulics -Hydros. Hydrostatics -hypoth. hypothetical - -Icel. Icelandic -i. e. id est (that is) -Illust. Illustration, Illustrated -imp. imperfect -Imp. Dict. Imperial Dictionary -incho. inchoative -ind. indicative -indef. indefinite -inf. infinitive -intens. intensive -interj. interjection -Internat. Cyc. International Cyclopeia -Ion. Ionic -i. q. idem quod (the same as) -Ir. Irish -Is., Isa. Isaiah -It. Italian - -Jap. Japanese -Jas. James -Jav. Javanese -Jer. Jeremiah -Join. Joinery -Josh. Joshua -Judg. Judges - -K. Kings - -L. Latin -L. Low -Lam. Lamentations -Lapp. Lappish -Lat. Latin -LD. Low Dutch -Lett. Lettish -Lev. Leviticus -LG. Low German -LGr. Low Greek -Linn. Linnæus -Lit., lit. Literally, literally -Lit. Literature -Lith. Lithuanian -LL. Low Latin - -M. Middle -m., masc. masculine -Maced. Macedonian -Mach. Machinery -Mad. Madam -Mag. Magazine -Mal. Malachi -Malay. Malayan -Man. Manège -Manuf. Manufacturing -Mar. Maritime -Math. Mathematics, Mathematical -Matt. Matthew -Mech. Mechanic -Med. Medicine -Metal. Metallurgy -Metaph. Metaphysics -Meteor. Meteorolgy -mgr. milligrams -MHG. Middle High German -Micros. Microscopy -Mil. Military -Min. Mineralogy -Mir. for Mag. Mirror for Magistrates -MLG. Middle Low German -Moham. Mohammedan -Mozley & W. Mozley & Whiteley -Mus. Music -Myst. Mysteries -Myth. Mythology - -N. New -n. noun -Nat. Hist. Natural History -Nat. ord. Natural order -Naut. Nautical -Nav. Navy -Navig. Navigation -N. Brit. Rev. North British Review -Neh. Nehemiah -neut. neuter -New Am. Cyc. New American Cyclopedia -New Month. Mag. New Monthly Magazine -NF. New French -NGr. Mew Greek -NHeb. New Hebrew -NL. New Latin -nom. nominative -Norm. F. Norman French -North Am. Rev. North American Review -Norw. Norwegian -Num. Numbers -Numis. Numismatics - -O. Old -Ob. Obadiah -Obs. Obsolete -Obsoles. Obsolescent -OCelt. Old Celtic -OD. Old Dutch -ODan. Old Danish -OE. Old English -OF. Old French -OFelm. Old Flemish -OFries. Old Friesic -OGael. Old Gaelic -OGr. Old Greek -OHG. Old High German -OIcel. Old Icelandic -OIr. Old Irish -OIt. Old Italian -OL. Old Latin -OLG. Old Low Greman -ON. Old Norse -OPer. Old Persian -OPg. Old Portuguese -OPol. Old Polish -Opt. Optics -orig. original, originally -Ornith. Ornithology -OS. Old Saxon -OSlav. Old Slavic -OSp. Old Spanish -Oxf. Gloss. Oxford Glossary of Architecture - -p. participle, page -p. a. participial adjective -Paint. Painting -Paleon. Paleontology -pass. passive -Pathol. Pathology -P. Cyc. Penny Cyclopedia -Per. Persian -perh. perhaps -pers. person -Persp. Perspective -Pert. Pertaining -Peruv. Peruvian -Pet. Peter -Pg. Portuguese -Pharm. Pharmacy, Pharmacopœia -Phil. Phillipians -Philem. Philemon -Philol. Philology -Philos. Philosophy -Phon. Phonetics -Photog. Photography -Photom. Photometry -Phren. Phrenology -Phys. Physics -Phys. Sci. Physical Science -Physiol. Physiology -pl. plural -Poet. Poetry, Poetical -Pol. Polish -Pol. Econ. Political Economy -Polit. Econ. Political Economy -Pop. Sci. Monthly Polular Science Monthly -pp. pages -p. p. participle past -P. Plowman Piers Plowman -p. pr., p. ple. participle present -Pr. Provençal -Pref. Preface -pref. prefix -prep. preposition -pret. preterit -prin. principally -Print. Printing -priv. privative -prob. probably -pron. Pronunciation, pronounced, pronoun -prop. properly -Pros. Prosody -Prov. Provincial -Prov. Proverbs -Ps., Psa. Psalms -Pyro.-elect. Pyro-electricity - -Quart. Rev. Quarterly Review -q. v. quod vide (which see) - -R. Rare -R. C. Roman Catholic -R. C. Ch. Roman Catholic Church -Rep. Sec. of War Report of Secretary of War -Rev. Revelation -Rev. Review -Rev. Ver. Revised Version (of the Bible) -Rhet. Rhetoric -R. of Brunne Robert of Brunne -R. of Gl. Robert of Gloucester -Rom. Roman, Romans -Rom. Cath. Roman Catholic -Rom. of R. Romaunt of the Rose -Rpts. reports -Russ. Russian - -Sam. Samaritan -Sam. Samuel -Sat. Rev. Saturday Review -Sax. Saxon -sc. scilicet (being understood) -Scand. Scandinavian -Sci. Science -Sci. Am. Scientific American -Scot. Scotland, Scottish -Script. Scripture, Scriptural -Sculp. Sculpture -Serb Serbian -Serv. Servian -Shak. Shakespeare -sing. singular -Skr. Sanskrit -Slav. Slavonic -Sp. Spanish -Specif. Specifically -Stat. Statuary -subj. subjunctive -superl. superlative -Surg. Surgery -Surv. Surveying -Sw. Swedish -Syd. Soc. Lex. Sydenham Society Lexicon -Syn. Synonyms -Synop. Synopsis -Syr. Syriac - -Tart. Tartaric -Teleg. Telegraphy -term. termination -Test. Testament -Theol. Theology -Thes. Thessalonians -Tim. Timothy -Todd & B. Todd & Bowman -Trans. Translation -Treas. Treasury -Trig. Trigonometry -Turk. Turkish -Typog. Typography - -Univ. University -Up. Upper -U. S. United States -U. S. Disp. United States Dispensatory -U. S. Pharm. United States Pharmacopœia -U. S. Int. Rev. Statutes United States Internal Revenue Statutes -usu. usually - -v. verb -var. variety -vb. n. verbal noun -Veter. Veterinary -v. i. verb intransitive -Vitr. Vitruvius -v. t. verb transitive - -W. Welsh -Wall. Wallachian -Westm. Cat. Westminster Catechism -Westm. Rev. Westminster Review - -Zech. Zechariah -Zeph. Zephaniah -Zoöl. 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List of Authors Quoted

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as Authority for, or in Illustration of, -the Forms and Uses of Words Given in this Dictionary.

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-&hand_; -The Books of the Bible, Periodicals, and some works of anonymous or doubtful -authorship, are cited by name only. -

- - - - - Abp. Abbot - Abbot, Abp. George (English divine) (1562-1633) - - - - Abbott - Abbott, Benj. Vaughan. (1830-1890) - [Law Dict.] - - - - E. A. Abbott - Abbott, Edwin Abbott (Eng. author) (1838-) - - - - L. Abbott - Abbott, Lyman (Am. clergyman) (1835-) - - - - Ld. Abinger - Abinger, Sir James Scarlett, Ld. (English advocate) (1769-1844) - - - - Abney - Abney, Capt. Wm. de Wiveleslie (English writer on photog.) (1843-) - - - - James Adair - Adair, James (Indian trader) - [Hist. of Am. Indians, 1775.] - - - - J. Adams - Adams, John (Pres. U. S.) (1735-1826) - - - - J. Q. Adams - Adams, John Quincy (Pres. U. S.) (1767-1848) - - - - S. F. Adams - Adams, Sarah Flower (Eng. hymn writer) (1805-1848) - - - - T. Adams - Adams, Thomas (Eng. divine) (1588?-1655?) - - - - Adanson (Trans.) - Adanson, Michel (Fr. naturalist) (1727-1806) - - - - Addis & Arnold - Addis, Wm. E., and Arnold, Thomas. - [Cath. Dict., 1885.] - - - - Addison - Addison, Joseph (Eng. essayist) (1672-1719) - - - - L. Addison - Addison, Lancelot (Eng. author) (1632-1703) - - - - Adventurer - Adventurer (English journal, 1752-1754.) - - - - Agassiz - Agassiz, Louis John Rudolph (Swiss geol. and nat. in Am.) (1807-1873) - - - - Ainsworth - Ainsworth, Robert (Eng. lexicog.) (1660-1743) - - - - W. H. Ainsworth - Ainsworth, Wm. Harrison (Eng. novelist) (1805-1882) - - - - Akenside - Akenside, Mark (Eng. poet) (1721-1770) - - - - Albany Evening Journal - Albany Evening Journal (estab. 1830 by T. Weed.) - - - - J. A. Alexander - Alexander, Joseph Addison (Am. biblical commentator) (1809-1860) - - - - J. W. Alexander - Alexander, James Waddell (Am. preacher) (1804-1859) - - - - Mrs. Alexander - Alexander, Annie F. Hector (Brit. novelist) (1825-) - - - - P. P. Alexander - Alexander, Patrick Proctor (Scot. author) (1824-1886) - - - - W. L. Alexander - Alexander, Wm. Lindsay (Scot. theologian) (1808-1883) - - - - Alford - Alford, Henry, Dean of Canterbury (Eng. poet) (1810-1871) - - - - Alison - Alison, Sir Archibald (Brit. hist.) (1792-1867) - - - - Allen's (Mass.) Rpts. - Allen, Charles (Am. jurist) (1827-) - - - - A. V. G. Allen - Allen, Alex. Viets Griswold (Am. theologian) (1841-) - - - - D. O. Allen - Allen, David Oliver (Am. missionary) (1799-1863) - - - - J. Allen (1761) - Allen, John, of St. Mary Magdalen Hall, Oxford (Eng. divine). - - - - Allibone - Allibone, Samuel Austin. (1816-1889) - [Dict. of Authors, Phila., 1886] - - - - The American - The American (a weekly journal pub. in Phila.) - - - - Am. Chem. Journal - American Chemical Journal (bi-monthly, estab. 1879). - - - - Amer. Cyc. - American Cyclopædia, with supplement, 1883. - - - - Ames - Ames, Fisher (Am. statesman) (1758-1808) - - - - Anacharsis - Anacharsis (Scythian philos.) (fl. 6th c. B. C.) - - - - Anderson (1573) - Anderson, Anthony (Eng. divine) ( -1593) - - - - Andrews - Andrews, Ethan Allen (Am. scholar) (1787-1858) - - - - L. Andrews - Andrews, Lancelot (Eng. bishop) (1555-1626) - - - - Angell - Angell, Joseph K. (Am. law writer) (1794-1857) - - - - A. S. Chron. - Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. - - - - Angus - Angus, Joseph (Eng. author) (1816-) - - - - Annandale - Annandale, Charles (Eng. lexicographer). - - - - Anson - Anson, Ld. Geo. (1697-1762) - [Voyage round the World in 1740-44] - - - - Ansted - Ansted, David Thomas (Eng. geol.) (1814-1880) - - - - F. Anstey - pseud. of Thomas Anstey Guthrie (Eng. novelist) (1856-) - - - - Anti-Jacobin - Anti-Jacobin Review and Mag. (Eng. pub., 1798-1821). - - - - Arbuthnot - Arbuthnot, John (Brit. author) (1667-1735) - - - - Arch. Pub. Soc. - Dict. of Arch. Issued by Architectural Pub. Soc. of Lond. - - - - Arden of Feversham - Arden of Feversham (anon. historical tragedy, 1592.) - - - - Duke of Argyll - Argyll, Geo. J. Douglas Campbell, eighth duke of (Brit. author) (1823-1900) - - - - Armstrong - Armstrong, John (Scot. physician and poet) (1709-1779) - - - - E. Arnold - Arnold, Sir Edwin (Eng. poet) (1832-) - - - - M. Arnold - Arnold, Matthew (Eng. poet and essayist) (1822-1888) - - - - T. Arnold - Arnold, Thomas (Eng. historian) (1795-1842) - - - - Arnould - Arnould, Joseph. (1815-1886) - [Insurance and Average, Lond., 1848] - - - - Arnway - Arnway, John (Eng. Royalist) (1601-1653) - - - - Ascham - Ascham, Roger (Eng. scholar) (1515-1568) - - - - Ash - Ash, John (Eng. lexicographer) (1724-1779) - - - - Ashmole - Ashmole, Elias (Eng. antiquary) (1617-1692) - - - - J. Ashurst - Ashurst, John (Am. surgeon) (1839-) - - - - Astle - Astle, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1735-1803) - - - - Sir R. Atkyns (1712) - Atkyns, Sir Robert (Eng. hist. writer) (1647-1711) - - - - Atlantic Monthly - Atlantic Monthly (estab. in Boston, 1857) - - - - Atterbury - Atterbury, Francis (Eng. bishop) (1662-1732) - - - - L. H. Atwater - Atwater, Lyman Hotchkiss (Am. mental philosopher) (1813-1883) - - - - Aubrey - Aubrey, John (Eng. antiquary) (1626-1697) - - - - Audsley - Audsley, George Aschdown (Eng. architect) (1838-) - - - - Audubon - Audubon, John James (Am. naturalist) (1780-1851) - - - - Prof. August - August, Ernest Ferdinand (Ger. mathematician) (1795-1870) - - - - Jane Austen - Austen, Jane (Eng. novelist) (1775-1817) - - - - Ayliffe - Ayliffe, John (Eng. jurist) (1676-1732) - - - - Bp. Aylmer - Aylmer, Bp. John (Eng. prelate) (1521-1594) - - - - Aytoun - Aytoun, Wm. Edmonstoune (Scot. poet and essayist) (1813-1865) - - - - Bache - Bache, Alex. Dallas (Am. hydrog.) (1806-1867) - - - - Bacon - Bacon, Francis, Baron Verulam (Eng. philos. and essayist) (1561-1626) - - - - N. Bacon - Bacon, Nathaniel (Eng. author) (1593-1660) - - - - Bagehot - Bagehot, Walter (Eng. essayist and journalist) (1826-1877) - - - - Bailey - Bailey, Nathan (Eng. lexicog.) ( -1742) - - - - J. Baillie - Baillie, Miss Joanna (Scot. poet) (1762-1851) - - - - R. Baillie - Baillie, Robert (Scot. theologian) (1602?-1662) - - - - Bain - Bain, Alex. (Scot. metaphysician) (1818-1877) - - - - H. C. Baird - Baird, Henry Carey (Am. polit. economist) (1825-) - - - - Baird - Baird, Wm. (1803-1872) - [Cyc. of Nat. History] - - - - Baker - Baker, Sir Richard (Eng. historian) (1568?-1645) - - - - Sir S. Baker - Baker, Sir Samuel White (Eng. explorer) (1821-1893) - - - - T. Baker - Baker, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1656-1740) - - - - V. Baker - Baker, Valentine, called Baker Pasha (Eng. quar. general) (1825-) - - - - Bale - Bale, John (Eng. bishop) (1495-1563) - - - - Balfour - Balfour, Francis Maitland (Eng. embryologist) (1851-1882) - - - - Balfour (Cyc. of India) - Balfour, Edward (Eng. Surg. Gen.) - [Cyc. of India, 3d ed., Lond., 1885.] - - - - A. J. Balfour - Balfour, Arthur J. (Eng. writer) (1848-) - - - - F. Balfour - Balfour, Francis (Scot. physician) (fl. 18th c.) - - - - J. H. Balfour - Balfour, John Hutton (Scot. bot.) (1808-1884) - - - - Bamfield - Bamfield, or Bamford, Joseph (Royalist officer under Chas. I.) - - - - Bancroft - Bancroft, Geo. (Am. historian) (1800-1891) - - - - Abp. Bancroft - Bancroft, Abp. Richard (Eng.) (1544-1610) - - - - Banister - Banister, John (Brit. physician) (1540-1610) - - - - Sir J. Banks - Banks, Sir Joseph (Eng. naturalist) (1743-1820) - - - - Mrs. Barbauld - Barbauld, Anna L. (Eng. writer) (1743-1825) - - - - Barbour - Barbour, John (Scot. poet and historian) (1316?-1395) - - - - Barclay - Barclay, John (Scot. anatomist) (1760-1826) - - - - Barclay (Digest) - Barclay, John M. - [Digest of Rules of House of Rep. U. S.] - - - - Baret - Baret, or Barret, John. - [Alveary or Quadruple Dict., 1580.] - - - - Barham - Barham, Richard Harris (Eng. divine and humorist) (1778-1845) - - - - S. Baring-Gould - Baring-Gould, Sabine (Eng. author) (1834-) - - - - Barlow - Barlow, Peter (Eng. math.) (1776-1862) - - - - Bp. Barlow - Barlow, Bp. Thomas (Eng. divine) (1607-1691) - - - - J. Barlow - Barlow, Joel (Am. poet) (1754-1812) - - - - Barnes - Barnes, Robert (Eng. divine) (1495-1540) - - - - D. H. Barnes - Barnes, Daniel H. (Am. conchol.) (1785-1828) - - - - W. Barnes - Barnes, Wm. (Eng. philol. and poet) (1820-1886) - - - - Barrough - Barrough, Philip (Eng. physician) (fl. 1590) - - - - Barrow - Barrow, Isaac (Eng. theologian and mathematician) (1630-1677) - - - - Sir J. Barrow - Barrow, Sir John (Eng. traveler) (1764-1848) - - - - Barry (1611) - Barry, or Barrey, Lodowick (Brit. dramatist). - [Ram Alley.] - - - - Barth - Barth, Heinrich (Ger. explorer) (1821-1865) - - - - Bartlett - Bartlett, John Russell. (1805-1886) - [Dict. of Americanisms, N. Y., 1848] - - - - Barton - Barton, Benj. Smith (Am. botanist) (1766-1815) - - - - J. Barton - Barton, John. - [Geog. of Plants, Lond., 1827.] - - - - Bartram - Bartram, John (Am. botanist) (1701-1777) - - - - J. Bascom - Bascom, John (Am. writer on philos. and social science) (1827-) - - - - Bastian - Bastian, Henry Charlton (Eng. physician) (1837-) - - - - Bateman - Bateman, Thomas (Eng. physician) (1778-1821) - - - - Bates - Bates, Wm. (Eng. divine) (1625-1699) - - - - Edward Bates - Bates, Edward (Am. statesman) (1793-1869) - - - - Baxter - Baxter, Richard (Eng. divine) (1615-1691) - - - - A. Baxter - Baxter, Andrew (Scot. antiquary) (1686?-1750) - - - - W. Baxter - Baxter, William (Brit. antiq. and philol.) (1650-1723) - - - - Bayard - Bayard, James A. (Am. statesman) (1767-1815) - - - - Bayne - Bayne, Peter (Scot. author) (1830-1896) - - - - Beaconsfield - Beaconsfield, Benj. Disraeli, Earl of (Eng. statesman and author) (1805-1881) - - - - L. S. Beale - Beale, Lionel Smith (Eng. physiol.) (1828-) - - - - Beattie - Beattie, James (Scot. poet) (1735-1803) - - - - Beau. & Fl. - Beaumont, Francis, & Fletcher, John. - - - - Beaumont - Beaumont, Joseph (Eng. poet) (1615-1699) - - - - F. Beaumont - Beaumont, Francis (Eng. dramatist) (1586-1615 ) - - - - Sir John Beaumont - Beaumont, Sir John (Eng. poet) (1582-1628) - - - - Beck - Beck, Charles (Ger. philol. in Am.) (1798-1866) - - - - Beck (Draper's Dict.) - Beck, Samuel Wm. - [Draper's Dict., Lond., 1882.] - - - - Beckford - Beckford, Wm. (Eng. author) (1759-1844) - - - - Becon - Becon, Thomas (Eng. reformer) (1512-1570) - - - - Beddoes - Beddoes, Thomas (Eng. physician) (1760-1808) - - - - Cuthbert Bede - pseud. of Edward Bradley (Eng. misc. writer) (1827-1889) - - - - Bp. Bedell - Bedell, Bp. Wm. (Eng. prelate) (1570-1641) - - - - John Bee - pseud. of John Badcock. - [Dict. of the Turf, Ring, etc., Lond., 1823.] - - - - H. W. Beecher - Beecher, Henry Ward (Am. preacher and orator) (1813-1887) - - - - L. Beecher - Beecher, Lyman (Am. clergyman) (1775-1863) - - - - W. G. Beers - Beers, W. Geo. (Canadian writer on sports). - - - - E. Behnke - Behnke, Emil. - [Mechanism of the Human Voice, Lond.] - - - - Belknap - Belknap, Jeremy (Am. historian) (1744-1798) - - - - Bell - Bell, George Joseph. (1770-1843) - [Law of Scot.] - - - - A. G. Bell - Bell, Alex. Graham (Scot. inventor in Am.) (1847-) - - - - A. M. Bell - Bell, Alex. Melville (Scot. deaf-mute instructor) (1819-) - - - - H. G. Bell - Bell, Henry Glassford (Scot. writer) (1803-1874) - - - - T. Belsham - Belsham, Thomas (Eng. divine) (1750-1829) - - - - W. Belsham - Belsham, Wm. (Eng. historian) (1753-1827) - - - - E. van Beneden - Beneden, Edouard van (Dutch embryologist) (1846-) - - - - Benjamin - Benjamin, Judah Peter (Am. polit.) (1811-1884) - - - - Bp. Benson - Benson, Bp. Martin (Eng. divine) (1689-1752) - - - - Dr. G. Benson - Benson, George (Eng. divine) (1699-1763) - - - - Bentham - Bentham, Jeremy (Eng. philos.) (1748-1832) - - - - G. Bentham - Bentham, George (Eng. botanist) (1800-1884) - - - - Bentley - Bentley, Richard (Eng. critic) (1662-1742) - - - - W. Bentley - Bentley, Wm. (Am. author) (1758-1819) - - - - Berington - Berington, Jos. (Eng. R. C. clerg.) (1744-1827) - - - - Berkeley - Berkeley, Geo. (Ir. bp. and philos.) (1684-1753) - - - - M. J. Berkeley - Berkeley, Miles Joseph (Eng. bot.) (1803-1889) - - - - J. Berners - Berners, Juliana. (1388-) - [Hawking and Hunting, 1486] - - - - Ld. Berners - Berners, John Bourchier, Ld. (Eng. chan.). (1469?-1533) - [Trans. of Froissart] - - - - W. Berry - Berry, William. (1774-1851) - [Encyc. Heraldica, 1828-40] - - - - Berzelius - Berzelius, Baron Jöns Jakob (Swed. chem.) (1779-1848) - - - - W. Besant - Besant, Walter (Eng. author) (1838-) - - - - Bescherelle - Bescherelle, Louis Nicolas (Fr. gram. and lexicog.) (1802-1883) - - - - C. E. Bessey - Bessey, Charles Edwin (Am. bot.) (1845-) - - - - Best - Best, Wm. 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Bowen - Bowen, Francis (Am. philos.) (1811-1890) - - - - Bowring - Bowring, Sir John (Eng. traveler and linguist) (1792-1872) - - - - A. K. H. Boyd - Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison (Scot. clergyman) (1825-) - - - - Boyle - Boyle, Robert (Irish chemist) (1626-1691) - - - - Boyse - Boyse, Samuel (Eng. poet) (1708-1749) - - - - Braction - Braction, Henry de (Eng. lawyer) (1227?-1267) - [Laws, 1569] - - - - Bradford - Bradford, John (Eng. martyr) (1510?-1555) - - - - R. Brady - Brady, Robert (Eng. historian) (1643-1700) - - - - Abp. Bramhall - Bramhall, Abp. John (Eng. author) (1593-1663) - - - - Bramston - Bramston, James (Eng. vicar) ( -1744) - - - - J. Brand - Brand, John. (1668?-1738) - [Description of Orkney, Edin., 1701] - - - - Brande - Brande, William Thomas (Eng. chemist) (1788-1866) - - - - Brande & C. - Brande, Wm. Thos., and Cox, Geo. Wm. - [Dict. of Sci., Lit., and Art, Lond., 1875.] - - - - Brathwait - Brathwait, Richard (Eng. poet) (1588-1673) - - - - T. Bray - Bray, Thomas (Eng. clerg. and philan.) (1656-1730) - - - - Brende - Brende, John. - [Quintus Curtius, Lond., 1553.] - - - - Brerewood - Brerewood, Edward (Eng. math. and antiq.) (1565-1615) - - - - Breton - Breton, Nicholas (Eng. poet) (1542?-1626?) - - - - Brevint - Brevint, Daniel (Eng. divine) (1616-1695) - - - - Brewer - Brewer, Edward Cobham (Eng. compiler) (1810-1897) - - - - A. Brewer - Brewer, Anthony (Eng. dram., time of Charles I.). - - - - Sir D. Brewster - Brewster, David, Sir (Brit. physicist) (1781-1868) - - - - Brieger - Brieger, Ludwig (Ger. physiol. chemist) (1849-) - - - - J. Bright - Bright, John (Eng. statesman) (1811-1889) - - - - Brimley - Brimley, George (Eng. critic) (1819-1857) - - - - Brinton - Brinton, Dan. Garrison (Am. ethnol.) (1837-1899) - - - - C. A. Bristed - Bristed, Charles Astor (Am. writer) (1820-1874) - - - - Brit. Critic - British Critic (Eng. review, organ of High Church party, 1793-1843). - - - - British Pharm. - British Parmacopœia. - - - - Brit. Quart. Rev. - British Quarterly Review (estab. London, 1845). - - - - Britton - Britton, John (Eng. antiquary) (1771-1857) - - - - Brockett - Brockett, John Trotter (Brit. antiquary) (1788-1842) - - - - Brome (1659) - Brome, Richard (Eng. dramatist) ( -1652) - - - - C. Bronté - Bronté, Charlotte (Eng. novelist) (1816-1855) - - - - Brooke (Eastford) - Brooke, Wesley. - [Eastford, or Household Sketches, Boston, 1855.] - - - - H. Brooke - Brooke, Henry (Eng. poet) (1706-1783) - - - - W. K. Brooke - Brooke, Wm. Keith (Am. biologist) (1848-) - - - - Broom - Broom, Herbert (Eng. legal writer) (1815-1882) - - - - Broome - Broome, Wm. (Eng. translator) (1689-1745) - - - - Brougham - Brougham, Lord Henry (British statesman) (1778-1868) - - - - Dr. J. Brown - Brown, John (Scot. preacher) (1810-1882) - - - - G. 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Bryant - Bryant, Jacob (Eng. theol. and mythol. writer) (1715-1804) - - - - Brydges - Brydges, Sir Samuel Egerton (Eng. bibliographer) (1762-1837) - - - - Bryskett - Bryskett, Lodowick (Brit. poet and translator) (fl. 1571-1611) - - - - Buchanan - Buchanan, James. - [Dict., 1757.] - - - - C. Buchanan - Buchanan, Claudius (Scot. divine) (1766-1815) - - - - J. Buchanan - Buchanan, James (Pres. U. S.) (1791-1868) - - - - W. M. Buchanan - Buchanan, W. M. - [Technological Dict., Lond., 1846.] - - - - Buck - Buck, Gurdon (Am. surgeon) (1807-1877) - - - - Sir G. Buck - Buck, Sir George (Eng. historian) ( -1623) - - - - Duke of Buckingham - Buckingham, Geo. Villiers, second duke of (Eng. poet) (1627-1687) - - - - Buckland - Buckland, William, Dean of Westminster (geol. and paleon.) (1784-1856) - - - - Buckle - Buckle, Henry Thomas (Eng. historian) (1821-1862) - - - - A. B. Buckley - Buckley, Arabella Burton (Eng. scientific writer) (1840-) - - - - Buckminster - Buckminster, Joseph Stevens (Am. Unitarian divine) (1784-1812) - - - - Budgell - Budgell, Eustace (Eng. writer) (1685-1736) - - - - Buffon - Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc (Fr. naturalist) (1707-1788) - - - - Bp. Bull - Bull, Bp. George (Eng. theologian) (1634-1710) - - - - Bullinger - Bullinger, Heinrich (Swiss reformer) (1504-1575) - - - - Bullokar - Bullokar, William (Eng. gram.) (fl. 1580) - - - - Bungay - Bungay, George W. (Am. journalist and poet) (1825-) - - - - Bunyan - Bunyan, John (English preacher) (1628-1688) - [Pilgrim's Progress] - - - - J. Burdon-Sanderson - Burdon-Sanderson, John Scott (Eng. physiologist) (1828-1882) - - - - Burke - Burke, Edmund (Eng. statesman) (1729?-1797) - - - - Sir B. Burke - Burke, Sir Bernard (Eng. antiq.) (1815-) - - - - Ld. Burleigh - Burleigh, or Burghley, Lord, Wm. Cecil (Eng. statesman) (1520-1598) - - - - Burn - Burn, Richard (Eng. law writer) (1720-1785) - - - - Bp. Burnet - Burnet, Bp. Gilbert (Scot. historian) (1643-1715) - - - - T. Burnet - Burnet, Thomas (Eng. writer). (1635-1715) - [Theory of the Earth] - - - - Burney - Burney, Charles (Eng. author) (1726-1814) - - - - G. P. Burnham - Burnham, George Pickering (Am. journalist) - - - - Burns - Burns, Robert (Scot. poet) (1759-1796) - - - - F. Burr - Burr, Fearing, Jr. - [Vegetables of America, Boston, 1865.] - - - - Burrill - Burrill, Alexander Mansfield. (1807-1869) - [Law Dict., N. Y., 1859] - - - - J. Burroughs - Burroughs, John (Am. nat. and essayist) (1837-) - - - - Burrow - Burrow, Sir James. (1701-1782) - [Reports in King's Bench, 1756-72] - - - - Burt - Burt, Captain Edward. ( -1755) - [Letters, Lond., 1754] - - - - Burton - Burton, Robert (Eng. philos.). (1577-1640) - [Anat. of Melancholy] - - - - J. H. Burton - Burton, John Hill (Scot. advocate) (1809-1882) - - - - R. F. Burton - Burton, Sir Richard Francis (Eng. traveler) (1821-1890) - - - - Busby - Busby, Thomas (Eng. mus. writer) (1755-1838) - - - - H. Bushnell - Bushnell, Horace (Am. clergyman) (1802-1876) - - - - Bp. Butler - Butler, Bp. Joseph (Eng. theol.) (1692-1752) - - - - C. Butler - Butler, Charles (Eng. clergyman) (1559-1647) - - - - S. Butler - Butler, Samuel (Eng. poet) (1612-1680) - - - - Byles - Byles, Sir John Barnard (Eng. writer on commercial law) (1801-1884) - - - - Byrd - Byrd, Wm. (Eng. musician) (1538?-1623) - - - - James Byrne - Byrne, James. - [Eng. Language, Lond., 1885.] - - - - Byrom - Byrom, John (Eng. poet) (1691-1763) - - - - Byron - Byron, George Noel Gordon, Ld. (Eng. poet) (1788-1824) - - - - G. W. Cable - Cable, Geo. W. (Am. writer) (1844-) - - - - Caird - Caird, John (Scot. clergyman) (1820-) - - - - Cairnes - Cairnes, John Elliot (Eng. polit. economist) (1823-1875) - - - - Calamy - Calamy, Edm. (Eng. divine) (1600-1666) - - - - Calderwood - Calderwood, David (Scot. author) (1575-1650) - - - - Calderwood (Fleming's Vocabulary) - Calderwood, Henry (Scot. philos.) (1830-) - - - - Callander - Callander, John (Scot. lawyer and editor) ( -1789) - - - - Calthrop - Calthrop, or Calthorp, Sir Harry (Eng. jurist). (1686-1637) - [Customs of Lond., 1612] - - - - F. C. Calvert - Calvert, Fred. Crace (Eng. chem.) (1819-1873) - - - - G. H. Calvert - Calvert, Geo. H. (Am. misc. writer) (1803-) - - - - Camden - Camden, Wm. (Eng. antiquarian) (1551-1623) - - - - Campbell - Campbell, Thomas (Brit. poet) (1777-1844) - - - - Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci.) - Campbell, E. S. N. - [Dict. Mil. Science, Lond., 1830.] - - - - Dr. J. Campbell - Campbell, John (Scot. polit. hist.) (1708-1775) - - - - G. Campbell - Campbell, Geo. (Scot. divine) (1719-1796) - - - - Lord Campbell - Campbell, Lord, John. (1779-1861) - [Lives of Ld. Chancellors] - - - - J. V. 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(Eng. poet and dramatist) (1611-1643) - - - - H. F. Cary - Cary, Henry F. (English poet and translator) (1772-1844) - - - - Sir L. Cary - Cary, Sir Lucius (Brit. political writer) (1610?-1643) - - - - Cassell (Dict. of Cookery) - Cassell's Dictionary of Cookery, London. - - - - Dr. Castell (1673) - Castell, Edmund (Eng. orientalist) (1606-1685) - - - - Caton - Caton, John Dean (Am. author) (1812-) - - - - Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework) - Caulfeild, S. F. A., & Saward, Blanche C. - [Dict. of Needlework, Lond., 1885.] - - - - Cavendish - Cavendish, Geo. (Eng. author) (1500-1561?) - - - - Cawthorn - Cawthorn, James (Eng. poet) (1719-1761) - - - - Caxton - Caxton, Wm. (first Eng. printer) (1422?-1492) - - - - Cecil - Cecil, Robert, Earl of Salisbury (Eng. statesman) (1563?-1612) - - - - Mrs. Centlivre - Centlivre, Susanna (Eng. dramatist) (1667?-1723) - - - - The Century - The Century Illust. Monthly Mag. (establ. in N. Y., 1881). - - - - J. W. Chadwick - Chadwick, John White (Am. 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(Eng. divine and controversialist) (1602?-1644) - - - - Chipman - Chipman, Nathaniel (Am. jurist) (1752-1843) - - - - Chitty - Chitty, Joseph (Eng. jurist) (1776-1841) - - - - R. Choate - Choate, Rufus (Am. orat. and jur.) (1799-1859) - - - - W. D. Christie - Christie, Wm. Dougal (Eng. dip.) (1816-1874) - - - - Churchill - Churchill, Chas. (Eng. poet and sat.) (1731-1764) - - - - Churton - Churton, Ralph (Eng. divine) (1754-1831) - - - - Cibber - Cibber, Colley (Eng. dramatist and actor) (1671-1757) - - - - Circular of Mass. Representatives (1768). - Circular of Mass. Representatives (1768). - - - - Clarendon - Clarendon, Edward Hyde, first earl of (Eng. historian) (1608-1674) - - - - D. A. Clark - Clark, Daniel A. (Am. divine) (1779-1840) - - - - W. S. Clark - Clark, Wm. Smith (pres. Amherst Agricultural College) (1826-1886) - - - - Clarke - Clarke, Henry Hyde (Eng. philol.) (1815-1895) - - - - A. Clarke - Clarke, Adam (Brit. philol. and commentator) (1762?-1832) - - - - Cowden Clarke - Clarke, Charles C. (Eng. writer) (1787-1877) - - - - John Clarke - Clarke, John (Eng. phys. & writer) (1609-1676) - - - - Mary Cowden Clarke - Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (Eng. author) (1809-1898) - - - - S. Clarke - Clarke, Samuel (Eng. philosopher) (1675-1729) - - - - Claus & Sedgwick - Claus, Carl Friedr. (Ger. biologist) (1835-) - Sedgwick, Adam (Eng. geologist) (1785-1873) - - - - Clausius - Clausius, Rudolf Julius Emanuel (Ger. physicist) (1822-) - - - - Clayton - Clayton, John. - [Repts. and Pleas of Assizes at York, 1651.] - - - - P. Cleaveland - Cleaveland, Parker (Am. geologist) (1780-1858) - - - - Cleland - Cleland, John (Eng. writer) (1709-1789) - - - - Dr. R. Clerke - Clerke, Richard (Eng. divine) ( -1634) - - - - Cleveland - Cleveland, John (Eng. poet) (1613-1659) - - - - W. K. Clifford - Clifford, Wm. Kingdon (Eng. phil.) (1845-1879) - - - - Clifton - Clifton, William (Am. poet) (1772-1799) - - - - De Witt Clinton - Clinton, De Witt (Am. statesman) (1769-1828) - - - - A. H. Clough - Clough, Arthur Hugh (Eng. poet) (1819-1861) - - - - F. P. Cobbe - Cobbe, Frances Power (Brit. writer) (1822-) - - - - Cobbett - Cobbett, Wm. (Eng. polit. writer) (1762-1835) - - - - R. Cobden - Cobden, Richard (Eng. economist) (1804-1865) - - - - Cobham - Cobham, Sir John Oldcastle, Ld. (Eng. martyr) (1360?-1417) - - - - Cocker - Cocker, Edw. (Eng. mathematician) (1631-1675) - - - - Cockeram - Cockeram, Henry. - [Eng. Dict., 1632.] - - - - Codrington - Codrington, Robt. (Eng. misc. writer) (1602-1665) - - - - Cogan - Cogan, Thomas (Eng. physician and divine). (1736-1818) - [The Passions] - - - - Cogan (1595) - Cogan, Thomas (Eng. physician) (1545?-1607) - - - - Coke - Coke, Sir Edward. (1552-1634) - [Laws of Eng., including Coke on Littleton] - - - - Colebrooke - Colebrooke, Hen. T. (Eng. orient.) (1765-1837) - - - - Coleman - Coleman, Lyman (Am. scholar) (1796-1882) - - - - Coleridge - Coleridge, Samuel T. (Eng. poet) (1772-1834) - - - - H. Coleridge - Coleridge, Hartley (Eng. poet) (1796-1849) - - - - Coles - Coles, Elisha (Eng. lexicographer) (1640?-1680) - - - - Collection of Records (1642) - Title to a Collection of Records (cited from Latham's Dict.). - - - - Collier - Collier, Jeremy (Eng. divine) (1650-1726) - - - - J. P. Collier - Collier, John Payne (Eng. lit. hist.) (1789-1883) - - - - - - Collins - Collins, Wm. (Eng. poet) (1721-1759) - - - - M. Collins - Collins, Mortimer (Eng. writer) (1827-1876) - - - - T. W. Collins - Collins, Thomas Wharton (Am. poet and economist) (1812-1879) - - - - W. Collins - Collins, Wm. Wilkie (Eng. novelist) (1824-1889) - - - - J. Collyer - Collyer, John. - [Law of Partnership, Lond., 1840.] - - - - Colman - Colman, Geo., the Younger (Eng. dramatic poet) (1762-1836) - - - - Colman & Garrick - Colman, George, the Elder, and Garrick, David. - [Clandestine Marriage.] - - - - Colman, the Elder, or (1761) - Colman, George, the Elder (Eng. essayist and dramatist) (1732-1794) - - - - P. Colquhoun - Colquhoun, Patrick (Scot. statis.) (1745-1820) - - - - G. Combe - Combe, Geo. (Scot. phrenol. writer) (1788-1858) - - - - Comber - Comber, Thos. (Dean of Durham) (1644-1699) - - - - Compton - Compton, Henry (Eng. bishop) (1632-1713) - - - - Congreve - Congreve, Wm. (Eng. dram. poet) (1670-1729) - - - - Constitution of U. S. - Constitution of the United States (framed in the Federal Convention, 1787). - - - - Contemp. Rev. - Contemporary Review (founded in London, 1866). - - - - Conybeare - Conybeare, Wm. J. (Eng. divine) (1815-1857) - - - - J. Conybeare - Conybeare, John (Eng. bishop) (1692-1755) - - - - Cook - Cook, Capt. Jas. (Eng. navigator) (1728-1779) - - - - Joseph Cook - Cook, Joseph (Am. lecturer) (1838-) - - - - Cooke (1615) - [Description of the Body of Man] quoted rom Richardson's Dict. - - - - J. P. Cooke - Cooke, Josiah P. (Am. chemist) (1827-1894) - - - - M. C. Cooke - Cooke, Mordecai Cubitt (Eng. bot.) (1825-) - - - - Cooley - Cooley, Thos. M. (Am. lawyer, ed. Story's and Blackstone's Comm.) (1824-1898) - - - - A. J. Cooley - Cooley, Arnold James. - [Prac. Receipts, 4th ed., Lond., 1864.] - - - - Coombe - Coombe, Wm. (Eng. humorous poet) (1741-1823) - - - - Cooper - Cooper, Jas. Fenimore (Am. nov.) (1789-1851) - - - - J. G. Cooper - Cooper, John Gilbert (Eng. writer on classics) (1723-1769) - - - - Cope - Cope, Edward Drinker (Am. nat.) (1840-1897) - - - - Copland - Copland, Jas. (Scot. physician) (1791-1870) - - - - A. Copley - Copley, Anthony. (1567-1607?) - [Fits, Wits, and Fancies, 1595] - - - - Bp. Corbet - Corbet, Bp. Richard (Eng. poet) (1582-1635) - - - - Cornhill Mag. - Cornhill Magazine (London monthly journal, estab. 1859). - - - - B. Cornwall - Cornwall, Barry, pseud. of B. W. Procter (Eng. poet) (1787-1874) - - - - Sir C. Cornwallis - Cornwallis, Sir Charles (Eng. diplomat) (-1630?) - - - - The Coronation - The Coronation (a comedy of 17th cent., either by John Fletcher or by Shirley) - - - - E. L. Corthell - Corthell, Elmer L. (Am. engineer) (1840-) - - - - Bp. Cosin - Cosin, John (Eng. author) (1594-1672) - - - - Cotgrave - Cotgrave, Randle (Eng. lexicog.) (-1634) - - - - J. Cotgrave - Cotgrave, John (fl. 1655) - [Wit's Interpret., or Eng. Parnassus, Lond., 1665] - - - - Cotton - Cotton, Chas. (Eng. trans. and poet) (1630-1687) - - - - N. Cotton - Cotton, Nath. (Eng. phys. and poet) (1707-1788) - - - - Coues - Coues, Elliott (Am. naturalist) (1842-1899) - - - - The Council Book (1651) - The Council Book of the Eng. Commonwealth. - - - - Court of Love - Court of Love (a poem attributed to Chaucer) - - - - Courthope - Courthope, Wm. John (Eng. essayist) (1842-) - - - - Coventry - Coventry, Henry (Eng. writer) (1710?-1752) - - - - Coverdale - Coverdale, Miles (Eng. divine) (1488-1568) - - - - Cowell - Cowell, John (Eng. jurist) (1554-1611) - - - - Cowley - Cowley, Abraham (Eng. poet) (1618-1667) - - - - Cowper - Cowper, William (Eng. poet) (1731-1800) - - - - Lady Cowper - Cowper, Mary (Eng. writer). (1685-1724) - [Diary, 1864] - - - - G. W. Cox - Cox, Geo. Wm. (Eng. historian) (1827-) - - - - Coxe - Coxe, John Redman (Am. phys.) (1773-1864) - - - - Bp. Coxe - Coxe, Arthur Cleveland (Am. poet) (1818-1896) - - - - W. Coxe - Coxe, Wm. (Eng. hist. writer) (1747-1828) - - - - Cozzens - Cozzens, Fred S. (Am. writer) (1818-1869) - - - - Crabb - Crabb, Geo. (Eng. lexicog.) (1778-1851) - [Syn.] - - - - Crabbe - Crabbe, Geo. (Eng. poet) (1754-1832) - - - - B. Cracroft - Cracroft, Bernard (Eng. essayist) (1826?-1888) - - - - Craft of Lovers (1448) - Craft of Lovers (1448) (a poem formerly attributed to Chaucer) - - - - Craig - Craig, John. - [Eng. Dict., Lond., 1852.] - - - - Sir T. Craig - Craig, Sir Thomas (Scot. lawyer and antiquary) (1538-1608) - - - - W. P. Craighill - Craighill, Wm. Price (Am. soldier) (1833-) - - - - Craik - Craik, Geo. Lillie (Scot. writer) (1799-1866) - - - - Cranch - Cranch, Wm. (Am. jurist) (1769-1855) - - - - Cranmer - Cranmer, Thomas (Eng. reformer) (1489-1556) - - - - Crashaw - Crashaw, Richard (Eng. poet) (1613?-1649) - - - - J. Crawfurd - Crawfurd, John (Scot. author) (1783-1868) - - - - Creech - Creech, Thomas (Eng. translator) (1659-1701) - - - - Creed of Pope Pius IV. - Creed of Pius IV. (Pope, 1559-65) (1499-1565) - - - - Croft - Croft, Herbert (Eng. bishop) (1603-1691) - - - - Croker - Croker, John W. (Brit. statesman) (1780-1857) - - - - Croly - Croly, Geo. (Brit. divine and poet) (1780-1860) - - - - Crompton - Crompton, Hugh (Eng. poet) (fl. 1657) - - - - Oliver Cromwell - Cromwell, Oliver (lord protector of the Eng. Commonwealth) (1599-1658) - - - - W. Crookes - Crookes, Wm. (Eng. physicist) (1832-) - - - - Crosby - Crosby, Alpheus (Am. educator) (1810-1874) - - - - Cross (Life of G. Eliot) - Cross, John Walter (husband of Geo. Eliot, and ed. of her Life). - - - - Crowley - Crowley, Robert (Eng. divine) (1518-1588) - - - - Croxall - Croxall, Samuel (Brit. divine) (-1752) - - - - Cruise - Cruise, William (Eng. legal writer) (-1824) - - - - Cudworth - Cudworth, Ralph (Eng. divine and philosopher) (1617-1688) - - - - W. Cullen - Cullen, Wm. (Scot. med. writer) (1712-1790) - - - - R. Cumberland - Cumberland, Richard (Eng. poet and dramatist) (1732-1811) - - - - Cumming - Cumming, Roualeyn Geo. Gordon (Scot. traveler) (1820-1866) - - - - J. Cunningham - Cunningham, John (Irish poet) (1729-1773) - - - - P. Cunningham - Cunningham, Peter (Eng. antiq.) (1816-1869) - - - - Curran - Curran, John Philpot (Irish orator) (1750-1817) - - - - Cursor Mundi - Cursor Mundi (a metrical version of the Old and New Testaments, interspersed with legends, about 1320) - - - - B. R. Curtis - Curtis, Benj. Robbins (Am. judge) (1809-1874) - - - - G. T. Curtis - Curtis, Geo. Ticknor (Am. lawyer and author) (1812-1894) - - - - G. W. Curtis - Curtis, Geo. W. (Am. author and ed.) (1824-1892) - - - - Cushing - Cushing, Luther S. (Am. lawyer) (1803-1856) - - - - Cussans - Cussans, John Edwin. - [Handbook of Heraldry, Lond., 1869.] - - - - Cuvier - Cuvier, Georges Chrétien L. F. D., Baron (Fr. naturalist) (1769-1832) - - - - Cyc. of Arts & Sciences - Cyc. of Arts & Sciences (a division of the English Cyclopædia) - - - - Cyc. Med. - Cyclopædia of Practical Medicine, (1833-35, ed. by A. Tweedie, John Forbes, and John Conolly). - - - - Da Costa - Da Costa, Emanuel Mendes (conchologist, For. Sec. to Royal Soc.) (-1788?) - - - - D. Daggett - Daggett, David (Am. jurist) (1764-1851) - - - - Dalgarno - Dalgarno, George (Scotch writer) (1626?-1687) - - - - W. H. Dall - Dall, Wm. Healey (Am. explorer in Alaska) (1845-) - - - - Dalton - Dalton, John Call (Am. physician) (1825-1889) - - - - M. Dalton - Dalton, Michael (Eng. lawyer) (1554-1620) - - - - Dampier - Dampier, Wm. (Eng. navigator) (1652-1715) - - - - Dana - Dana, James Dwight (Am. geol.) (1813-1895) - - - - E. S. Dana - Dana, Edward S. (Am. mineral.) (1849-) - - - - R. H. Dana, Jr. - Dana, Richard Henry, Jr. (1815-1882) - [Two Years before the Mast. Practical Seamanship] - - - - Daneil - Daniel, Samuel (Eng. poet and hist.) (1562-1619) - - - - Daniell - Daniell, Edmund Robert (Eng. jurist) (-1854) - [Prac. of High Court of Chanc., 1845] - - - - D'Anville (Trans.) - D'Anville, Jean B. B. (Fr. geog.) (1697-1782) - - - - Mad. D'Arblay - D'Arblay, Frances Burney, Madame (Eng. novelist) (1752-1840) - - - - W. Darlington - Darlington, Wm. (Am. botanist) (1782-1863) - - - - J. Dart - Dart, John (Eng. writer) (-1730) - - - - Darwin - Darwin, Chas. Robt. (Eng. nat.) (1809-1882) - - - - E. Darwin - Darwin, Erasmus (Eng. bot. and poet) (1731-1802) - - - - Davenant - Davenant, Sir Wm. (Eng. dram.) (1606-1668) - - - - John Davidson - Davidson, John. - [Prac. Math., Edin., 1852.] - - - - S. Davidson - Davidson, Samuel (Brit. bib. critic) - - - - Davies (with name of work) - Davies, John, of Hereford (Eng. poet) (1565?-1618) - - - - Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.) - Davies, Chas. (1798-1876) - Peck, Wm. G. (1820-) - [Math. Dict., N. Y., 1856.] - - - - Sir J. Davies - Davies, Sir John (Eng. phil. poet) (1570-1626) - - - - E. Davis - Davis, Emerson (Am. clergyman) (1798-1866) - - - - Mrs. R. H. Davis - Davis, Rebecca Harding (Am. author) (1840-) - - - - F. Davison - Davison, Francis (Eng. statesman) (fl. 1600) - - - - Davy - Davy, Sir Humphry (Eng. nat. philosopher) (1778-1829) - - - - T. Dawes - Dawes, Thomas (Am. judge) (1757-1825) - - - - Dawkins - Dawkins, Wm. Boyd (Brit. geol.) (1838-) - - - - B. Dawson - Dawson, Benj. (Eng. Presb. divine) (1729-1814) - - - - Day - Day, Jeremiah (Am. math.) (1773-1867) - - - - De Bary - De Bary, Heinrich Anton (Ger. bot.) (1831-1888) - - - - Decker - Decker, or Dekker, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (1570?-1640) - - - - The Declaration of Independence - The Declaration of Independence (written by Thomas Jefferson, 1776) - - - - De Colange - De Colange, Auguste Leo (Fr. poet and journalist) (1819-) - - - - J. Dee - Dee, John (Eng. math. and astrol.) (1527-1608) - - - - De Foe - De Foe, Daniel (Eng. writer) (1661?-1731) - - - - De Morgan - De Morgan, Augustus (Eng. math.) (1806-1871) - - - - Denham - Denham, Sir John (Eng. poet) (1615-1669) - - - - Dennis - Dennis, John (Eng. dram. and polit. writer) (1657-1734) - - - - De Quincey - DeQuincey, Thomas (Eng. author) (1785-1859) - - - - Derham - Derham, Wm. (Eng. philosopher) (1657-1735) - - - - E. Dering (1576) - Dering, Edwd. (Eng. Puritan divine) (-1576) - - - - Sir E. Dering - Dering, Sir Edward (Eng. polit.) (1598-1644) - - - - Sir A. De Vere - De Vere, Sir Aubrey (Irish poet) (1788-1846) - - - - De Watteville - De Watteville, Armand (med. elec. in Eng.) - [Introd. to Med. Elec., Lond., 1878.] - - - - Dewey - Dewey, Orville (Am. clergyman) (1794-1882) - - - - Dibdin - Dibdin, Thos. F. (Eng. bibliog.) (1775-1848) - - - - T. Dick - Dick, Thomas (Scot. author) (1772-1857) - - - - Dickens - Dickens, Charles (Eng. novelist) (1812-1870) - - - - Dict. of Education - Dictionary of Education (ed. by Henry Kiddle, and Alex. J. Schem, N. Y., 1877). - - - - Diet's Dry Dinner (1599) - Diet's Dry Dinner (1599) (notes on foods, with stories for the table, by Henry Buttes, or Butts) - - - - Ld. Digby - Digby, Ld. Geo. (Eng. politician) (1612-1676) - - - - R. Digby - Digby, Robert (Eng. poet) (-1726) - [Letter to Pope] - - - - Sir K. Digby - Digby, Sir Kenelm (Eng. philosopher) (1603-1665) - - - - Digges (1579) - Digges, Leonard (Eng. math.) (-1573?) - - - - I. Disraeli - Disraeli, Isaac (Eng. misc. writer) (1766-1848) - - - - Ditton - Ditton, Humphrey (Eng. math.) (1675-1715) - - - - W. H. Dixon - Dixon, Wm. Hepworth (Eng. writer) (1821-1879) - - - - Doddridge - Doddridge, Philip (Eng. divine) (1702-1751) - - - - Dodsley - Dodsley, Robert (Eng. author) (1703-1764) - - - - A. E. Dolbear - Dolbear, Amos E. (Am. physicist) (1837-) - - - - Domat - Domat, Jean (Fr. jurist) (1625-1696) - - - - Domesday Book - See in the Dictionary. - - - - Donaldson - Donaldson, John Wm. (Eng. classical scholar) (1811-1861) - - - - Donne - Donne, John (Eng. divine) (1573-1631) - - - - Dorset - Dorset, Chas. Sackville, 6th earl of (1637-1706) - - - - Douay version - Douay version of Bible. See in Dict. - - - - Douce - Douce, Francis (Eng. antiquarian) (1757-1834) - - - - G. Douglas - Douglas, Gawin (Eng. translator) (1474-1522) - - - - E. Dowden - Dowden, Edward (British literary critic) (1843-) - - - - A. J. Downing - Downing, Andrew Jackson (Am. agric. writer) (1815-1852) - - - - Major Jack Downing - Downing, Major Jack, pseud. of Seba Smith (Am. journalist) (1792-1868) - - - - J. R. Drake - Drake, Joseph Rodman (Am. poet) (1795-1820) - - - - N. Drake - Drake, Nathan (Eng. writer) (1766-1836) - - - - Sir F. Drake - Drake, Sir Francis (Eng. navigator) (1540?-1596) - - - - Drant - Drant, Thos. (Eng. divine made first met. transl. of Horace, 1567) (-1578?) - - - - J. W. Draper - Draper, John Wm. (Eng. philos. and scientist in America) (1811-1882) - - - - Sir W. Draper - Draper, Sir Wm. (Eng. controvers.) (1721-1787) - - - - Drayton - Drayton, Michael (Eng. poet) (1563-1631) - - - - Drummond - Drummond, Wm. of Hawthornden (Scot. poet) (1585-1649) - - - - A. Drummond - Drummond, Alex. (Eng. traveler) (-1769) - - - - H. Drummond - Drummond, Henry (Scot. writer) (1857?-1897) - - - - Sir. W. Drummond - Drummond, Sir Wm. (Scot. diplom. and writer) (1760?-1828) - - - - Dryden - Dryden, John (Eng. poet) (1631-1701) - - - - C. Dryden - Dryden, Chas. (son of J. Dryden, and translator of Juvenal) (1666-1704) - - - - J. Dryden, Jr. - Dryden, John, Jr. (Eng. translator) (1668-1701) - - - - Dryden & Lee - Dryden, John and Lee, Nathaniel. - [Oedipus. Duke of Guise.] - - - - Du Bartas (trans.) - Du Bartas, Guillaume Salluste (Fr. poet). (1544-1590) - [Works, trans. by Sylvester] - - - - Dublin Univ. Mag. - Dublin University Magazine (estab. 1832). - - - - Dubois-Reymond - Dubois-Reymond, Emil Henrich (Ger. writer on physical science) (1818-1896) - - - - Du Chaillu - Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Fr.-Am. trav.) (1835-) - - - - Lord Dufferin - Dufferin, Fred. Temple Blackwood, 1st earl of (Eng. statesman) (1826-) - - - - Dugard - Dugard, Wm. (Eng. teacher and poet) (1606-1662) - - - - Dugdale - Dugdale, Sir Wm. 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(1804-1888) - - - - Eadie - Eadie, John (Eng. theologian) (1810-1876) - - - - Earle - Earle, John (Eng. scholar). (1824?-) - [Philol. of Eng. Tongue, 1871] - - - - Bp. Earle - Earle, Bp. John (Eng. prelate) (1601-1665) - - - - East - East, Sir Edw. Hyde (chief justice of Calcutta) (1764-1847) - - - - C. L. Eastlake, - Eastlake, Sir Charles Locke (Eng. painter) (1793-1865) - - - - Eaton - Eaton, Amos (Am. physicist) (1776-1842) - - - - D. C. Eaton - Eaton, Daniel Cady (Am. botanist) (1834-1895) - - - - Echard - Echard, Laurence (Eng. divine) (1671-1730) - - - - Eclec. Rev. - Eclectic Review (estab., Eng. 1805). - - - - Eden - Eden, Richd. (Eng. trans. of travels) (1521?-1576) - - - - Miss Edgeworth - Edgeworth, Maria (Eng. novelist) (1767-1849) - - - - R. Edgeworth - Edgeworth, Roger (Roman Catholic divine) (-ab. 1560) - - - - Ed. Encyc. - Edinburgh Encyclopaedia (edited by Sir David Brewster, 1810-1839). - - - - Ed. Rev. - Edinburgh Review (estab. 1802). - - - - T. A. Edison - Edison, Thos. A. (Am. electrician) (1847-) - - - - Edwards - Edwards, Eliezer (Eng. compiler). - [Words, Facts, and Phrases, 1881.] - - - - A. B. Edwards - Edwards, Amelia Blandford (Eng. novelist and Egyptologist) (1831-1892) - - - - B. Edwards - Edwards, Bryan (Eng. writer in the West Indies) (1743-1800) - - - - J. Edwards - Edwards, Jonathan (Am. clerg. and metaphys.) (1703-1758) - - - - S. Edwards - Edwards, Henry Sutherland (Eng. author) (1828-) - - - - T. Edwards - Edwards, Thomas (Eng. critic) (1699?-1757) - - - - E. Eggleston - Eggleston, Edward (Am. writer) (1837-) - - - - Eikon Basilike - Portraiture of Chas. I. (attributed to Bp. Gauden). - - - - Lord Eldon - Eldon, John Scott (Eng. lord chancellor) (1751-1838) - - - - Eliot (1809) - Eliot, John. (1754-1813) - [New Eng. Biog. Dict.] - - - - G. Eliot - pseud. of Mary Ann (b. Evans) Lewes (later, Cross) (Eng. nov.) (1820-1880) - - - - Queen Elizabeth - Elizabeth, queen of England (1533-1603) - - - - Ld. Ellenborough - Ellenborough, Edward Law (lord chief justice of Eng.) (1750-1818) - - - - C. J. Ellicott - Ellicott, Charles John (Eng. com.) (1819-) - - - - Ellis - Ellis, George (Eng. misc. writer) (1753-1815) - - - - A. J. Ellis - Ellis, Alex. John (Eng. philol. and writer on phonetics) (1814-1890) - - - - J. Ellis - Ellis, John (vicar of St. Catherine's, Dublin) (fl. 1743) - - - - O. Ellsworth - Ellsworth, Oliver (chief justice of U. S.) (1745-1807) - - - - T. Ellwood - Ellwood, Thomas (Eng. Quaker) (1639-1713) - - - - Elmes - Elmes, James (Eng. writer on art) (1782-1862) - - - - Elton - Elton, Chas. Isaac (Eng. jurist) (1839-) - - - - Sir T. Elyot - Elyot, Sir Thomas (Eng. writer) (1490?-1546) - - - - Emerson - Emerson, Ralph Waldo (Amer. essayist and philosopher) (1803-1882) - - - - Encyc. Brit. - Encyclopædia Britannica (9th. edition, also 8th). - - - - Encyc. Dict. - Encyclopædic Dictionary (ed. by Robert Hunter, 1879-1888). - - - - - - Encyc. Dom. Econ. - Encyclopædia of Domestic Economy (ed. by Thos. Webster, 1845) - - - - Encyc. of Rural Sports - Encyc. of Rural Sports (ed. by J. H. Walsh, 1st Am. edition) - - - - Eng. Cyc. - English Cyclopædia, (1795-1801). - - - - Eng. Statute - Act of Henry VIII. (cited fr. Johnson's Dict.). - - - - Enfield - Enfield, Wm. (Eng. divine) (1741-1797) - - - - Entick - Entick, John (Eng. misc. writer) (1713-1773) - - - - Erskine - Erskine, John (Scot. prof. of law) (1695-1768) - - - - Lord Erskine - Erskine, Thomas (lord chancellor of Eng.) (1750-1823) - - - - Eton - Eton, Wm. (Eng. writer in Turkey) (fl. 1800) - - - - Euclid - Euclid of Alexandria (geom.) (fl. B. C. 300) - - - - Eusden - Eusden, Lawrence (Eng. poet and transl.) (-1730) - - - - Eustace - Eustace, John Chetwode (R. C. divine) (1765?-1815) - - - - Evans - Evans, John (Brit. antiquary) (1823-) - - - - J. 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Fitch - Fitch, J. G. (Eng. educ. writer) (1824-) - - - - Fitz-Geffry - Fitz-Geffry, Charles (Eng. poet) (1575-1636) - - - - Fitzpatrick - Fitzpatrick, John Bernard (R. C. bp. of Boston) (1812-1866) - - - - Flatman - Flatman, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1633-1672) - - - - Flavel - Flavel, John (Eng. nonconf. divine) (1630?-1691) - - - - Fleetwood - Fleetwood, William (Eng. bishop) (1656-1723) - - - - Fleming - Fleming, William (Scot. divine and scholar). (1792?-1866) - [Vocab. of Philosophy, 2d ed., 1860] - - - - J. Fleming - Fleming, John (Scot. nat. philos.) (1785-1857) - - - - W. Flemming - Flemming, Walther (Ger. biologist) - - - - G. Fletcher - Fletcher, Giles (Eng. poet) (1584?-1623) - - - - J. Fletcher - Fletcher, John (Eng. dramatist and poet) (1579-1625) - - - - P. Fletcher - Fletcher, Phineas (Eng. poet) (1584?-1665?) - - - - Flint - Flint, Austin (Am. med. writer) (1812-1886) - - - - C. Flint - Flint, Chas. Lewis (Am. agr. writer) (1824-) - - - - Prof. R. Flint - Flint, Robert (Scot. theol. and philosopher) (1838-) - - - - T. Flint - Flint, Timothy (Am. author) (1780-1840) - - - - Florio - Florio, John (Eng. lexicog. and translator) (1553?-1625) - - - - Flower - Flower, Wm. Henry (Eng. zoölogist) (1831-) - - - - Floyer - Floyer, John (Eng. phys. and trans.) (1649-1734) - - - - Foote - Foote, Samuel (Eng. comedian) (1720-1777) - - - - Admiral Foote - Foote, Andrew Hull (Am. admiral) (1806-1863) - - - - D. Forbes - Forbes, Duncan (Scot. judge) (1685-1747) - - - - E. Forbes - Forbes, Edward (Eng. naturalist) (1815-1854) - - - - J. D. Forbes - Forbes, James D. (Scot. physicist) (1809-1868) - - - - Forby - Forby, Robert (Eng. philologist) (1759-1825) - - - - Ford - Ford, John (Eng. dramatist) (1586-1639?) - - - - Foreign Quart. Rev. - Foreign Quarterly Review (Lond., 1827-1846). - - - - Forney - Forney, Matthias Nace (Am. mechan. eng.). (1835-) - [Car-Builder's Dict., 1879.] - - - - Forsyth - Forsyth, J. S. - [Med. 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(1800-1865) - [Dict. of Arts, Sci., and Manuf., 1853] - - - - Frankland - Frankland, Edward (Eng. chemist) (1825-) - - - - T. Frankland - Frankland, Thomas (Eng. physician and historian) (1633-1690) - - - - Franklin - Franklin, Benj. (Am. philosopher and statesman) (1706-1790) - - - - Sarah Franklin - Bache, Sarah Franklin (daughter of Benj. Franklin) (1744-1808) - - - - Fraser's Mag. - Fraser's Magazine (London monthly, 1830-1882). - - - - E. A. Freeman - Freeman, Edward Aug. (Eng. hist.) (1823-1892) - - - - Freewill Bapt. Quart. - Freewill Baptist Quarterly (Dover, N. H., 1853-1869). - - - - J. C. Fremont - Fremont, John C. (Am. explorer) (1818-1890) - - - - J. H. Frere - Frere, John Hookham (Eng. diplomatist and poet) (1769-1846) - - - - Froude - Froude, James Anthony (Eng. hist.) (1818-1894) - - - - Fry - Fry, Edmund (Eng. type founder) (1754-1835) - - - - Fryth - Fryth, John (Eng. martyr) (-1533) - - - - Fulke - Fulke, Wm. (Eng. 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Geikie - Geikie, Cunningham (Brit. divine) (1826-) - - - - Geneva Bible - Geneva Bible (trans. by Eng. exiles at Geneva, 1560) - - - - Genevan Test. - Genevan Testament, 1557. - - - - Gent. Mag. - Gentleman's Magazine (London monthly, estab. 1731). - - - - J. F. Genung - Genung, John F. (Am. author) (1850-) - - - - Gerarde (1597) - Gerarde, John (Eng. herbalist and surgeon) (1545-1608) - - - - Gesta Romanorum - Gesta Romanorum (collection of old chronicles , legends, etc., of unknown authorship) - - - - Gibbon - Gibbon, Edward (Eng. historian) (1737-1794) - - - - Gibbs - Gibbs, Josiah Willard (Am. philol.) (1790-1861) - - - - Bp. Gibson - Gibson, Bp. Edmund (Eng. antiq.) (1669-1748) - - - - Gifford (1580) - Gifford, Humfrey. - [Poesie of Gilliflowers, Lond., 1580.] - - - - G. Gifford - Gifford, or Gyffard, George (Eng. divine). (1560?-1620) - [Dialogue of Witches, 1603] - - - - J. Gifford - Gifford, John (Eng. hist.) (1758-1818) - - - - W. 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Berners, 1534). - - - - Golding - Golding, Arthur (Eng. poet and translator) (1536-1590?) - - - - Goldsmith - Goldsmith, Oliver (Ir. poet, hist., and nov.) (1728-1774) - - - - Good - Good, John Mason (Eng. physician) (1764-1827) - - - - Goodale - Goodale, Geo. Lincoln (Am. bot.) (1839-) - - - - G. B. Goode - Goode, Geo. Brown (Am. ichth.) (1851-1896) - - - - J. Goodman - Goodman, John (Eng. clerg.). (-1690?) - [Winter Evening Conference, 1684.] - - - - S. G. Goodrich - Goodrich, Samuel G. (Am. misc. writer, pseud. Peter Parley) (1793-1860) - - - - Goodwin - Goodwin, Wm. W. (Am. scholar) (1831-) - - - - J. Goodwin - Goodwin, John (Eng. divine) (1593-1665) - - - - T. Goodwin - Goodwin, Thomas (Eng. divine) (1600-1697) - - - - Googe - Googe, Barnaby (Eng. poet) (1538?-) - - - - T. Gordon - Gordon, Thomas (Scot. relig. and polit. writer) (1684?-1750) - - - - Mrs. Gore - Gore, Catharine Grace (Eng. nov.) (1799-1861) - - - - Gorges - Gorges, Sir Arthur. 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Grant - Grant, Ulysses Simpson (Am. general and president) (1822-1885) - - - - Granville - Granville, George, Visc. Lansdowne (Eng. poet) (1667-1735) - - - - Graunt - Graunt, John (Eng. tradesman) (1620-1674) - - - - Graves - Graves, Richard (Eng. divine and satirist) (1715-1804) - - - - Gray - Gray, Asa (Am. botanist) (1810-1888) - - - - T. Gray - Gray, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1716-1771) - - - - C. J. Grece (Trans. Maetzner's Gram.) - Grece, Clair James (translator of Maetzner's Eng. Grammar). - - - - J. R. Green - Green, John Richard (Eng. hist.) (1837-1883) - - - - M. Green - Green, Matthew (Eng. poet) (1697-1737) - - - - Robert Greene - Greene, Robert (Eng. dramatist) (1560?-1592) - - - - Greenhill - Greenhill, Thos. - [Necrokadeia, or Art of Embalming, Lond., 1705.] - - - - Greenleaf - Greenleaf, Simon (Am. jurist) (1783-1853) - - - - B. Greenleaf - Greenleaf, Benjamin (Am. math.) (1786-1864) - - - - Gregory - Gregory, Wm. (Scot. chemist) (1803-1858) - - - - G. 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(Eng. divine) (1519-1583) - - - - A. Grisebach - Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolph (prof. of bot. at Göttingen) (1814-1879) - - - - Grose - Grose, Francis (Eng. antiquary) (1731-1791) - - - - Gross - Gross, Samuel David (Am. surgeon) (1805-1884) - - - - Grote - Grote, Geo. (Eng. hist. and philos.) (1794-1871) - - - - J. Grote - Grote, John (Eng. philos.) (1813-1866) - - - - Grove - Grove, Sir Geo. (ed. of Mus. Dict.) (1820-) - - - - W. R. Grove - Grove, Wm. R. (Eng. physicist) (1811-1896) - - - - Guardian - Guardian, The (Eng. period., March to Oct., 1713). - - - - Dr. Guest - Guest, Edwin (Eng. philologist) (1800-1880) - - - - Edmund Gurney - Gurney, Edmund (Eng. writer) (1847?-1888) - - - - F. Guthrie - Guthrie, Frederick (Eng. physicist) (1833-1886) - - - - T. Guthrie - Guthrie, Thomas (Scot. divine and philanthropist) (1803-1873) - - - - W. Guthrie - Guthrie, Wm. (Scot. historian) (1708-1770) - - - - Guy of Warwick - Guy of Warwick (anc. Eng. poet. romance) - - - - Guyot - Guyot, Arnold Henry (Swiss-Am. geog.) (1807-1884) - - - - Gwilt - Gwilt, Joseph (Eng. architect) (1784-1863) - - - - Habington - Habington, Wm. (Eng. poet) (1605-1654) - - - - Hackett - Hackett, Horatio B. (Am. biblical commentator) (1808-1875) - - - - Bp. Hackett - Hackett, Bp. John (Eng. divine) (1592-1670) - - - - Hadley - Hadley, James (Am. philologist) (1821-1872) - - - - A. T. Hadley - Hadley, Arthur T. (Am. econ.) (1856-) - - - - Haeckel - Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich (Ger. nat.) (1834-) - - - - H. R. Haggard - Haggard, Henry Rider (Eng. nov.) (1856-) - - - - Hakewill - Hakewill, Geo. (Eng. abp.) (1579-1648) - - - - Hakluyt - Hakluyt, Richard (Eng. geog.) (1553-1616) - - - - Haldeman - Haldeman, S. S. (Am. misc. writer) (1812-1880) - - - - E. E. Hale - Hale, Edward Everett (Am. clerg. and author) (1822-) - - - - Sir M. Hale - Hale, Sir Matt. (Eng. ld. chief just., relig. and legal writer) (1609-1676) - - - - Hales - Hales, John (Eng. divine and critic) (1584-1656) - - - - W. Hales - Hales, Wm. (Brit. misc. author) (1747-1831) - - - - - - Haliburton - Haliburton, Thos. C. (Nova Scotia humorist, pseud. Sam Slick) (1796-1865) - - - - Halifax - Halifax, Chas. Montagu, Earl of (Eng. statesman) (1661-1715) - - - - B. H. Hall - Hall, Benj. Home (Am. writer) (1830-) - - - - Bp. Hall - Hall, Bp. Joseph (Eng. scholar) (1574-1656) - - - - E. Hall - Hall, Edw. (Eng. chronicler) (1499?-1547) - - - - Fitzed. Hall - Hall, Fitzedward (Am. philol. in Eng.) (1825-) - - - - J. Hall (1565) - Hall, John (Eng. poet). - [Court of Virtue, 1565.] - - - - John Hall (1646) - Hall, John (Eng. poet) (1627-1656) - - - - Marshall Hall - Hall, Marshall (Eng. physician) (1790-1857) - - - - R. Hall - Hall, Robert (Eng. Bapt. divine) (1764-1831) - - - - S. C. Hall - Hall, Samuel Carter (Eng. author) (1801-1889) - - - - Hallam - Hallam, Henry (Eng. historian) (1777-1859) - - - - Halleck - Halleck, Fitz-Greene (Am. poet) (1790-1867) - - - - H. W. Halleck - Halleck, Henry Wager (Am. general, and mil. writer) (1815-1872) - - - - Haller - Haller, Albrecht von (Swiss, father of modern physiol.) (1708-1777) - - - - Hallifax - Hallifax, Samuel (Eng. divine) (1733-1790) - - - - Halliwell - Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard (Eng. antiquary) (1820-1889) - - - - C. Hallock - Hallock, Charles (Am. writer) (1834-) - - - - Hallywell - Hallywell, Henry (Eng. vicar) (17th c.) - - - - C. G. Halpine - Halpine, Charles G. (Ir.-Am. jour.) (1829-1868) - - - - Hamerton - Hamerton, Philip Gilbert (English writer on art) (1834-1894) - - - - Ham. Nav. Encyc. - Hamersly's Naval Encyclopaedia, Phila. 1881. - - - - Hamilton - Hamilton, Wm. (Scot. poet) (1704-1754) - - - - A. Hamilton - Hamilton, Alex. (Am. statesman) (1757-1804) - - - - J. Hamilton - Hamilton, Jas. (Scot. divine) (1814-1867) - - - - R. W. Hamilton - Hamilton, Richard Winter (Eng. divine) (1794-1848) - - - - Sir W. Hamilton - Hamilton, Sir Wm. (Scot. philos.) (1788-1856) - - - - Sir W. R. Hamilton - Hamilton, Sir Wm. Rowan (Irish astronomer) (1805-1865) - - - - Thomas Hamilton - Hamilton, Thomas (Eng. author). (1789-1842) - [Men and Manners in Am., 1883] - - - - W. Hamilton (Life of Wallace) - Hamilton, Wm. (Scot. poet, abridged the Life of Sir Wm. Wallace, a metrical history, 1710) (1665?-1751) - - - - Hammond - Hammond, Henry (Eng. divine) (1605-1660) - - - - S. H. Hammond - Hammond, Sam. H. (Am. author) (1809-) - - - - W. A. Hammond - Hammond, Wm. Alex. (Am. phys.) (1828-1900) - - - - W. Hamper - Hamper, Wm. (Eng. antiquary) (1776-1831) - - - - Hampole - Hampole, Richard Rolle de (Eng. poet) (-1348) - - - - Hanmer - Hanmer, Sir Thos. (Eng. Shak. ed.) (1676?-1746) - - - - Jonathan Hanmer - Hanmer, Jonathan (Eng. nonconf. divine) (-1687) - - - - J. Hannay - Hannay, Jas. (Scot. crit. and nov.) (1827-1873) - - - - Hansard - Hansard, Luke (Eng. printer) (1752-1828) - - - - F. Hardman - Hardman, Fred. (Brit. journalist) (1813?-1874) - - - - A. S. Hardy - Hardy, Arthur S. (Am. novelist) (1847-) - - - - Lady D. Hardy - Hardy, Lady Duffus (Eng. writer). - - - - T. Hardy - Hardy, Thomas (Eng. novelist) (1840-) - - - - Hare - Hare, Augustus Wm., and Hare, Julius Charles (1795-1855) (Eng. clergymen, and joint authors of Guesses at Truth). - - - - A. W. Hare - Hare, Augustus Wm. (1792-1834) - [Sermons to a Country Congregation, 1837] - - - - J. S. Harford - Harford, John Scandrett (English writer) (1785-1866) - - - - Harkness - Harkness, Albert (Am. educator) (1822-) - - - - Harmar - Harmar, John (Eng. translator) (-1613) - - - - R. G. Harper - Harper, Robt. G. (Am. statesman) (1765-1825) - - - - Harpers' Latin Dict. - Harpers' Latin Dictionary (revised edition, N. Y., 1886). - - - - Harper's Mag. - Harper's New Monthly Magazine (N. Y., estab. 1850). - - - - Harrington - Harrington, Jas. (Eng. polit. writer) (1611-1677) - - - - Sir J. Harrington - Harrington, Sir John (Eng. author) (1561-1612) - - - - Harris - Harris, Jas. (Eng. philol.) (1709-1780) - [Hermes] - - - - Harris (Voyages) - Harris, John (Eng. misc. writer). (1667-1719) - [Collection of Voyages, 1702] - - - - J. C. Harris - Harris, Joel Chandler (Am. writer) (1848-) - - - - S. Harris - Harris, Samuel (Eng. divine) (1683-1733) - - - - Sir W. S. Harris - Harris, Sir Wm. Snow (Eng. elec.) (1792-1867) - - - - T. W. Harris - Harris, Thaddeus Wm. (Am. nat.) (1795-1856) - - - - F. Harrison - Harrison, Frederick (Eng. author) (1831-) - - - - J. A. Harrison (Beowulf) - Harrison, James Albert (Am. philologist). (1848-) - [Beowulf] - - - - W. Harrison (1586) - Harrison, William (Eng. divine). (-1593) - [Description of England prefixed to Holinshed, 1586] - - - - Harte - Harte, Walter (Eng. poet and hist.) (1700-1774) - - - - Bret Harte - Harte, Francis Bret (Am. author) (1839-) - - - - Hartlib - Hartlib, Samuel (Polish refugee, friend of Milton) (1600?-1662) - - - - H. Hartshorne - Hartshorne, Henry (Am. physician) (1823-1897) - - - - Harvey - Harvey, Wm. (Eng. anatomist) (1578-1658) - - - - G. Harvey - Harvey, Gabriel (Eng. author) (1545?-1630?) - - - - Haüy - Haüy, René Just (Fr. mineralogist) (1743-1822) - - - - Havelok the Dane - Havelok the Dane (Eng. romance, about 1280). - - - - H. R. Haweis - Haweis, Hugh Reginald (Eng. clergyman and musical writer) (1838-) - - - - Hawes - Hawes, Stephen (Eng. poet) (16th c.) - - - - J. Hawes - Hawes, Joel (Am. clergyman) (1789-1867) - - - - Hawkesworth - Hawkesworth, John (Eng. compiler) (1715?-1773) - - - - Sir J. Hawkins - Hawkins, Sir John (Eng. rear adm.) (1532-1595) - - - - Hawthorne - Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Am. nov.) (1804-1864) - - - - Julian Hawthorne - Hawthorne, Julian (Am. novelist) (1846-) - - - - Hay (1754) - Hay, William (Eng. essayist) (1695-1755) - - - - Haydn - Haydn, Joseph. (-1856) - [Dict. of Dates] - - - - B. R. Haydon - Haydon, Benj. Robt. (Eng. painter) (1786-1846) - - - - Dr. Hayes - Hayes, Isaac Israel (Am. explorer) (1832-1881) - - - - Hayward - Hayward, Sir John (Eng. historian) (1560?-1627) - - - - J. Hayward - Hayward, James (Eng. trans.). - [The Banished Virgin, 1635.] - - - - Hazlitt - Hazlitt, Wm. (Eng. misc. writer) (1778-1830) - - - - W. C. Hazlitt - Hazlitt, Wm. Carew (Eng. hist.) (1834-1893) - - - - Sir F. Head - Head, Sir Fr. Bond (Eng. traveler) (1793-1875) - - - - J. B. Heard - Heard, John Bickford (Brit. clerg.). - - - - Hearne - Hearne, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1678-1735) - - - - Heber - Heber, Reginald (Eng. bishop and hymn writer) (1783-1826) - - - - Hebert - Hebert, Luke (Brit. ed.). - [Engin. & Mech. Dict., Lond., 1842.] - - - - Hedge - Hedge, Fredk. Henry (Am. clerg.) (1805-1891) - - - - Helmholtz - Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferd. (Ger. physicist and physiol.) (1821-1894) - - - - Helps - Helps, Sir Arthur (Eng. essayist and hist.) (1813-1875) - - - - Mrs. Hemans - Hemans, Felicia D. (Eng. poetess) (1793-1835) - - - - E. Henderson - Henderson, Ebenezer (Scot. theol.) (1784-1858) - - - - Mrs. Henderson - Henderson, Mary Foote. (1835?-) - [Prac. Cooking, N. Y., 1876] - - - - P. Henderson - Henderson, Peter (Am. hort. writer) (1823-1890) - - - - Proverbs of Hending - Hending, or Hendyng. (1272-1307) - [Proverbs] - - - - Henfrey - Henfrey, Arthur (Eng. botanist) (1819-1859) - - - - Henrici - Henrici, Olaus (Ger. math. at Univ. of Lond.) (1840-) - - - - Henry - Henry, William (Eng. chemist) (1775-1836) - - - - M. Henry - Henry, Matthew (Eng. bib. com.) (1672-1714) - - - - P. Henry - Henry, Patrick (Am. orator) (1736-1799) - - - - R. Henry - Henry, Robt. (Eng. historian) (1718-1790) - - - - Henryson - Henryson, Robt. (Scot. poet) (1425?-1506?) - - - - Henslow - Henslow, John Stevens (Eng. bot.) (1796-1861) - - - - Herbert - Herbert, George (Eng. poet) (1593-1632) - - - - Lord Herbert - Herbert, Ld. Edwd. (Brit. author) (1581-1648) - - - - Sir T. Herbert - Herbert, Sir Thos. (Eng. traveler) (1606-1682) - - - - Hermann - Hermann, Hans Rudolph (German mineralogical chemist) (1805-) - - - - Herrick - Herrick, Robert (Eng. poet) (1591-1674) - - - - Sir J. Herschel - Herschel, Sir John Fredk. Wm. (Eng. astron., son of W. H.) (1792-1871) - - - - W. Herschel - Herschel, Sir Wm. (Eng. astron.) (1738-1822) - - - - Heumann - Heumann, Johann (Ger. jurist) (1711-1760) - - - - Hewyt - Hewyt, John (Eng. divine) (-1658) - - - - Hexham - Hexham, Henry. (17th c.) - [Netherdutch and Eng. Dict., 1658] - - - - Heylin - Heylin, Peter (Eng. misc. writer) (1600-1662) - - - - Heyse - Heyse, Karl Wilhelm Ludwig (Ger. philol.) (1797-1855) - - - - Heywood - Heywood, Thos. (Eng. dramatist) (-1650?) - - - - J. Heywood - Heywood, John (Eng. dramatist) (1500-1565) - - - - Heywood's Prov. - Heywood's Prov. (coll. of proverbs by J. Heywood) - - - - E. Hickeringill - Hickeringill, Edm. (Eng. controv.) (1630-1708) - - - - Hickes - Hickes, Thomas (Eng. author) (-1634) - - - - G. Hickes - Hickes, George (Eng. divine and scholar) (1642-1715) - - - - Hickok - Hickok, Laurens Perseus (Am. philosopher) (1798-1888) - - - - Highmore - Highmore, Nathaniel (Eng. jurist) (fl. 1810) - - - - R. Hildreth - Hildreth, Richard (Am. journalist and historian) (1807-1865) - - - - Hiles - Hiles, Henry (Eng. mus. writer) (1826-) - - - - Sir J. Hill - Hill, Sir John (Eng. misc. writer) (1716-1775) - - - - Hillhouse - Hillhouse, Jus. Abraham (Am. poet) (1789-1841) - - - - J. R. Hind - Hind, John Russell (Eng. astron.) (1823-) - - - - Hist. of Richard Hainam - Witty Rogue Arraigned, or History of Richard Hainam, 1658. - - - - Hitchcock - Hitchcock, Edward (Am. geol.) (1793-1864) - - - - R. D. Hitchcock - Hitchcock, Roswell Dwight (Am. theologian) (1817-1887) - - - - Bp. Hoadley - Hoadley, Bp. Benj. (Eng. prelate) (1671-1761) - - - - Hobart - Hobart, Sir Henry (ld. chief just.). (-1625) - [Law Repts.] - - - - Bp. Hobart - Hobart, Bp. John Henry (Am. Prot. Epis. divine) (1775-1830) - - - - Hobbes - Hobbes, Thos. (Eng. philosopher) (1588-1679) - - - - Hoblyn - Hoblyn, Richard Dennis. (1813?-1886) - [Dict. of Scientific Terms, 1849.] - - - - Sir E. Hoby - Hoby, Sir Edward. (1560?-1616?) - [Purgatory's Triumph over Hell, 1609] - - - - R. Hodges - Hodges, Richard. - [Plainest Directions for True Writing, 1649.] - - - - Hoffman - Hoffman, Chas. Fenno (Am. author) (1806-1884) - - - - Hoffmann - Hoffmann, August Wilhelm (Ger. chem.) (1818-1892) - - - - Hogg - Hogg, James (Scot. poet, "The Ettrick Shepherd") (1772-1835) - - - - H. Holbeach - Holbreach, Henry, pseud. of Wm. Brightly Rande (Eng. essayist) (1827-1882) - - - - Holder - Holder, William (Eng. divine) (1614-1697) - - - - Holdsworth - Holdsworth, Richard (Eng. divine) (1590-1649) - - - - Holinshed - Holinshed, Raphael (Eng. chron.) (-1580?) - - - - Holland - Holland, Philemon (Eng. trans.) (1551-1636) - - - - Holloway - Holloway, Wm. (Eng. author). - [Dict. of Provincialisms, 1839.] - - - - Holmes - Holmes, Oliver Wendell (Am. physician and author) (1809-1894) - - - - A. Holmes - Holmes, Abiel (Am. clergyman) (1763-1837) - - - - Ld. Holt - Holt, Ld. John (chief just. of Eng.) (1642-1709) - - - - Holwell - Holwell, Wm. (Eng. divine). (-1798) - [Myth., Etym., and Hist. Dict., 1793.] - - - - Holyday - Holyday, Barten (Eng. author) (1593-1661) - - - - Homans - Homans, J. Smith (father and son of same name, Am. authors). - [Cyc. of Commerce, N. Y., 1858.] - - - - J. Home - Home, John (Scot. dramatic poet) (1724?-1808) - - - - Homilies - Homilies of the Church of England, 2 vols., 1547 and 1563. - - - - Hood - Hood, Thomas (Eng. poet and wit) (1798-1845) - - - - Hook - Hook, Walter Farquhar (Eng. divine). (1798-1875) - [Church Dict., 1854] - - - - T. Hook - Hood, Theo. Ed. (Eng. journalist) (1788-1841) - - - - Hooke - Hooke, Robert (Eng. math. and inventor) (1635-1703) - - - - Hooker - Hooker, Richard (Eng. divine) (1554-1600) - - - - J. D. Hooker - Hooker, Joseph Dalton (Brit. bot.) (1817-) - - - - Hoole - Hoole, John (Eng. translator and dramatist) (1727-1803) - - - - Hooper - Hooper, Robert (Brit. med. writer) (-1835) - - - - J. Hooper - Hooper, John (Eng. bp. and martyr) (1495-1555) - - - - Hopkins - Hopkins, Samuel (Am. theologian) (1721-1803) - - - - Bp. Hopkins - Hopkins, Bp. Ezekiel (Eng. divine) (1633-1690) - - - - Hopkinson - Hopkinson, Francis (Am. author) (1737-1791) - - - - Bp. Horne - Horne, Bp. George (Eng. divine) (1730-1792) - - - - L. Horner - Horner, Leonard (Scot. writer, tr. of Villari's Hist. of Savanarola) (1785?-1864) - - - - Bp. Horsley - Horsley, Bp. Samuel (Eng. prelate) (1733-1806) - - - - D. Hosack - Hosack, David (Am. botanist) (1769-1835) - - - - Hosking - Hosking, William (Eng. architect) (1800-1861) - - - - Bp. Hough - Hough, Bp. John (Eng. divine) (1651-1743) - - - - J. Howe - Howe, John (Eng. Puritan divine) (1630-1705) - - - - Mrs. Howe - Howe, Julia Ward (Am. poet) (1819-) - - - - Howell - Howell, James (Brit. author) (1595?-1666) - - - - W. D. Howells - Howells, Wm. Dean (Am. novelist) (1837-) - - - - Howitt - Howitt, Mrs. Mary (Eng. writer. Howitt also indicates the joint works of Wm. and Mary Howitt) (1798-1888) - - - - W. Howitt - Howitt, William (Eng. author) (1795-1879) - - - - Hoyle - Hoyle, Edm. (Eng. writer on games) (1672-1769) - - - - Hudibras - Hudibras (a burl. poem by Sam. Butler, 1663.) - - - - T. Hudson - Hudson, Thomas (British poet). - [Trans. of Du Bartas's Hist. of Judith, 1584.] - - - - Hughes - Hughes, John (Eng. poet) (1677-1720) - - - - T. Hughes - Hughes, Thomas (Eng. author) (1823-1896) - - - - Huloet - Huloet, or Hulett, Richard. - [Latin-Eng. Dict., Lond. 1522.] - - - - Humble - Humble, Wm. (Eng. geol.). - [Dict. of Geol. and mining, 1840.] - - - - Humboldt - Humboldt, von, Friedrich Henrich Alexander, Baron (Ger. nat.) (1769-1859) - - - - Hume - Hume, David (Scot. hist. and phil.) (1711-1776) - - - - The Humorist - The Humorist (essays upon several subjects, Lond., 1720, by Thomas Gordon) - - - - H. Humphrey - Humphrey, Heman (Am. clerg.) (1779-1861) - - - - Leigh Hunt - Hunt, Jas. Henry Leigh (Eng. poet and essayist) (1784-1859) - - - - R. Hunt - Hunt, Robert (Eng. scient. writer) (1807-1887) - - - - T. S. Hunt - Hunt, Thomas Sterry (Am. chem.) (1826-1892) - - - - Hunter - Hunter, Robert. - [Hunter's Encyc. Dict., 1879-1888.] - - - - Bp. Hurd - Hurd, Bp. Richard (Eng. author) (1720-1808) - - - - Hutcheson - Hutcheson, Francis (Irish metaph.) (1694-1746) - - - - Lady Hutchinson - Hutchinson, Lucy (Eng. writer) (1620-1659) - - - - Hutton - Hutton, Chas. (Eng. mathematician) (1737-1823) - - - - R. H. Hutton - Hutton, Richard Holt (Eng. writer) (1826-1897) - - - - Huxley - Huxley, Thos. Henry (Eng. nat.) (1825-1895) - - - - A. Hyatt - Hyatt, Alpheus (Am. naturalist) (1838-) - - - - R. Hyrde - Hyrde, Richard (Eng. trans. of Instruction of a Christian Woman, Lond., 1540, from the Lat. of L. Vives). - - - - Idler - Idler, The (Eng. periodical, 1758-1760), conducted by Johnson, Sir J. Reynolds, and B. Langton). - - - - Illust. London News - Illustrated London News (weekly journal, estab. 1842). - - - - Imp. Dict. - Imperial Dictionary (new ed., 1882). - - - - J. Ingelow - Ingelow, Jean (Eng. poet and nov.) (1820-1897) - - - - Internat. Cyc. - International Cyclopedia (Am. ed., N. Y. 1887). - - - - E. Irving - Irving, Edward (Scot. preacher) (1792-1834) - - - - W. Irving - Irving, Washington (Am. author) (1783-1859) - - - - Itard - Itard, Jean E. M. Gaspard (Fr. surg.) (1772-1838) - - - - C. A. Ives - Ives, Chas. Acton (Am. writer) (1856-) - - - - Mrs. H. H. Jackson - Jackson, Mrs. Helen Hunt, known as "H. H." (Am. author) (1831-1885) - - - - T. Jackson - Jackson, Thomas (Dean of Peterborough) (1579-1640) - - - - Jacob (Law Dict.) - Jacob, Giles (Eng. legal writer) (1686-1744) - - - - R. Jago - Jago, Richd. (Eng. divine and poet) (1715-1781) - - - - James I. (1618) - James I. (king of Eng.) (1566-1625) - - - - James II. - James II. (king of Eng.) (1633-1701) - - - - James I. (of Scotland) - James I. of Scotland (1394?-1437) - - - - James II. of Scotland - James II. of Scotland (1430-1460) - - - - G. P. R. James - James, Geo. P. Rainsford (Eng. nov.) (1801-1860) - - - - H. James - James, Henry, Jr. (Am. author) (1843-) - - - - Mrs. Jameson - Jameson, Anna (Irish author) (1797-1860) - - - - R. Jameson - Jameson, Robert (Scot. naturalist) (1774-1854) - - - - Jamieson - Jamieson, John (Scot. lexicog.) (1759-1838) - - - - Janet - Janet, Paul (Fr. philosopher) (1823-) - - - - Jardine - Jardine, Sir William (Scot. nat.) (1800-1874) - - - - Jarman - Jarman, Thos. (Eng. legal writer) (1800?-1860) - - - - Jay - Jay, John (first chief just. of U. S.)] (1745-1829) - - - - W. Jay - Jay, William (Am. author) (1789-1858) - - - - R. Jefferies - Jefferies, Richard (Eng. author) (1848-1887) - - - - Jefferson - Jefferson, Thomas (Pres. of U. S.) (1743-1826) - - - - Jeffrey - Jeffrey, Lord Francis (Scot. critic and essayist) (1773-1850) - - - - W. E. Jelf - Jelf, Wm. Edward (Eng. author) (1811-1875) - - - - Fleeming Jenkin - Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming (Brit. electrician) (1833-1885) - - - - Jenkins - Jenkins, Sir Leoline (Eng. statesm.) (1623-1685) - - - - Jennings - Jennings, James. (-1833) - [Somerset Glossary, Lond., 1825] - - - - Jenyns - Jenyns, Soame (Eng. misc. author) (1705-1787) - - - - D. Jerrold - Jerrold, Douglas Wm. (Eng. author) (1803-1857) - - - - Jervas - Jervas, or Jarvis, Chas. (Brit. trans.) (ab. 1740) - - - - Jevons - Jevons, Wm. Stanley (Eng. econ.) (1835-1882) - - - - Jewel - Jewel, or Jewell, John (Eng. bp.) (1522-1571) - - - - Jodrell - Jodrell, Richard Paul (Eng. philol.) (1745-1831) - - - - Johnson - Johnson, Dr. Samuel (Eng. lexicog. and misc. writer) (1709-1784) - - - - Johnson's Cyc. - Johnson's Universal Cyclopædia (N. Y., 1886). - - - - K. Johnston - Johnston, Alex. Keith (Scot. geog.) (1804-1871) - - - - W. P. Johnston - Johnston, William Preston (Am. educator) (1831-) - - - - W. R. Johnston - Johnston, Walter Rogers (Am. writer) (1794-1852) - - - - Johnstone - Johnstone, John (Eng. physician) (1768-1836) - - - - Joint Rules of Congress, U. S. - Joint Rules of the Congress of the United States. - - - - Sir W. Jones - Jones, Sir Wm. (Eng. orientalist) (1746-1794) - - - - - - B. Jonson - Jonson, Ben (Eng. dramatist) (1574?-1637) - - - - Jordan - Jordan, Thos. (Eng. poet and actor) (-1685?) - - - - Jortin - Jortin, John (Eng. divine and essayist) (1698-1770) - - - - Journal H. of R. U. S. - Journal of the U. S. House of Representatives. - - - - Journal of the Senate, U. S. - Journal of the U. S. Senate. - - - - Jowett - Jowett, Benjamin (Eng. scholar) (1817-1893) - - - - Joye - Joye, or Gee, George (Eng. reformer and printer) (1492?-1553) - - - - Judd - Judd, Sylvester (Am. novelist) (1813-1853) - - - - Jukes - Jukes, Joseph Beete (Eng. geol.) (1811-1869) - - - - F. Junius - Junius, Franciscus (Eng. philol.) (1589-1677) - - - - Junius - Junius Letters (issued in Public Advertiser, 1769-1772, and attributed to Sir Philip Francis). - - - - Kames - Kames, Hen. Home, Ld. (Scot. phil.) (1696-1782) - - - - Kane - Kane, Elisha Kent (Am. explorer) (1820-1857) - - - - Karslake - Karslake, William Henry (Eng. divine, and writer on logic) (1825?-) - - - - Keary - Keary, Charles Francis. - [Dawn of History, 1878.] - - - - Keats - Keats, John (Eng. poet) (1795-1821) - - - - Keble - Keble, John (Eng. divine and poet) (1792-1866) - - - - Keightley - Keightley, Thomas (Brit. author) (1789-1872) - - - - Keill - Keill, John (Scot. math. and phil.) (1671-1721) - - - - Keith - Keith, Rev. Patrick. - [Physiolog. Botany, Lond., 1816.] - - - - J. P. Kemble - Kemble, John P. (Eng. tragedian) (1757-1823) - - - - D. Kemp - Kemp, Dixon (Eng. naut. writer). - - - - Bp. Ken - Ken, Bp. Thomas (English hymn writer) (1637-1710) - - - - T. Kendall - Kendall, Timothy (English poet). - [Flowers of Epigrams, 1577.] - - - - G. Kennan - Kennan, George (Am. traveler) (1845-) - - - - Kennet - Kennet, Basil (Eng. class. writer) (1674-1714?) - - - - Bp. Kennet - Kennet, Bp. White (Eng. historian) (1660-1728) - - - - Kenney - Kenney, James (Irish dramatist) (1770-1849?) - - - - Kenrick - Kenrick, William (Eng. critic) (1720-1779) - - - - Kent - Kent, James (Am. jurist) (1763-1847) - - - - Kepler - Kepler, Johann (Germ. astronomer) (1571-1631) - - - - Kerr - Kerr, Robert (Scot. historian) (1755-1813) - - - - Kersey - Kersey, John (Eng. math. and philol.). (1616?-1690?) - [Eng. Dict., 1708] - - - - Kettlewell - Kettlewell, John (Eng. divine) (1653-1695) - - - - F. S. Key - Key, Francis Scott (Am. poet) (1780-1843) - - - - Killingbeck - Killingbeck, John (Eng. prebendary) (fl. 1725) - - - - R. B. Kimball - Kimball, Richd. Burleigh (Am. nov.) (1816-1892) - - - - King - King, William (Eng. author) (1663-1712) - - - - Bp. King - King, Bp. Henry (Eng. divine) (1591-1669) - - - - Bp. J. King (1608) - King, Bp. John (Eng. divine) (1559-1621) - - - - King Alisaunder - King Alisaunder (a trans. from Latin of a part of the Romance of Alexander, ab. 1340.) - - - - King Horn - King Horn (prob. a trans. of Fr. romance of Horn & Rimenhild, before 1300.) - - - - C. Kingsley - Kingsley, Chas. (Eng. nov. and poet) (1819-1875) - - - - H. Kingsley - Kingsley, Henry (Eng. novelist) (1824?-1876) - - - - Kirby - Kirby, William (Eng. entomologist) (1759-1850) - - - - Kirby & Spence - Kirby, William, and Spence, W. - [Int. to Entomol., 7th ed., 1856.] - - - - Kirwan - Kirwan, Richard (Irish physicist) (1750-1812) - - - - Kitto - Kitto, John (Eng. biblical writer) (1804-1854) - - - - W. Kittredge - Kittredge, Walter (Am. song writer) (1832-) - - - - Knatchbull - Knatchbull, Sir Norton (Eng. author) (1601-1684) - - - - Knight - Knight, Edward Henry (Am. engineer). (1820?-1883) - [Mechan. Dict.] - - - - C. Knight - Knight, Chas. (Eng. ed. and author) (1791-1873) - - - - Knolles - Knolles, Richard (Eng. author) (1545?-1610) - - - - Knowles - Knowles, James (Brit. educator, revised Walker's Dict., 1845) (1779?-1840) - - - - J. Knowles - Knowles, John. - [Elem. and Prac. of Marine Architecture, 1822.] - - - - Sheridan Knowles - Knowles, Jas. Sheridan (Ir. dram.) (1784-1862) - - - - Bp. Knox - Knox, Bp. William (Ir. divine) (1760?-1831) - - - - John Knox - Knox, John (Scot. reformer) (1505-1572) - - - - V. Knox - Knox, Vicesimus (Eng. divine and essayist) (1752-1821) - - - - Kollock - Kollock, Henry (Am. clergyman) (1778-1819) - - - - J. Köstlin (Schaff-Herzog Encyc.) - Köstlin, Julius (German theologian, writer in Schaff-Herzog Encyc.) (1826-) - - - - Krauth - Krauth, Charles Porterfield (Am. divine and philosophical writer) (1823-1883) - - - - Krauth-Fleming - Krauth, C. P., and Fleming, Wm. - [Vocab. of Philos. Sci., 1885.] - - - - W. Kühne - Kühne, W. (Ger. physiologist). - - - - Kyd - Kyd, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (fl. 1580) - - - - Laing - Laing, Samuel (Eng. traveler) (1780-1868) - - - - Lamb - Lamb, Charles (Eng. essayist) (1775-1834) - - - - Lambarde - Lambarde, William (Eng. author) (1536-1601) - - - - Lambert - Lambert, John (Eng. traveler) (1775?-) - - - - Lament. of Mary Magdalene - Lamentation of Mary Magdalene (poem occas. ascr. to Chaucer). - - - - M. S. Lamson - Lamson, Mary Swift. - [Life of Laura Bridgman, 1879.] - - - - Landois & Stirling - Landois, Leon. (Ger. physiol.) (1837-) - Stirling, Wm. (Eng. physiol.) (?-) - - - - Landor - Landor, Walter S. (Eng. author) (1775-1864) - - - - E. W. Lane - Lane, Edw. Wm. (Eng. orientalist) (1801-1876) - - - - Laneham - Laneham, Robert. - [Pageants before Queen Elizabeth, Lond., 1575.] - - - - A. Lang - Lang, Andrew (Eng. writer) (1844-) - - - - Langham - Langham, William (Eng. physician). - [Garden of Health, 1579.] - - - - Langhorne - Langhorne, John (Eng. divine) (1735-1779) - - - - J. Langley (1644) - Langley, John. - [Sermons, 1644.] - - - - S. P. Langley - Langley, Samuel P. (Am. astron.) (1834-) - - - - Ray Lankester - Lankester, Edwin Ray (Eng. geol.) (1847-) - - - - Lansdowne Ms. - Lansdowne Ms. (public records, state papers, correspondence, etc., in Brit. Museum, formerly belonging to the Marq. of Lansdowne, 1737-1805) - - - - Lardner - Lardner, Dionysius (Brit. sci. writer) (1793-1859) - - - - La Rochefoucauld (Trans) - La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de (French author) (1613-1680) - - - - Latham - Latham, Robert Gordon (Eng. philol. and lexicog.) (1812-1888) - [Johnson's Dict.] - - - - Latimer - Latimer, Hugh (Eng. reformer) (1472?-1555) - - - - Laud - Laud, William (Eng. abp.) (1573-1645) - - - - H. Laurens - Laurens, Henry (Am. statesman) (1724-1792) - - - - Lauson - Lauson, William. - [Comments on Secrets of Angling, 1653.] - - - - Bp. Lavington - Lavington, Bp. Geo. (Eng. divine) (1683-1762) - - - - Lavoisier - Lavoisier, Ant. Laurent (Fr. chem.) (1743-1794) - - - - Law - Law, Wm. (Eng. divine and author) (1686-1761) - - - - Bp. Law - Law, Bp. Edmund (Eng. divine) (1703-1787) - - - - James Law - Law, Jas. (Scot.-Am. veter. sci.). (1838-) - [Farmer's Veter. Adviser, 7th ed.,] - - - - G. A. Lawrence - Lawrence, Geo. Alf. (Eng. nov.) (1827-1876) - - - - Sir W. Lawrence - Lawrence, Sir Wm. (Eng. surgeon) (1783-1867) - - - - Laws of Massachusetts - Laws of Massachusetts. - - - - Layamon - Layamon's Brut (a poetical chronicle of Britain, 1210?). - - - - Layard - Layard, Sir A. H. (Eng. archæol.) (1817-1894) - - - - Laycock - Laycock, Thomas (Eng. physician) (1812-1876) - - - - S. M. Leake - Leake, Stephen M. (Eng. writer) (1702-1773) - - - - Lecky - Lecky, Wm. Edw. Hartpole (Brit. hist.) (1838-) - - - - J. LeConte - LeConte, Joseph (Am. geologist) (1823-1891) - - - - J. Ledyard - Ledyard, John (Am. traveler) (1751-1789) - - - - Lee - Lee, Nathaniel (Eng. dramatist) (1655?-1692) - - - - F. G. Lee - Lee, Frederick Geo. (Eng. divine) (1832-) - - - - J. Lee - Lee, James (Eng. botanist) (-1795) - - - - W. Lee - Lee, William (Irish clergyman) (1815-1883) - - - - Legend of Dido - Legend of Dido (poem formerly attrib. to Chaucer) - - - - Leibnitz - Leibnitz, von, Gottfried Wilh., Baron (Ger. philos. and math.) (1646-1716) - - - - Leidy - Leidy, Joseph (Am. naturalist) (1823-1891) - - - - Sir E. Leigh - Leigh, Sir Edward (Eng. theologian and linguist) (1602-1671) - - - - Abp. Leighton - Leighton, Abp. Robt. (Scot. divine) (1611-1684) - - - - Leland - Leland, John (Eng. antiquary) (1506?-1552) - - - - C. G. Leland - Leland, Chas. Godfrey (Am. author) (1824-) - - - - C. Leslie - Leslie, Charles (Brit. author) (1650?-1722) - - - - L'Estrange - L'Estrange, Sir Roger (Eng. polit. writer) (1616-1704) - - - - Letter dated Sept., 1543 - Letter dated Sept., 1543 (cited from Nares). - - - - C. Lever - Lever, Charles James (Irish nov.) (1806-1872) - - - - G. H. Lewes - Lewes, George Henry (Eng. philos.) (1817-1878) - - - - Lewin - Lewin, Thomas (Eng. author) (1805-1877) - - - - John Lewis - Lewis, John (Eng. divine and antiq.) (1675-1746) - - - - M. G. Lewis - Lewis, Mat. Gregory (Eng. author) (1775-1818) - - - - Sir G. C. Lewis - Lewis, Sir George Cornewall (Eng. statesman and author) (1806-1863) - - - - Liddell & Scott - Liddell, Hen. Geo. (1811-1898) - Scott, Robt. (1811-1887) - (Eng. clergymen and editors) [Greek-English lexicon, 7th ed.) - - - - F. Leiber - Leiber, Francis (Am. publicist) (1800-1872) - - - - Life of A. Wood - Life of A. Wood (extracts from his diary and papers by T. Hearne and R. Rawlinson, 1663) - - - - Lightfoot - Lightfoot, John (Eng. theologian and rabbinical scholar) (1602-1675) - - - - J. B. Lightfoot - Lightfoot, Jos. Barber (Eng. comm.) (1828-1889) - - - - Lincoln - Lincoln, Abraham (Pres. of U. S.) (1809-1865) - - - - Bp. Lincoln - Williams, John (bp. of Lincoln and later abp. of York) (1582-1650) - - - - Mrs. Lincoln (Cook Book) - Lincoln, Mrs. D. A. - [Boston Cook Book, Boston, 1888.] - - - - Lindisfarne Ms. - Lindisfarne Ms. (an Anglo-Saxon Ms.) - - - - Lindley - Lindley, John (Eng. botanist) (1799-1865) - - - - Sir N. Lindley - Lindley, Sir Nathaniel (Eng. jurist) (1828-) - - - - Lingard - Lingard, John (Eng. historian) (1771-1851) - - - - Linnaeus - Sw. Linné, Carl von (Swedish bot.) (1707-1778) - - - - Mrs. E. Lynn Linton - Linton, Eliza Lynn (Eng. novelist) (1822-) - - - - W. J. Linton - Linton, Wm. J. (English-American engraver) (1812-1897) - - - - Lisle - Lisle, William (Eng. antiquarian) (-1637) - - - - J. Lister - Lister, Joseph (Eng. author) (1627-1709) - - - - Lithgow - Lithgow, William (Scot. traveler) (1583-1640) - - - - Littleton - Littleton, Sir Thomas (Eng. jurist) (1420?-1487) - - - - A. Littleton - Littleton, Adam (Eng. theol. writer and philologist) (1627-1694) - - - - Littré - Littré, Maximillien P. É. (Fr. philol.) (1801-1881) - - - - Livingstone - Livingstone, David (Scot. explorer) (1817-1873) - - - - Llewellyn - Llewellyn, Martin (Brit. poet). - [Verses to Chas. II., 1660.] - - - - Lloyd - Lloyd, Robert (Eng. poet) (1733-1764) - - - - Bp. Lloyd - Lloyd, Bp. William (Eng. divine) (1627-1717) - - - - Humphrey Lloyd or Lloyd's MS., British Museum - Lloyd, Humphrey (Brit. physicist) (1800-1881) - - - - Locke - Locke, John (Eng. philosopher) (1632-1704) - - - - Lockhart - Lockhart, John G. (Scot. author) (1794-1854) - - - - Lockyer - Lockyer, Jos. Norman (Eng. astron.) (1836-) - - - - E. Lodge - Lodge, Edmund (Eng. writer) (1756-1839) - - - - T. Lodge - Lodge, Thos. (Eng. poet and dram.) (1556-1625) - - - - Logan - Logan, John (Scot. poet) (1748-1788) - - - - London Academy - London Academy, The (weekly journal, estab. 1869). - - - - London Athenæum - London Athenæum, The (weekly journal, estab. 1828). - - - - London Encyc. - London Encyclopædia (ed. by Thomas Curtis, 1826-1834). - - - - London Field - London Field, The (weekly journal, estab. 1853). - - - - London Graphic - London Graphic, The (weekly journal, estab. 1869). - - - - London Literary World - London Literary World, The (weekly journal, estab. 1869). - - - - London Punch - London Punch, The (weekly journal, estab. 1841). - - - - London Quart. Rev. - London Quarterly Review (quarterly journal, estab. 1809). - - - - London Sat. Rev. - London Saturday Review, The (weekly journal, estab. 1855). - - - - London Spectator - London Spectator (weekly journal, estab. 1828). - - - - London Standard - London Standard (daily journal, estab. 1827) - - - - London Telegraph - London Telegraph (daily journal, estab. 1855). - - - - London Times - London Times (daily journal, estab. 1788). - - - - London Truth - London Truth (daily journal, estab. 1877). - - - - G. Long - Long, George (Eng. scholar) (1800-1879) - - - - Roger Long - Long, Roger (Eng. astron.) (1680-1770) - - - - Longfellow - Longfellow, Henry W. (Am. poet) (1807-1882) - - - - S. Longfellow - Longfellow, Samuel (Am. poet and essayist) (1819-) - - - - Lord (1630) - Lord, Henry (Eng. traveler). - [Sect of the Banians, Lond., 1630.] - - - - Loudon - Loudon, John Claudius (Scot. bot.) (1783-1843) - - - - T. R. Lounsbury - Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford (Am. scholar and author) (1838-) - - - - Loveday - Loveday, Robert. - [Cleopatra, 1687.] - - - - Lovelace - Lovelace, Richard (Eng. poet) (1618-1658) - - - - Lover - Lover, Samuel (Irish nov. and song writer) (1797-1868) - - - - Lowell - Lowell, James Russell (Am. poet and essayist) (1819-) - - - - M. A. Lower - Lower, Mark Antony (Eng. antiq.) (1813-1876) - - - - Lowndes - Lowndes, Wm. Thos. (Eng. bibliog.) (1800-1843) - - - - Lowth - Lowth, Bp. Robert (Eng. writer) (1710-1787) - - - - Lubbock - Lubbock, Sir John (Eng. scientist) (1834-) - - - - Lucar - Lucar, Cyprian (Eng. trans.). - [Art of Shooting, Lond., 1583.] - - - - Luce - Luce, Stephen Bleecker. (1827-) - [Textbook of Seamanship, rev. ed., 1884.] - - - - Ludden - Ludden, Wm. (Am. mus. writer). (1823-) - [Pron. Mus. Dict., N. Y., 1875] - - - - Ludlow - Ludlow, Edmund (Eng. republican leader) (1617?-1692) - - - - Lupton - Lupton, Thomas. - [A Thousand Notable Things, Lond., 1586.] - - - - Lydgate - Lydgate, John (Eng. poet) (1370?-1451?) - - - - Lyell - Lyell, Sir Charles (Brit. geologist) (1797-1875) - - - - Lyly - Lyly, John (Eng. dramatist) (1553?-1606) - - - - Lyman - Lyman, Chester Smith (Am. physicist and astron.) (1814-1890) - - - - Lyttelton - Lyttelton, Ld. Geo. (Eng. writer) (1709-1773) - - - - R. H. Lyttelton - Lyttelton, Richard Hen. (1854-) - [Cricket, Badmington Lib.] - - - - Ld. Lytton - Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George, Baron Lytton (Eng. novelist) (1803-1873) - - - - Macaulay - Macaulay, Thos. Babington (Eng. historian and essayist) (1800-1859) - - - - J. McCarthy - McCarthy, Justin (Brit. hist. and nov.) (1830-) - - - - McCheyne - McCheyne, Robert M. (Scot. divine) (1813-1848) - - - - Gen. G. B. McClellan - McClellan, George Brinton (Am. general) (1826-1885) - - - - McClintock - McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold (Irish arctic explorer) (1819-) - - - - McCosh - McCosh, Jas. (Scot. metaph. in Am.) (1811-1894) - - - - M‘Culloch - M‘Culloch, John Ramsay (Scot. polit. economist) (1789-1864) - - - - J. M. M‘Culloch - M‘Culloch, Jas. Melville (Scot. educational writer) (1801-1883) - - - - G. MacDonald - MacDonald, George (Scot. novelist) (1824-) - - - - McElrath - MkcElrath, Thomas (Am. lawyer). (1807-1888) - [Commercial Dict., N. Y., 1871] - - - - C. Mackay - Mackay, Charles (Brit. poet and essayist) (1814-1889) - - - - Mackeldey - Mackeldey, Ferdinand (Fr. legal writer). - - - - MacKellar - MacKellar, Thomas (author of American Printer) (1812-) - - - - McKendrick - McKendrick, John G. (Scot. physiol.) - - - - D. L. Mackenzie - Mackenzie, D. L. - [Eng. Syn., 1854.] - - - - G. Mackenzie - Mackenzie, George (Scot. phys.) (-1726) - - - - Lord Mackenzie - Mackenzie, Lord Geo. (Scot. laywer) (1636-1691) - - - - Morell Mackenzie - Mackenzie, Sir Morell (Eng. physician) (1837-1892) - - - - T. Mackenzie - Mackenzie, Thomas (Scot. judge) (1807-1869) - - - - Sir J. Mackintosh - Mackintosh, Sir James (Brit. hist. and statesman) (1765-1832) - - - - MacKnight - MacKnight, James (Scot. divine) (1721-1800) - - - - Madison - Madison, James (Pres. of U. S.) (1751-1836) - - - - J. P. Mahaffy - Mahaffy, John Pentland (prof. Anc. Hist., Trinity Coll., Dublin) (1839-) - - - - Mahan - Mahan, Dennis Hart (Am. civ. eng.) (1802-1871) - - - - Ld. Mahon - Mahon, Philip Henry, Earl of Stanhope (Eng. historian) (1805-1875) - - - - Malcom - Malcom, Howard (Am. traveler) (1799-1879) - - - - Mallet - Mallet, David (Scot. poet) (1700-1765) - - - - Malone - Malone, Edm. (Ir. Shak. scholar) (1741-1812) - - - - Sir T. Malory - Malory, Sir Thos. (Brit. translator) (1430?-) - - - - Sir J. Mandeville - Mandeville, Sir John (Eng. traveler) (1300?-1372) - - - - Cardinal Manning - Manning, Henry Edward (Eng. cardinal) (1808-1892) - - - - Bp. Mannyngham - Mannyngham, Bp. Thomas. (-1722) - [Discourses, 1681.] - - - - Mansel - Mansel, Henry L. (Eng. philos.) (1820-1871) - - - - Lord Mansfield - Mansfield, William Murray, Lord (Eng. jurist) (1705-1793) - - - - Mantell - Mantell, Gideon A. (Eng. geol.) (1790-1852) - - - - F. A. March - March, Fr. Andrew (Am. philol.) (1825-) - - - - Mar. Dict. - Marine Dictionary (ed. by Wm. Falconer, 1769.). - - - - Markham - Markham, Gervase (Eng. poet) (1570?-1655?) - - - - Marlowe - Marlowe, Christopher (Eng. dram.) (1564-1593) - - - - Sir J. Marriot - Marriot, Sir James (Eng. judge) (fl. 1769) - - - - Marryat - Marryat, Frederick (Eng. naval officer and novelist) (1792-1848) - - - - G. P. Marsh - Marsh, Geo. Perkin (Am. philol. and diplomat) (1801-1882) - - - - - - Marshall - Marshall, John (Am. statesman) (1755-1835) - - - - W. Marshall - Marshall, William (Eng. bot. and agric. writer) (1745?-1819) - - - - Marston - Marston, John (Eng. poet) (1575-1634) - - - - Dean Martin - Martin, Edwd. (Dean of Ely) (-1662) - [Letters, 1662] - - - - H. N. Martin - Martin, Henry Newell (Am. biol.) (1848-) - - - - H. Martineau - Martineau, Harriet (Eng. writer) (1802-1876) - - - - J. Martineau - Martineau, Jas. (Eng. Unit. divine) (1805-1900) - - - - Martyn - Martyn, John (Eng. botanist) (1699-1768) - - - - Marvell - Marvell, Andrew (Eng. misc. author) (1621-1678) - - - - Mason - Mason, William (Eng. poet) (1725-1797) - - - - J. M. Mason - Mason, John Mitchell (Am. divine and orator) (1770-1829) - - - - J. Y. Mason - Mason, John Young (U. S. minister to France) (1799-1859) - - - - Mass. Records (1647) - Massachusetts Records, 1647. - - - - G. Massey - Massey, Gerald (Eng. poet) (1828-) - - - - W. Massey - Massey, Wm. Nathaniel (Eng. hist.) (1809-1881) - - - - Massinger - Massinger, Philip (Eng. dramatist) (1583-1640) - - - - Masson - Masson, David (Brit. author) (1822-) - - - - M. T. Masters - Masters, Maxwell Tylden (Eng. bot.) (1833-) - [Veg. Teratology, 1869] - - - - R. Masters - Masters, Robert (Eng. historian) (1713-1798) - - - - Cotton Mather - Mather, Cotton (Am. theologian) (1663-1728) - - - - Mathias - Mathias, Thomas James (Eng. poet) (1750?-1835) - - - - Matthewes - Matthewes, A. (translator of Tasso's Aminta, 1628). - - - - Maunder - Maunder, Samuel (Eng. compiler) (1785-1849) - - - - Maundrell - Maundrell, Henry (Eng. traveler) (1650?-1710) - - - - Maury - Maury, Matt. F. (Am. nav. officer) (1806-1873) - - - - Clerk Maxwell - Maxwell, James Clerk (Brit. physicist) (1831-1879) - - - - May - May, Thomas (Eng. poet and trans.) (1594?-1650) - - - - Sir T. E. May - May, Sir Thomas Erskine (Eng. legal and parliamentary writer) (1815-1886) - - - - Maydman - Maydman, Henry. - [Naval Speculations, 1691.] - - - - A. M. Mayer - Mayer, Alfred Marshall (Am. sci.) (1836-1897) - - - - Mayhew - Mayhew, Henry (Eng. author) (1812-1887) - - - - Mayne - Mayne, Robert Gray (Eng. surg.) (1808-1868) - - - - W. S. Mayo - Mayo, William Starbuck (Am. nov.) (1812-1895) - - - - Mease - Mease, James (Am. physician) (1771-1846) - - - - Medbery - Medbery, James Knowles. - [Men and Mysteries of Wall St., 1870.] - - - - Mede - Mede, Joseph (Eng. divine) (1586-1638) - - - - Med. Repository - Medical Repository (New York med. journal, 1797-1824). - - - - Meissner - Meissner, Georg (Ger. physicist) (1829-) - - - - Melloni - Melloni, Macedonio (Ital. physicist) (1801-1854) - - - - Melmoth - Melmoth, Wm. (Eng. class. trans.) (1710-1799) - - - - Owen Meredith - Meredith, Owen, pseud of Ed. Robt. Bulwer-Lytton (Eng. poet) (1831-1891) - - - - H. A. Merewether - Merewether, Henry Alworth (Eng. lawyer) [Hist. of Boroughs, 1822) (-1864) - - - - C. Merivale - Merivale, Charles (Brit. historian) (1808-1893) - - - - C. H. Merriam - Merriam, Clinton H. (Am. ornith.) (1856?-) - - - - Meyrick (Ancient Armor) - Meyrick, Sir Samuel Rush (Eng. antiquary) (1783-1848) - - - - Mickle - Mickle, William Julius (Eng. poet) (1735-1788) - - - - Middleton - Middleton, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (1570?-1627) - - - - C. Middleton - Middleton, Conyers (Eng. controversialist) (1683-1750) - - - - Miege - Miege, Guy (Eng. lexicog.). [Great French-Eng. Dict., Lond. 1688]. - - - - J. Milll - Mill, James (Eng. historian) (1773-1836) - - - - J. S. Mill - Mill, John Stuart (Eng. philosopher and polit. economist) (1806-1873) - - - - Miller - Miller, William Allen (Eng. chem.) (1817-1870) - - - - H. Miller - Miller, Hugh (Scot. geologist) (1802-1856) - - - - P. Miller - Miller, Philip (Eng. botanist) (1691-1771) - - - - S. Miller - Miller, Samuel (Am. divine) (1769-1850) - - - - Milles (MS. Devon Gloss.) - Milles, Jeremiah (Dean of Exeter) (1714-1784) - [MS. Glossary of Devonshire Words] - - - - S. J. Mills - Mills, Samuel John (Am. clerg.) (1783-1818) - - - - Milman - Milman, Henry Hart (Eng. hist.) (1791-1868) - - - - Milne - Milne, Colin (Scot. botanist) (1744?-1815) - - - - Milner - Milner, Joseph (Eng. church hist.) (1744-1797) - - - - Milnes - Milnes, Richard Monckton, Lord Houghton (Eng. trav. and poet) (1809-1885) - - - - Milton - Milton, John (Eng. poet) (1608-1674) - - - - Milward - Milward, Richard (-1680) - [Life of Selden] - - - - Miner - Miner, Thomas (Am. physician) (1777-1841) - - - - C. S. Minot - Minot, Chas. Sedgwick (Am. biol.) (1852-) - - - - Minsheu - Minsheu, John (Eng. linguist) (16th-17th c.) - [Guide into the Tongues, 1617] - - - - Mir. for Mag. - Mirror for Magistrates (a collection of narratives by several poets). - - - - D. G. Mitchell - Mitchell, Donald G. (Am. author) (1822-) - - - - Mitford - Mitford, William (Eng. historian) (1744-1827) - - - - J. 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(1814-1877) - - - - Motto of the Mackintoshes - Motto of the Mackintoshes (a Scottish clan). - - - - Mountfort - Mountfort, Wm. (Eng. dramatist) (1659-1692) - - - - Moxon - Moxon, Joseph (Eng. math.) (1627-1700) - - - - Mozley & Whiteley - Mozley, Herbert Newman. - Whiteley, George Crispe. - [Law Dict., Lond., 1876.] - - - - Muffett - Muffett, or Moufet, Thomas (Eng. physician) (1550?-1600?) - - - - Muirhead - Muirhead, Jas. (Scot. law writer) (-1889) - - - - Max Müller - Müller, Friedrich Max (Ger.-Eng. philol.) (1823-) - - - - Munday - Munday, Anthony (Eng. dramatist) (1554-1633) - - - - Murchison - Murchison, Sir R. I. (Brit. geol.) (1792-1871) - - - - Murdock - Murdock, James (Am. divine and scholar) (1776-1856) - - - - A. Murphy - Murphy, Arthur (Brit. dram. and essayist) (1727-1805) - - - - J. Murphy - Murphy, James Gracey (Irish Heb. scholar) (1808-) - - - - Dr. Murray - Murray, James Augustus Henry (Eng. lexicog. and philol.). (1837-) - - - - Lady Murray - Murray, Lady Griseld (Eng. writer) (1698-1759) - - - - Murray's Handbook of London - Murray, John, Jr. (Eng. publisher) (1808-1892) - - - - Mushet - Mushet, Robert (Eng. lawyer) (-1828) - - - - Nares - Nares, Rob. (Eng. critic and theol.) (1753-1829) - - - - Nash - Nash, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (1564-1600) - - - - The Nation - Nation, The (N. Y. weekly journal, estab. 1865). - - - - National Rev. - National Review (Lond. journal, 1855-1864). - - - - Nature - Nature (Eng. weekly jour. of sci., estab. 1869). - - - - Naunton - Naunton, Sir Robert (Eng. author) (1563-1635) - - - - N. Brit. Review - North British Review (Edin. quarterly, 1844-1871). - - - - Neal - Neal, John (Am. misc. writer) (1793-1876) - - - - Neale - Neale, John Mason (Eng. divine, author, and trans. of hymns) (1818-1866) - - - - Nelson - Nelson, Horatio, Lord (Brit. adm.) (1758-1805) - - - - R. Nelson - Nelson, Robert (Brit. writer) (1656-1715) - - - - T. Nevile - Nevile, Thomas (Eng. translator) (fl. 1758) - - - - New American Cyc. - New American Cyclopedia (edited by G. Ripley and C. A. Dana, 1857). - - - - Newcomb - Newcomb, Simon (Am. math.) (1835-) - - - - Abp. Newcome - Newcome, Abp. Wm. (Eng. divine) (1729-1800) - - - - New England Tales - New England Tales (quoted fr. Bartlett's Americanisms). - - - - New English Dict. - New English Dictionary (edited by Dr. J. A. H. Murray). - - - - F. W. Newman - Newman, Fr. Wm. (Eng. author) (1805-1897) - - - - J. H. Newman - Newman, Cardinal John Henry (Eng. theologian and author) (1801-1890) - - - - Newton - Newton, Thomas (Eng. physician) (-1607) - - - - H. A. Newton - Newton, Hubert Anson (Am. math.) (1830-1896) - - - - J. Newton - Newton, John (Eng. clergyman) (1725-1807) - - - - Sir I. Newton - Newton, Sir Isaac (Eng. philos. and math.) (1642-1727) - - - - New York Times - New York Times (daily journal, estab. 1850). - - - - Nichol - Nichol, John Pringle (Brit. sci.) (1804-1859) - - - - Nichols - Nichols, John (Eng. antiquary) (1745-1826) - - - - J. R. Nichols - Nichols, James Robinson (Am. inventor and scientific writer) (1819-1888) - - - - W. Nichols - Nichols, William (Eng. divine) (1664-1712) - - - - Nicholson - Nicholson, Peter (Brit. architect) (1765-1844) - - - - Bp. Nicholson - Nicholson, Bp. Wm. (Eng. divine) (-1671) - - - - H. A. Nicholson - Nicholson, Henry A. (Eng. geol.) (1844-) - - - - W. Nicholson - Nicholson, William (Eng. chemist) (1758-1815) - - - - Nicolay & Hay (Life of Lincoln) - Nicolay, John Geo. (Am. author) (1832-) - Hay, John (Am. author) (1839-) - - - - Nicolls - Nicolls, Thomas (Eng. translator). - [Thucydides, 1550.] - - - - Abp. Nicolson - Nicolson, Abp. Wm. (Eng. divine) (1655-1727) - - - - Nordheimer - Nordheimer, Isaac (Ger. Hebrew scholar) (1809-1842) - - - - Norris - Norris, John (Eng. clergyman) (1658-1711) - - - - W. E. Norris - Norris, W. E. (Eng. novelist) (1847-) - - - - G. 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(-1879) - - - - Observer - Observer, The (Eng. serial, 1785-90). - - - - Occleve - Occleve, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1370?-1454?) - - - - Odling - Odling, William (Eng. chemist) (1829-) - - - - J. O'Donovan - O'Donovan, John (Irish archæol.) (1809-1861) - - - - O. Eng. Oath of Allegiance - Old English Oath of Allegiance (quoted by Blackstone). - - - - Ogilvie - Ogilvie, John (Scot. lexicog.). (1797-1867) - [Imp. Dict., 1856] - - - - O'Keefe - O'Keefe, or O'Keeffe, John (Irish dramatist) (1747-1833) - - - - Oldenburg - Oldenburg, Hen. (Ger.-Eng. writer) (1615?-1678) - - - - Oldham - Oldham, John (Eng. poet) (1653-1683) - - - - Oldys - Oldys, William (Eng. bibliographer) (1696-1761) - - - - Oley - Oley, Barnabas (Eng. divine) (-1686) - - - - L. Oliphant - Oliphant, Lawrence (Eng. traveler) (1829-1888) - - - - Mrs. Oliphant - Oliphant, Margaret O. Wilson (Brit. writer) (1828-1897) - - - - T. L. K. Oliphant - Oliphant, Thomas Lawrence Kingston (Eng. writer) (1831-) - - - - Orfila - Orfila, Mateo José B. (Fr. chem.) (1787-1853) - - - - Ormulum - Ormulum, The (an imperfect series of homilies, about 1200). - - - - Orrery - Orrery, John Boyle, Earl of (Eng. writer) (1707-1762) - - - - Osborne - Osborne, Francis (Eng. writer) (1589?-1659) - - - - Otway - Otway, Thos. (Eng. dram. and poet) (1651-1685) - - - - Overbury - Overbury, Sir Thos. (Eng. author) (1581-1613) - - - - Owen - Owen, Richard (Eng. naturalist) (1804-1892) - - - - Owen (Epigrams) - Owen, John (Brit. writer) (1560-1622) - - - - C. Owen - pseud. of Mrs. Helen A. Nitsch (Am. writer on cookery) (-1889) - - - - Oxf. Gloss. - Oxford Glossary of Architecture, 1845 (later ed. cited as Parker). - - - - Packard - Packard, Alpheus S., Jr. (Am. nat.) (1839-) - - - - Page - Page, David (Brit. geologist) (1814-1879) - - - - T. N. Page - Page, Thomas Nelson (Am. author) (1853-) - - - - Paget - Paget, Sir James (Eng. surgeon) (1814-1899) - - - - Pagitt - Pagitt, Ephraim (Eng. author) (1575-1647) - - - - Painter (Palace of Pleasure) - Painter, William (Eng. compiler) (-1594) - [Palace of Pleasure, 1566] - - - - Paley - Paley, Wm. (Eng. theologian) (1743-1805) - - - - Palfrey - Palfrey, John Gorham (Am. hist.) (1796-1881) - - - - F. T. Palgrave - Palgrave, Fr. T. (Eng. art critic) (1824-1897) - - - - Sir F. Palgrave - Palgrave, Sir Francis (Eng. hist.) (1788-1861) - - - - W. G. Palgrave - Palgrave, W. Gifford (Eng. traveler) (1826-1888) - - - - Pall Mall Gazette - Pall Mall Gazette (Eng. daily journal, estab. 1865). - - - - Ld. Palmerston - Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3d viscount (Eng. statesman) (1784-1865) - - - - Palsgrave - Palsgrave, John (Eng. linguist) (1480?-1554) - - - - Papin - Papin, Denis (French physicist) (1647-1714) - - - - Sir W. Parish - Parish, Sir Woodbine (Eng. diplom.) (1796-1882) - - - - Park - Park, Sir James Allen (Brit. jurist) (1763-1838) - - - - Prof. Park - Park, Edwards Amasa (Am. theol.) (1808-) - - - - R. Park - Park, Roswell (Am. author) (1807-1869) - - - - Parker - Parker, John Henry (Eng. archæol.). (1806-1884) - [Gloss. of Architecture, 1879] - - - - Abp. Parker - Parker, Abp. Matt. (Eng. divine) (1504-1575) - - - - Bp. Parker - Parker, Bp. Samuel (Eng. divine) (1640-1687) - - - - Martin Parker - Parker, Martin (Eng. poet). - [The Nightingale, 1632.] - - - - T. Parker - Parker, Theodore (Am. theologian) (1810-1860) - - - - Parkhurst - Parkhurst, John Luke (Am. gram.) (1795?-1850) - - - - Parkman - Parkman, Francis, Jr. (Am. hist.) (1823-1893) - - - - Parliamentary History (1648) - Parliamentary History, 1648 (cited from Richardson's Dict.). - - - - Parnell - Parnell, Thomas (Brit. poet) (1679-1718) - - - - Parr - Parr, Bartholomew. (1750-) - [Med. Dict., Lond., 1809] - - - - R. Parr - Parr, Richard (Eng. divine) (1617-1691) - - - - S. Parr - Parr, Sam. (Eng. crit. and scholar) (1747-1825) - - - - Parsons - Parsons, Theophilus (Am. jurist). (1797-1882) - [Contracts] - - - - Parth. Sacra (1633) - Parthenia Sacra; or, Myst. Garment of the Sacred Parthenes; by Hen. Hawkins. - - - - Paston - Letters of the Paston family of Norfolk (a record of social customs of 15th century, edited by Sir J. Fenn, 1787). - - - - Pastor Fido (1602) - Pastor Fido (written by G. B. Guarini, 1537-1612, tr. by Fanshawe). - - - - W. Pater - Pater, Walter Horatio (Eng. writer) (1839-1894) - - - - Bp. Patrick - Patrick, Bp. Symon (Eng. com.) (1626-1707) - - - - W. Pattison - Pattison, William (Eng. poet) (1706-1727) - - - - Paulding - Paulding, James K. (Am. author) (1779-1860) - - - - J. Payn - Payn, James (Brit. writer) (1830-1898) - - - - Payne - Payne, John Howard (Am. dram.) (1791-1852) - - - - P. Cyc. - Penny Cyclopædia (ed. by Chas. Knight, 1833-1858). - - - - Peacham - Peacham, Henry (Eng. painter and author) (-1640?) - - - - Bp. Peacock - Peacock, Bp. Reginald (Brit. prel.) (1390-1460?) - - - - Bp. Pearce - Pearce, Bp. Zachary (Eng. divine) (1690-1774) - - - - Bp. Pearson - Pearson, Bp. John (Eng. theol.) (1613-1686) - - - - C. H. Pearson - Pearson, Chas. Henry (Eng. hist.) (1830-) - - - - Peele - Peele, George (Eng. poet) (1558?-1597?) - - - - Pegge - Pegge, Samuel (Eng. antiquary) (1704-1796) - - - - - - Pegge (1814) - Pegge, Samuel (Eng. writer) (1731-1800) - - - - J. Peile - Peile, John - [Gr. and Lat. Etymol., 2nd ed., Lond. 1872.] - - - - Pennant - Pennant, Thomas (Brit. zoölogist) (1726-1798) - - - - Pepys - Pepys, Samuel (Eng. diarist) (1632-1703) - - - - Percival - Percival, James Gates (Am. poet and geologist) (1795-1856) - - - - Percy - Percy, Thomas (Eng. bishop) (1729-1811) - - - - Percy's Reliques - Percy's Reliques (a collection of old lyrics, ed. by Bishop Percy, 1765) - - - - Pereira - Pereira, Jonathan (Eng. physician) (1804-1853) - - - - Jacob Perkins - Perkins, Jacob (Am. inventor) (1766-1849) - - - - Perkins - Perkins, William (Eng. divine) (1558-1602) - - - - Perrier - Perrier, Edmond (Fr. naturalist) (1844-) - - - - Perry - Perry, William (Eng. lexicographer). - [Dict., 1795.] - - - - Peters - Peters, Richard, Jr. (Am. biog.) (1780-1848) - - - - H. Peters - Peters, Hugh (Eng. divine) (1599-1660) - - - - J. P. Peters - Peters, John Punnett (Am. trans.) (1852-) - - - - Petherick - Petherick, John (Brit. traveler) (1820?-) - - - - Sir P. Pett - Pett, Sir Peter (Eng. polit. writer) (1630-) - - - - Pettie - Pettie, George (1548?-1589) - [Introd. to Guazzo's Civil Conversation, 1586] - - - - Sir W. Petty - Petty, Sir Wm. (Eng. polit. econ.) (1623-1687) - - - - Phaer - Phaer, Thos. (Brit. phys. and poet) (-1560) - - - - Philips - Philips, Ambrose (Eng. poet) (1671-1749) - - - - J. Philips - Philips, John (Eng. poet) (1676-1708) - - - - Phillips - Phillips, Willard (Am. jurist) (1784-1873) - - - - E. Phillips - Phillips, Edward (Eng. lexicog.) (1630-1698?) - - - - W. Phillips - Phillips, William (Brit. geologist) (1773-1828) - - - - Wendell Phillips - Phillips, Wendell (Am. orator) (1811-1884) - - - - Pickering - Pickering, Tim. (Am. statesman) (1745-1829) - - - - J. Pickering - Pickering, John (Am. philologist) (1777-1846) - - - - Pierpont - Pierpont, John (Am. poet) (1785-1866) - - - - Piers Plowman - Vision of Piers Plowman (Satirical poem of 14th cent., by Wm. Langland, or Langley). - - - - Piffard - Piffard, Henry Granger (Am. physician). - [Ther. of Skin, 1881.] - - - - C. C. Pinckney - Pinckney, Chas. C. (Am. statesman) (1746-1825) - - - - Pinel - Pinel, Philippe (Fr. physician) (1745-1826) - - - - Pinkerton - Pinkerton, John (Scot. author) (1758-1826) - - - - Pitkin - Pitkin, Timothy (Am. historian) (1766-1847) - - - - Pitman - Pitman, Isaac (Eng. phonographer) (1813-1897) - - - - Pitt - Pitt, William (Eng. statesman) (1759-1806) - - - - C. Pitt - Pitt, Christopher (Eng. poet. trans.) (1699-1748) - - - - Plaifere - Plaifere, John (Eng. divine) (-1608) - - - - Planché - Planché, James R. (Eng. dramatist) (1796-1880) - - - - Plautus (Trans. 1694) - Plautus (Trans. 1694) (Eng. translation by Lawrence Echard, 1671-1730) - - - - Playfair - Playfair, John (Scot. math. and physicist) (1748-1819) - - - - Lyon Playfair - Playfair, Lyon (Eng. chemist) (1819-1898) - - - - Plumptre - Plumtre, Edward H. (Eng. clerg.) (1821-1891) - - - - E. Pocock - Pocock, Edward (Eng. orientalist) (1604-1691) - - - - Pococke - Pococke, Bp. Richard (Eng. trav.) (1704-1765) - - - - Poe - Poe, Edgar Allan (Am. poet) (1809-1849) - - - - Poem in Essex Dialect - John Noakes and Mary Styles (a poem exhibiting the localisms peculiar to Essex, Lond., 1839). - - - - Pole - Pole, Wm. (Eng. musician and sci.) (1814-) - - - - Pollok - Pollok, Robert (Scot. poet) (1798-1827) - - - - J. N. Pomeroy - Pomeroy, John Norton (Am. legal writer) (1828-1885) - - - - Pomfret - Pomfret, John (Eng. poet) (1667-1703) - - - - Madame de Pompadour - Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de (Fr. marchioness) (1721-1764) - - - - H. W. Poole - Poole, Hen. Ward (Am. mus. writer) (1825-) - - - - R. S. Poole - Poole, Reginald S. (Eng. archæol.) (1832-1895) - - - - Poor Robin's Almanack - Poor Robin's Almanack (Eng. almanac, 1663-1828) - - - - Pope - Pope, Alexander (Eng. poet) (1688-1744) - - - - Pop. Sci. Monthly - Popular Science Monthly (N. Y. magazine, estab. 1872). - - - - Porson - Porson, Richd. (Eng. Gr. scholar) (1759-1808) - - - - Porter - Porter, Noah (Am. metaphysician) (1811-1892) - - - - E. Porter - Porter, Ebenezer (Am. divine) (1772-1834) - - - - Porteus - Porteus, Beilby (Eng. bishop) (1731-1808) - - - - Pothier - Pothier, Robert Joseph (Fr. jurist) (1699-1772) - - - - Abp. Potter - Potter, Abp. John (Eng. prelate) (1674-1747) - - - - F. Potter - Potter, Francis (Eng. mechanician) (1594-1678) - - - - B. Powell - Powell, Baden (Eng. philosopher) (1796-1860) - - - - Sir John Powell - Powell, Sir John (Eng. judge) (1633?-1696) - - - - Pownall - Pownall, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1722-1805) - - - - P. Plowman - See Piers Plowman. - - - - Praed - Praed, Winthrop M. (Eng. poet) (1802-1839) - - - - Pref. to Book of Com. Prayer - Preface to Book of Common Prayer. - - - - Prescott - Prescott, Wm. Hickling (Am. hist.) (1796-1859) - - - - Preston - Preston, John (Eng. divine) (1587-1628) - - - - T. Preston - Preston, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (-1598) - - - - Price - Price, Richard (Brit. finan. writer) (1723-1791) - - - - Price (1610) - Price, Daniel (Eng. divine) (1579?-1631) - - - - Prichard - Prichard, James C. (Eng. ethnol.) (1786-1848) - - - - Prideaux - Prideaux, John (Eng. divine) (1578-1650) - - - - H. Prideaux - Prideaux, Humphrey (Eng. hist.) (1648-1724) - - - - Priestley - Priestley, Joseph (Eng. chem. and physicist) (1733-1804) - - - - Prior - Prior, Matthew (Eng. poet) (1664-1721) - - - - Dr. Prior - Prior, Richard Chandler Alexander (1809-) - [Pop. Names of Brit. Plants, 1879] - - - - Pritchard - Pritchard, Andrew (Eng. naturalist) (1804-1882) - - - - R. A. Proctor - Proctor, Richard A. (Eng. astron.) (1837-1888) - - - - Prompt. Parv. - Promptorium Parvulorum (Eng.-Lat. Dict., by Geoffrey the Grammarian, 1440). - - - - Proudfit - Proudfit, Alexander M. (Am. divine) (1770-1843) - - - - Prout - Prout, William (Eng. med. chemist) (1786-1850) - - - - Pryce - Pryce, Wm. (Eng. min. and archæol.) (fl. 1790) - - - - Pugin - Pugin, Augustus N. W. (Eng. arch.) (1812-1852) - - - - Puller - Puller, Timothy (Brit. divine) (-1693) - - - - Punch - See London Punch. - - - - Purchas - Purchas, Samuel (Eng. compiler of travels) (1578-1628?) - - - - The Puritan (1607) - The Puritan, or The Widow of Watling Street (an anon. play). - - - - Puttenham - Puttenham, George (Brit. writer) (1532?-1600?) - - - - H. J. Pye - Pye, Henry James (Eng. poet) (1745-1813) - - - - Quain - Quain, Richard (Brit. physician) (1816-1887) - - - - Quain's Anat. - Quain, Jones (Eng. anatomist) (1795-1851) - - - - Quarles - Quarles, Fr. (Eng. poet) (1592-1644) - [Emblems] - - - - Quart. Rev. - Quarterly Review (Eng. periodical, founded 1809). - - - - Queen of Corinth - Queen of Corinth (a play by Massinger, Fletcher, etc.) - - - - Quincy - Quincy, John (Eng. medical writer) (-1723) - - - - Josiah Quincy - Quincy, Josiah (Am. statesman) (1772-1864) - - - - Bp. Rainbow - Rainbow, Bp. Edward (Eng. divine) (1608-1684) - - - - Sir W. Raleigh - Raleigh, Sir Walter (Eng. statesman and navigator) (1552-1618) - - - - Rambler - Rambler, The (Eng. periodical, 1750-1752). - - - - Ramsay - Ramsay, Allan (Scot. poet) (1685-1758) - - - - D. Ramsay - Ramsay, David (Am. historian) (1749-1815) - - - - E. B. Ramsay - Ramsay, Edward B. (Scot. clerg.) (1793-1872) - - - - J. Randolph - Randolph, John (Am. politician) (1773-1833) - - - - T. Randolph - Randolph, Thos. (Eng. dramatist) (1605-1634) - - - - Rankine - Rankine, W. J. Macquorn (Scot. mechanician) (1820-1872) - - - - Rawle - Rawle, Wm. (Am. lawyer and scholar) (1759-1836) - - - - G. Rawlinson - Rawlinson, George (Eng. historian) (1815-) - - - - Sir H. Rawlinson - Rawlinson, Sir Henry Creswicke (Eng. orientalist) (1810-1895) - - - - Ray - Ray, John (Eng. nat. and compiler) (1628-1705) - - - - Rayer - Rayer, Pierre François Olive (Fr. medical writer) (1793-1867) - - - - Raymond - Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (Am. engineer). (1840-) - [Mining Gloss.] - - - - H. Read - Read, Henry (Am. author) (1808-1854) - - - - Charles Reade - Reade, Charles (Eng. novelist) (1814-1884) - - - - Compton Reade - Reade, Compton (Eng. novelist) (1834?-) - - - - J. Reading - Reading, John (Eng. divine) (1588-1677) - - - - Rees - Rees, Abraham (Eng. cyclopedist) (1743-1825) - - - - T. Reeve (1657) - Reeve, Thomas (English divine). - [God's Plea for Nineveh, 1657.] - - - - Reid - Reid, Thomas (Scot. metaphysician) (1710-1796) - - - - Remedy of Love - Remedy of Love (a poem attributed to Chaucer) - - - - I. Remsen - Remsen, Ira (Am. chemist) (1846-) - - - - Rep. Sec. of War (1860) - Report of the Secretary of War, U. S., for 1860. - - - - Rev. Ver. - Revised version of the Bible, 1884. - - - - Bp. Reynolds - Reynolds, Bp. Edw. (Eng. divine) (1599-1676) - - - - Sir J. Reynolds - Reynolds, Sir Joshua (Eng. portrait painter) (1723-1792) - - - - Rhemish Trans. - Rhemish translation of the New Testament, 1582. - - - - Rich. the Redeless - Richard the Redeless (a poem by Wm. Langland, or Langley, 1399). - - - - Richardson - Richardson, Samuel (Eng. nov.) (1689-1761) - - - - Richardson (Dict.) - Richardson, Charles (Eng. lexicographer) (1775-1865) - - - - B. W. Richardson - Richardson, Benjamin Ward (Eng. physician) (1828-) - - - - Bp. Richardson - Richardson, Bp. John (Eng. theol.) (1579?-1654) - - - - J. Richardson - Richardson, Jonathan (Eng. painter and author) (1665?-1745) - - - - Rider's Dict. (1640) - Rider, John (1562?-1632) - [Lat.-Eng. Dict.] - - - - Ridley - Ridley, Nicholas (Eng. bishop) (1500?-1555) - - - - Riemann - Riemann, Hugo (Ger. mus. writer) (1849-) - - - - Rivers - Rivers, Antony Widvile, or Woodville, Earl of (Eng. class. transl.) (1442-1483) - - - - Robert of Brunne - See Brunne. - - - - R. of Gloucester - Robert of Gloucester (Eng. antiq. historian) (fl. 13th. c.) - - - - Robertson - Robertson, William (Scot. historian) (1721-1793) - - - - F. W. Robertson - Robertson, Fred Wm. (Eng. clerg.) (1816-1853) - - - - G. C. Robertson - Robertson, Geo. Croom (Scot. phil.) (1842-) - - - - Robinson - Robinson, John. - [Eudoxa, 1658.] - - - - Canon Robinson - Robinson, Chas. K. (Eng. divine). - - - - E. Robinson - Robinson, Edward (Am. philol.) (1794-1863) - - - - E. G. Robinson - Robinson, Ezekiel G. (Am. divine) (1815-) - - - - Robinson's Whitby Glossary (1875) - Robinson, F. K. (Eng. scholar). - [Whitby Glossary, 1875.] - - - - Robynson (More's Utopia) - Robynson, Raphe (Eng. translator) (fl. 1651) - - - - Rochefoucauld - See La Rochefoucauld. - - - - Rochester - Rochester, John Wilmot, second earl of (Eng. courtier) (1647?-1680) - - - - Rockstro - Rockstro, Wm. S. (Eng. mus. writer). - - - - Rogers - Rogers (quoted from Johnson's Dict.). - - - - D. Rogers - Rogers, Daniel (Eng. divine) (1573-1652) - - - - J. Rogers (1839) - Rogers, John (of St. John's Coll., Cambridge). - - - - J. Rogers - Rogers, J. (writer in Eng. Mechanic, London, 1869). - - - - S. Rogers - Rogers, Samuel (Eng. poet) (1763-1855) - - - - Thorold Rogers - Rogers, James Edwin Thorold (Eng. political economist) (1823?-) - - - - Roget - Roget, Peter Mark (Eng. physiologist) (1779-1869) - [Thesaurus] - - - - J. Rolland - Rolland, John (Scot. poetical trans.) - - - - G. Rolleston - Rolleston, George (Eng. physiol.) (1829-1881) - - - - Romilly - Romilly, Sir Sam. (Eng. statesman) (1757-1818) - - - - Rom. of R. - Romaunt of Rose (Eng. trans. of French romance, formerly attrib. to Chaucer). - - - - T. Roosevelt - Roosevelt, Theodore (Am. author) (1858-) - - - - H. Roscoe - Roscoe, Henry (Eng. jurist) (1799-1836) - - - - H. E. Roscoe - Roscoe, Henry Enfield (Eng. chem.) (1833-) - - - - Roscoe & Schorlemmer - Roscoe, Henry E. - Schorlemmer, Carl. - [Treatise on Chem.] - - - - Roscommon - Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Lord (Eng. poet) (1633?-1684) - - - - Ross - Ross, Alexander (Brit. theologian) (1590-1654) - - - - A. Ross (1778) - Ross, Alexander (Scot. poet) (1699-1784) - - - - J. Ross - Ross, James. - [Diseases of the Nervous System, 1883.] - - - - Sir J. Ross - Ross, Sir John (Brit. admiral and arctic navigator) (1777-1856) - - - - J. J. Rousseau - Rousseau, Jean Jacques (Fr. philos.) (1712-1778) - - - - Rowe - Rowe, Nicholas (Eng. dramatist) (1673-1718) - - - - S. Rowlands - Rowlands, Samuel (Brit. poet) (1573?-1634?) - - - - Rowley - Rowley, Wm. (Eng. actor and dram.) (fl. 17th c.) - - - - Ruddiman - Ruddiman, Thomas (Scot. scholar) (1674-1758) - - - - Rush - Rush, James (Am. physician and philanthropist) (1786-1869) - - - - Ruskin - Ruskin, John (Eng. writer on art) (1819-1900) - - - - Sir W. O. Russell - Russell, Sir William Oldnall (Eng. legal writer) (1785?-1833) - - - - W. C. Russell - Russell, William Clark (Eng. nov.) (1844-) - - - - W. H. Russell - Russell, Wm. Howard (Brit. journ.) (1821-) - - - - Bp. Rust - Rust, Bp. George (Eng. divine) (-1670) - - - - Ruxton - Ruxton, Geo. Fred. Aug. (Eng. trav.) (1821-1848) - - - - Rycaut - Rycaut, Sir Paul (Eng. traveler and diplomatist) (1630-1700) - - - - Rymer - Rymer, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1639?-1713) - - - - Sachs - Sachs, Julius (Ger. botanist) (1832-) - - - - Sackville - Sackville, Thomas, first earl of Dorset (Eng. poet) (1527-1608) - - - - Sir E. Sackville - Sackville, Sir Edw. (Eng. statesman) (1590-1652) - - - - Saintsbury - Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman (Eng. literary historian) (1845-) - - - - G. A. Sala - Sala, George Augustus Henry (Eng. journalist and author) (1828-1895) - - - - J. Salkeld - Salkeld, John (Brit. clergyman) (1575-1659) - - - - Salmagundi - Salmagundi (a series of papers, 1807, by Wm. Irving, Washington Irving, and J. K. Paulding) - - - - Salmon - Salmon, Nathaniel (Eng. antiquary) (1676-1742) - - - - Abp. Sancroft - Sancroft, Abp. William (Eng. divine) (1616-1693) - - - - Bp. Sanderson - Sanderson, Bp. Robt. (Eng. divine) (1587-1663) - - - - Sandys - Sandys, Geo. (Eng. trav. and poet) (1577-1643) - - - - Abp. Sandys - Sandys, Abp. Edwin (Eng. divine) (1519-1588) - - - - Sir E. Sandys - Sandys, Sir Edwin (Eng. writer) (1561-1629) - - - - Sir M. Sandys - Sandys, Sir Miles (Eng. writer) (1600-) - - - - C. S. Sargent - Sargent, Chas. Sprague (Am. bot.) (1841-) - - - - Sat. Rev., or Saturday Review - Saturday Review (a London weekly journal, estab. 1855). - - - - Saunier - Saunier, Claudius (Fr. mechanician). - - - - Savage - Savage, Richard (Eng. poet) (1698-1743) - - - - M. W. Savage - Savage, Marmion W. (Brit. novelist) (1815?-1872) - - - - W. Savage - Savage, William (Eng. printer) (1771-1843) - - - - Savile - Savile, Sir Henry (Eng. math. and classical scholar) (1549-1622) - - - - J. G. Saxe - Saxe, John Godfrey (Am. poet) (1816-1887) - - - - A. B. Saxton - Saxton, Andrew B. (Am. poet). - - - - Say - Say, Thomas (Am. naturalist) (1787-1834) - - - - Sayce - Sayce, Archibald Henry (Eng. orientalist) (1846-) - - - - Schaeffer - Schaeffer, Chas. Fred. (Am. theol.) (1807-1880) - - - - Schaff - Schaff, Philip (Am. theologian) (1819-1893) - - - - Schaff-Herzog Encyc. - Schaff, Philip (1819-1893) - Herzog, John Jacob (1805-1882) - [Encyc. of Relig. Knowl.] - - - - Schmidt - Schmidt, Alex. (German scholar) (1816-) - [Shak. Lex.] - - - - Schoolcraft - Schoolcraft, Henry R. (Am. ethnol.) (1793-1864) - - - - Scientific American - Scientific American (N. Y. weekly, estab. 1846). - - - - Sclater (1654) - Sclater, William (Eng. clergyman). - [Sermon at Funeral of A. Wheelock, 1654.] - - - - P. L. Sclater - Sclater, Philip Lutley (Eng. nat.) (1829-) - - - - R. Scot - Scot, Reginald (Eng. writer against superstition) (1545-1599) - - - - Scott - Scott, Joseph N. (Eng. lexicog.) (-1773) - - - - Dr. J. Scott - Scott, Dr. John (Eng. divine) (1638-1694) - - - - H. L. Scott - Scott, Henry L. (Am. mil. officer) (1814-1886) - - - - J. Scott of Amwell - Scott, John, of Amwell (Eng. poet) (1730-1783) - - - - Sir W. Scott - Scott, Sir Walter (Scot. novelist and poet) (1771-1832) - - - - T. Scott - Scott, Thomas (Eng. commentator) (1747-1821) - - - - William Scott - Scott, William (fl. 1750-1804) - [Dict., 1797] - - - - F. L. Scribner - Scribner, F. Lamson. - [Report of U. S. Dept. of Agric., 1887-88.] - - - - Scudamore - Scudamore, Edward. - [Nomenclator, or Terminolog. Dict., Lond., 1841.] - - - - Barnas Sears - Sears, Barnas (Am. scholar) (1802-1880) - - - - Secker - Secker, Thomas (Eng. archbishop) (1693-1768) - - - - J. Seed - Seed, Jeremiah (Eng. divine) (-1747) - - - - J. R. Seeley - Seeley, John Robert (Eng. author) (1834-1895) - - - - P. J. Selby - Selby, Prideaux J. (Brit. ornith.) (1780?-1867) - - - - Selden - Selden, John (Eng. statesman) (1584-1654) - - - - J. M. Sewall - Sewall, Jona. Mitchell (Am. poet) (1748-1808) - - - - A. Seward - Seward, Anna (Eng. writer) (1747-1809) - - - - W. H. Seward - Seward, Wm. H. (Am. statesman) (1801-1872) - - - - Shaftesbury - Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, third earl of (Eng. writer) (1671-1713) - - - - J. C. Shairp - Shairp, John C. (Brit. scholar) (1819-1885) - - - - Shakespeare - Shakespeare, Wm. (Eng. dramatist) (1564-1616) - - - - Sharp - Sharp, John (Eng. prelate) (1644-1714) - - - - G. Sharp - Sharp, Granville (Eng. abolitionist) (1734-1813) - - - - S. Sharp - Sharp, Samuel (Eng. surgeon) (-1778) - - - - S. Sharpe - Sharpe, Samuel (Eng. bib. scholar) (1799-1881) - - - - G. Shaw - Shaw, George (Eng. naturalist) (1751-1813) - - - - Shedd - Shedd, Prof. Wm. Greenough Thayer (Am. theologian) (1820-1894) - - - - Sheldon - Sheldon, Richard (Eng. divine). - [Miracles of Anti-Christ, 1616.] - - - - Shelford - Shelford, Robert. - [Learned Discourse, 1635.] - - - - M. W. Shelley - Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (Eng. novelist) (1797-1851) - - - - Shelly - Shelly, Percy Bysshe (Eng. poet) (1792-1822) - - - - Shelton - Shelton, Thomas (Eng. translator of Don Quixote) (1580?-) - - - - Shenstone - Shenstone, William (Brit. poet) (1714-1763) - - - - Sherburne - Sherburne, Sir Edward (Eng. poet and translator) (1618-1702) - - - - Sheridan - Sheridan, Richard B. B. (Brit. dramatist) (1751-1816) - - - - Dr. Sheridan - Sheridan, Dr. Thomas (Brit. elocutionist and lexicographer) (1721-1788) - - - - - - P. H. Sheridan - Sheridan, Philip H. (Am. general) (1831-1888) - - - - Sir A. Sherley - Sherley, Sir Anthony (Eng. trav.) (1565-1630) - - - - Bp. Sherlock - Sherlock, Bp. Thomas (Eng. divine) (1678-1761) - - - - Gen. W. T. Sherman - Sherman, Wm. Tecumseh (Amer. general) (1820-1891) - - - - Sherwood - Sherwood, Robert. - [Dict. of Eng. and Fr., 1632.] - - - - Shipley - Shipley, Orby (Eng. eccl. writer) (1832-) - - - - T. Shipman - Shipman, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (fl. 17th c.) - - - - Shirley - Shirley, James (Eng. dramatist) (1594?-1666) - - - - J. V. Shoemaker - Shoemaker, John V. (Am. phys.) - - - - Sir J. Shore - Shore, Sir John (Eng. writer) (1751-1834) - - - - Shuckford - Shuckford, Sam. (Eng. historian) (-1754) - - - - Algernon Sidney - Sidney, Algernon (Eng. patriot) (1622?-1683) - - - - Sir H. Sidney - Sidney, Sir Henry (Eng. statesman) (-1586) - - - - Sir P. Sidney - Sidney, Sir Philip (Eng. statesman) (1554-1586) - - - - Siemens - Siemens, Karl Wilhelm (Ger. nat. philosopher in England) (1823-1883) - - - - The Silkworms (1599) - Silkworms and their Flies, The; described in verse by T. M. (said to be Thomas Muffett or Moufet) - - - - Silliman - Silliman, Benj., Sr. (Am. physicist) (1779-1864) - - - - Simmonds - Simmonds, Peter Lund. - [Trade Products, Lond., 1858] - - - - Sir J. Y. Simpson - Simpson, Sir Jas. Young (Scot. phys.) (1811-1870) - - - - Sinclair - Sinclair, Sir J. (Scot. statistician) (1754-1835) - - - - A. P. Sinnett - Sinnett, A. P. (Eng. writer) - - - - Skeat - Skeat, Walter Wm. (Eng. philol.) (1835-) - - - - Skelton - Skelton, John (Eng. poet) (1460?-1529) - - - - P. Skelton - Skelton, Philip (Brit. divine) (1707-1787) - - - - Skinner - Skinner, Stephen (Eng. philologist) (1623-1667) - - - - T. H. Skinner - Skinner, Thomas H. (Am. divine) (1791-1871) - - - - Smalridge - Smalridge, George (Eng. bishop) (1663-1719) - - - - Smart - Smart, Benj. H. (Eng. lexicog.) (1787?-1872) - - - - C. Smart - Smart, Christopher (Eng. poet) (1722-1770) - - - - Smee - Smee, Alfred (Eng. electrician) (1818-1877) - - - - Smiles - Smiles, Samuel (Scotch biographer) (1816-) - - - - A. Smith - Smith, Adam (Brit. polit. economist) (1723-1790) - - - - Alex. Smith - Smith, Alexander (Scotch poet) (1831-1867) - - - - Capt. John Smith - Smith, John (Eng. adventurer) (1579-1632) - - - - C. J. Smith - Smith, Charles John (Eng. gram. and lexicog.) (1819?-1872) - - - - Dr. John Smith - Smith, John (Eng. physician) (1630-1679) - - - - Dr. W. Smith - Smith, Wm. (Eng. class. scholar) (1813-1893) - - - - E. Smith - Smith, Edmund (Eng. poet) (1688-1710) - - - - G. B. Smith - Smith, Geo. Burnett (Eng. essayist) (1841-) - - - - Goldwin Smith - Smith, Goldwin (Eng. historian) (1823-) - - - - H. Smith - Smith, Horace (Eng. author) (1779-1849) - - - - J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants) - Smith, John (curator of Kew Gardens) (1798?-1888) - - - - J. & H. Smith - Smith, James (1775-1839) - Smith, Horace - (joint authors of Rejected Addresses, 1812) - - - - J. P. Smith - Smith, John Pye (Eng. divine) (1774-1851) - - - - J. W. Smith - Smith, John Wm. (Eng. legal writer) (1809-1845) - - - - M. R. Smith - Smith, Mary L. Reilly (Am. poetess) (1842-) - - - - Percy Smith - Smith, Hen. Percy (Eng. compiler) (1826?-) - - - - S. F. Smith - Smith, Samuel Fr. (Am. divine) (1808-1895) - - - - Sir T. Smith - Smith, Sir Thomas (Eng. scholar) (1514-1577) - - - - S. S. Smith - Smith, Sam. Stanhope (Am. divine) (1750-1819) - - - - Sydney Smith - Smith, Sydney (Eng. essayist) (1771-1845) - - - - Smollett - Smollett, Tobias George (Brit. nov.) (1721-1771) - - - - Smyth - Smyth, William Henry (Eng. naval officer) (1788-1865) - - - - Somerville - Somerville, William (Eng. poet) (1677-1742) - - - - South - South, Robert (Eng. divine and author) (1631-1716) - - - - Southern - Southern, Thos. (Brit. dramatist) (1660?-1746) - - - - Southey - Southey, Robert (Eng. poet) (1774-1843) - - - - Southwell - Southwell, Robert (Eng. poet) (1560-1595) - - - - Soyer - Soyer, Alexis (French cook) (1800?-1858) - - - - W. Spalding - Spalding, William (Scotch logician) (1809-1859) - - - - Sparks - Sparks, Jared (Am. historian) (1789-1866) - - - - Spectator - Spectator, The (Eng. periodical edited by Addison, Steele and others, 1711-1714) - - - - Speed - Speed, John (Eng. historian) (1542?-1629) - - - - Spelman - Spelman, Sir Henry (Eng. antiq.) (1562-1641) - - - - Spence - Spence, Ferrand (English trans.) - [Lucian, Lond., 1684.] - - - - J. Spence - Spence, Joseph (Eng. critic) (1698?-1768) - - - - H. Spencer - Spencer, Herbert (Eng. philos.) (1820-) - - - - I. S. Spencer - Spencer, Ichabod S. (Am. divine) (1798-1854) - - - - J. Spencer - Spencer, John (Eng. divine) (1630-1695) - - - - Spenser - Spenser, Edmund (Eng. poet) (1552?-1599) - - - - Spotswood - Spotswood, or Spotiswood, John (Scot. eccl. hist.) (1565-1639) - - - - C. Sprague - Sprague, Charles (Am. poet) (1791-1875) - - - - W. B. Sprague - Sprague, Wm. Buell (Am. divine) (1795-1876) - - - - Sprat - Sprat, Thomas (Eng. bp. and hist.) (1636-1713) - - - - G. Spring - Spring, Gardiner (Am. clergyman) (1785-1873) - - - - E. G. Squier - Squier, Ephraim George (Am. archæologist) (1821-1888) - - - - Stackhouse - Stackhouse, Thos. (Eng. clerg.) (1680-1752) - - - - A. Stafford - Stafford, Anthony Ambrose (Eng. writer) (-1641) - - - - Stainer & Barrett - Stainer, John (1840- ) - Barrett, W. A. (1835-) - (joint editors of Mus. Dict.) - - - - Stallo - Stallo, John B. (Am. physicist) (1823-) - - - - A. P. Stanley - Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn (Dean of Westminster) (1815-1881) - - - - T. Stanley - Stanley, Thomas (Eng. philos. and poet) (1625-1678) - - - - H. Stansbury - Stansbury, Howard (Am. civil engineer) (1806-1863) - - - - Stanyhurst - Stanyhurst, Richard (Brit. historian and poet) (1545?-1618) - - - - Stapleton - Stapleton, Thomas (Eng. divine) (1535-1598) - - - - Starkie - Starkie, Thos. (Eng. legal writer) (1782-1849) - - - - State Papers - State Papers (of Gr. Brit. and Ir.) - - - - State Trials - State Trials (of Gr. Brit. and Ir.) - - - - Statutes of Mass. - Statutes of Massachusetts - - - - T. Staveley - Staveley, Thos. (Eng. eccl. writer) (-1683) - - - - Stedman - Stedman, John Gabriel (Brit. military officer) (1745-1797) - - - - E. C. Stedman - Stedman, Edmund C. (Am. poet) (1833-) - - - - Steele - Steele, Sir Richard (Eng. essayist) (1676-1729) - - - - Steevens - Steevens, Geo. (Eng. commentator) (1736-1800) - - - - Stephen - Stephen, Henry John (Eng. legal writer) (1787-1864) - - - - J. F. Stephen - Stephen, James Fitzjames (Eng. legal writer) (1829-1894) - - - - Leslie Stephen - Stephen, Leslie (Eng. literary hist.) (1832-) - - - - Sir J. Stephen - Stephen, Sir James (Eng. historian) (1789-1859) - - - - Stepney - Stepney, George (Eng. poet and statesman) (1663-1707) - - - - Sterling - Sterling, John (Brit. essayist) (1806-1844) - - - - Sternberg - Sternberg, Geo. M. (Am. army surg.) (1838-) - - - - Sterne - Sterne, Lawrence (Eng. humorous writer) (1713-1768) - - - - Sternhold - Sternhold, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1500?-1549) - - - - J. Stevens - Stevens, John (Eng. translator) (1660?-1726) - - - - R. L. Stevenson - Stevenson, Robert L. (Scot. author) (1850-1894) - - - - Stewart - Stewart, Dugald (Scotch metaph.) (1753-1828) - - - - B. Stewart - Stewart, Balfour (Brit. physicist) (1828-) - - - - E. Stiles - Stiles, Ezra (Am. divine and hist.) (1727-1795) - - - - J. Still - Still, John (Eng. divine and author) (1543-1607) - - - - Bp. Stillingfleet - Stillingfleet, Bp. Edward (Eng. divine) (1635-1699) - - - - Stillman (The Horse in Motion) - Stillman, J. D. Babcock (Am. physician) (1819-) - - - - Stirling - Stirling, Wm. Alex. (Scot. poet) (1580-1640) - - - - J. H. Stirling - Stirling, James Hutchinson (Scot. critic and philosopher) (1820-) - - - - W. Stith - Stith, William (Am. historian) (1689-1755) - - - - R. H. Stoddard - Stoddard, Richd. Hen. (Am. poet) (1825-) - - - - Stokes - Stokes, Geo. Gabriel (Brit. physicist) (1819-) - - - - D. Stokes (1659) - Stokes, David (Eng. orientalist) (fl. 17th c.) - - - - Stonehenge - (pseud. of J. H. Walsh) - - - - Stormonth - Stormonth, James (Scotch philol. and lexicog.) (1825-1882) - - - - Story - Story, Joseph (Am. jurist) (1779-1845) - - - - Bp. Story - Story, Bp. Josiah (Irish divine) (1679?-1757) - - - - Stow - Stow, John (Eng. antiquary) (1525?-1605) - - - - Stowe - Stowe, Calvin Ellis (Am. clerg.) (1802-1886) - - - - Mrs. Stowe - Stowe, Harriet Beecher (Am. writer) (1811-1896) - - - - Lord Stowell - Stowell, William Scott, Lord (Eng. judge) (1745-1836) - - - - Stower - Stower, Charles (Eng. printer) (1779?-1816) - - - - Earl of Strafford - Strafford, Thos. Wentworth, Earl of (Eng. statesman) (1593-1641) - - - - Strauss - Strauss, David Friedr. (Ger. theol.) (1808-1874) - - - - Strutt - Strutt, Joseph (Eng. antiquary) (1749-1802) - - - - Strype - Strype, John (Eng. biographer) (1643-1737) - - - - G. Stuart - Stuart, Gilbert (Scot. historian) (1742-1786) - - - - M. Stuart - Stuart, Moses (Am. theologian) (1780-1852) - - - - Stubbes - Stubbes, Philip (British writer) - [Anatomy of Abuses, 1583] - - - - Stubbs - Stubbs, William (Eng. historian) (1825-) - - - - Stukeley - Stukeley, Wm. (Eng. antiquary) (1687-1765) - - - - Suckling - Suckling, Sir John (Eng. poet) (1610-1641) - - - - J. Sully - Sully, James (Eng. metaphysician) (1842-) - - - - Summary on Du Bartas (1621) - Summary on Du Bartas (tr. fr. the French by Thomas Lodge, Lond., 1621) - - - - Charles Sumner - Sumner, Charles (Am. statesman) (1811-1874) - - - - W. G. Sumner - Sumner, Wm. Graham (Am. polit. economist) (1840-) - - - - L. Sunderland - Sunderland, LeRoy (Am. essayist) (1802-1885) - - - - Surrey - Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of (Eng. poet) (1516?-1547) - - - - Swedenborg - Swedenborg, Emanuel (Sw. philos.) (1688-1772) - - - - H. Sweet - Sweet, Henry (1845?-) - [Phonetics, Oxford, 1877] - - - - Swift - Swift, Jonathan (Brit. author) (1667-1745) - - - - Z. Swift - Swift, Zephaniah (Am. jurist) (1759-1823) - - - - Swinburne - Swinburne, Algernon Chas. (Eng. poet) (1837-) - - - - H. Swinburne - Swinburne, Henry (Eng. traveler) (1752-1803) - - - - John Swinton - Swinton, John (Scot. journ. in Am.) (1830-) - - - - Sydenham - Sydenham, Floyer (Eng. essayist and translator) (1710-1787) - - - - Syd. Soc. Lex. - Sydenham Society Lexicon - - - - Sylvester - Sylvester, Joshua (Eng. poet, and translator of Du Bartas) (1563-1618) - - - - J. J. Sylvester - Sylvester, James Jos. (Eng. math.) (1814-) - - - - E. Symmons - Symmons, Edward (Eng. Royalist) (fl. 1648) - - - - J. A. Symonds - Symonds, John Addington (Eng. writer) (1840-1893) - - - - Tait - Tait, Peter Guthrie (Brit. physicist and mathematician) (1831-) - - - - H. F. Talbot - Talbot, Wm. Henry Fox (Eng. antiq. and philol.) (1800-1877) - - - - Tale of a Usurer - Tale of a Usurer (title of a tale in English Metrical Homilies, about 1330, edited by John Small, Edin., 1862) - - - - Tale of Beryn - Tale of Beryn (title of a spurious tale of 15th cent.) - - - - Tale of Gamelyn - Tale of Gamelyn (called also Coke's T. of G., and formerly attrib. to Chaucer) - - - - Talfourd - Talfourd, Sir Thomas Noon (Eng. poet and essayist) (1795-1854) - - - - Tate - Tate, Nahum (Eng. poet) (1652-1715) - - - - Tatham - Tatham, Edward (Eng. divine) (1749-1834) - - - - Tatler - Tatler, The (Eng. periodical conducted by Steele, Addison and others) (1709-1711) - - - - Taylor (1630) - Taylor, John (Eng. "Water Poet") (1580-1654) - [Works, 1611, 1630. Drink and Welcome] - - - - A. S. Taylor - Taylor, Alfred Swaine (Eng. legal writer) (1806-1880) - [Med. Jurisprudence] - - - - B. Taylor - Taylor, Bayard (Am. traveler and author) (1825-1878) - - - - H. Taylor - Taylor, Sir Henry (Eng. dramatist and essayist) (1800-1886) - - - - I. Taylor - Taylor, Isaac (Eng. divine and philosopher) (1787-1865) - - - - I. Taylor (with name of work) - Taylor, Isaac (English clergyman) (1829-) - [Words & Places. The Alphabet] - - - - Jer. Taylor - Taylor, Jeremy (Eng. bishop and author) (1613-1667) - - - - John Taylor (1755) - Taylor, John (Eng. clergyman and law writer) (1703-1766) - - - - N. W. Taylor - Taylor, Nathaniel Wm. (Am. theol.) (1786-1858) - - - - W. Taylor - Taylor, William (Eng. author) (1765-1836) - - - - Sir W. Temple - Temple, Sir Wm. (Eng. statesman) (1628-1699) - - - - Tennent - Tennent, Sir James Emerson (Brit. author) (1794-1869) - - - - Tennyson - Tennyson, Alfred (Eng. poet) (1809-1892) - - - - Terence in English (1614) - Terence in English (trans. by Richard Bernard, 1567?-1641) - - - - Bp. Terrot - Terrot, Bp. Chas. Hughes (English commentator) (1790-1872) - - - - E. Terry - Terry, Edward (Eng. traveler) (1590?-1660?) - - - - Testament of Love - Testament of Love (anon. prose treatise, about 1400) - - - - Thackeray - Thackeray, Wm. M. (Eng. nov.) (1811-1863) - - - - Theobald - Theobald, Lewis (Eng. scholar) (1688-1744) - - - - Thirlwall - Thirlwall, Connop (Eng. divine) (1797-1875) - - - - Thodey - Thodey, Samuel (Brit. divine). - [Life in Death, 1853.] - - - - Thomas (Med. Dict.) - Thomas, Joseph (Am. physician and editor) (1811-1891) - - - - T. G. Thomas - Thomas, Theodore Gaillard (Am. physician) (1831-) - - - - R. Thompson - Thompson, Robert - [Gardener's Assistant, 1859] - - - - S. Thompson - Thompson, Silvanus (Eng. physicist) - - - - W. Thompson (1745) - Thompson, William (Eng. poet) (1718?-1766) - - - - Thomson - Thomson, James (Scotch poet) (1700-1748) - - - - Thomson & Tait - Thomson, Sir Wm. - Tait, Peter G. - [Elements of Nat. philos.] - - - - Abp. Thompson - Thompson, William (Eng. divine) (1819-1890) - - - - J. Thomson - Thomson, James (Brit. math. and physicist) (1822-1892) - - - - Sir W. Thomson - Thomson, Sir William (Brit. physicist and mathematician) (1824-) - - - - W. M. Thomson - Thomson, Wm. McClure (Am. divine) (1806-) - - - - Thoreau - Thoreau, Henry David (Am. naturalist and writer) (1817-1862) - - - - T. B. Thorpe - Thorpe, Thomas Bangs (Am. artist and author) (1815-1878) - - - - Thudichum - Thudichum, John Louis Wm. (Eng. chemist and pathologist) - - - - Thynne - Thynne, Francis (Eng. herald and antiquary) (1545?-1608?) - - - - Tickell - Tickell, Thomas (Eng. poet and essayist) (1686-1740) - - - - C. P. Tiele (Encyc. Brit.) - Tiele, Cornelis Petrus (Dutch hist. writer) (1830-) - - - - Tiffany - Tiffany, Chas. Louis (Am. jeweler) (1812-) - - - - Tillotson - Tillotson, John (Eng. archbishop) (1630-1694) - - - - Todd - Todd, Henry John (Eng. biog. and editor) (1763-1845) - [Johnson's Dict., 1818] - - - - H. A. Todd - Todd, Henry A. (Am. educator) (1854?-) - - - - Todd & B. - Todd, Robert Bently (1809-1860) - Bowman, Sir William (1816-1893??) - [Physiol. Anat.] - - - - Todhunter - Todhunter, Isaac (Eng. math.) (1820-1884) - - - - Tomlins - Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne (Eng. legal writer) (1762-1841) - [Law Dict., 1810] - - - - Tomlinson - Tomlinson, Chas. (Eng. physicist) (1808-1897) - - - - Tooke - Tooke, John Horne (Eng. philol.) (1736-1812) - - - - T. Tooke - Tooke, Thos. (Eng. polit. economist) (1774-1858) - - - - W. Tooke - Tooke, Wm. (Eng. writer) (1774-1820) - [Russia] - - - - Tooker - Tooker, William (Eng. divine) (-1620) - - - - Toone - Toone, Wm. (Eng. compiler) - [Gloss. of Obs. and Uncom. Words, 1832] - - - - Topsell - Topsell, Edward (English writer) (fl. 1607) - [Hist. of Four-footed Beasts, 1607] - - - - Totten - Totten, Benjamin J. (Am. naval officer) (1806-1877) - [Naval Dict., 1841] - - - - Tovey - Tovey, Charles (Eng. wine merchant) - [Wine and Wine Countries, 1862] - - - - Towneley Myst. - Towneley Mysteries (ab. 1450) - - - - G. Townsend - Townsend, George (Eng. divine and author) (1788-1857) - - - - J. Trapp - Trapp, Joseph (Eng. poet and essayist) (1679-1747) - - - - Travis - Travis, John (Eng. surgeon, cited from Penny Cyc.) - - - - Trench - Trench, Abp. Richard Chenevix (Brit. poet and scholar) (1807-1886) - - - - W. S. Trench - Trench, Wm. Steuart (Brit. author) (1808-1872) - - - - Trendelenburg - Trendelenburg, Friedrich Adolf (Ger. philosopher) (1802-1872) - - - - Trevelyan - Trevelyan, George Otto (Eng. politician and author) (1838-) - - - - Trial of the Regicides - Trial of the Regicides (cited in State Trials, 1660) - - - - A. Trollope - Trollope, Anthony (Eng. novelist) (1815-1882) - - - - Mrs. Trollope - Trollope, Frances Milton (Eng. author) (1780-1863) - - - - Troubles of Queen Elizabeth (1639) - If you know not me, you know nobody, or Troubles of Queen Elizabeth (an historical play written by Thomas Leywood, 1639) - - - - J. T. Trowbridge - Trowbridge, John T. (Am. author) (1827-) - - - - Trumbull - Trumbull, John (Amer. satirical poet) (1750-1831) - - - - B. Trumbull - Trumbull, Benjamin (Am. divine and author) (1735-1820) - - - - A. Tucker - Tucker, Abraham (Eng. megaphysician, pseud. E. Search) (1705-1774) - - - - J. Tucker - Tucker, Josiah (Brit. divine) (1711-1799) - - - - Tully - Tully, William (Am. physician) (1785-1859) - - - - Turbervile - Turbervile, George (Eng. poet) (1530-1600?) - - - - R. Turnbull - Turnbull, Robert (Scotch-Amer. clergyman) (1809-1877) - - - - Turner - Turner, Edward (Eng. chemist) (1797-1837) - - - - Turner - Turner, Wm. (Eng. phys. and nat.) (-1568) - - - - - - S. Turner - Turner, Sharon (Eng. historian and philologist) (1768-1847) - - - - Tusser - Tusser, Thos. (Eng. poet and agricultural writer) (1515?-1580?) - - - - Prof. H. Tuttle - Tuttle, Herbert (Am. hist. writer) (1846-) - - - - Sir R. Twisden - Twisden, Sir Roger (Eng. antiq.) (1597-1672) - - - - Two N. Kins. - Two Noble Kinsmen (a play ascr. to Shakespeare and Fletcher) - - - - Tylor - Tylor, Edward Burnett (Eng. archæologist and ethnologist) (1832-) - - - - Tyndale - Tyndale, William (Eng. reformer, and translator of the Bible) (1484-1536) - - - - Tyndall - Tyndall, John (Brit. physicist) (1820-1893) - - - - D. A. Tyng - Tyng, Dudley A. (Am. lawyer) (1760-1829) - - - - Tyrwhitt - Tyrwhitt, Thomas (Eng. critic) (1730-1786) - - - - Udall - Udall, Nicholas (Eng. teacher and dramatist) (1506-1564) - - - - Upton (Tactics) - Upton, Emory (Am. major general) (1839-1881) - - - - Ure - Ure, Andrew (Scotch chemist) (1778-1857) - - - - Urquhart - Urquhart, Sir Thomas (Scotch politician). (1605?-1660) - [Trans. of Rabelais] - - - - U. S. Census - United States Census, 1880 - - - - U. S. Const. - United States Constitution. See Constitution - - - - U. S. Disp. - United States Dispensory - - - - U. S. Int. Rev. Statutes - United States Internal Revenue Statutes - - - - U. S. Pharm. - United States Pharmacopœia - - - - Usher - Usher, James (Eng. archbishop) (1580-1656) - - - - Vanbrugh - Vanbrugh, Sir John (Eng. dram.) (1666-1726) - - - - H. Van Laun - Van Laun, Henri (Fr. tr. in Eng.) - - - - Vattel (Trans.) - Vattel, de, Emmeric (Swiss publicist) (1714-1767) - - - - E. Vaughan - Vaughan, Edmund (Eng. divine) (1611?-1669?) - - - - H. Vaughan - Vaughan, Henry (Brit. poet) (1621-1695) - - - - R. Vaughan - Vaughan, Rowland (Brit. trans.) (fl. 17th c.) - - - - R. A. Vaughan - Vaughan, Robert Alfred (Eng. poet and reviewer) (1823-1857) - - - - Vegetius (Trans.) - Vegetius, Flavius Renatus (Lat. military writer) (fl. 385) - - - - Venner - Venner, Tobias (Eng. physician) (1577-1660) - - - - A. E. Verrill - Verrill, Addison Emery (Am. zool.) (1839-) - - - - Verstegan - Verstegan, Richard (Eng. antiq.) (-1635?) - - - - Vicars - Vicars, John (Eng. divine and trans.) (1582-1652) - - - - Virchow - Virchow, Rudolf (Ger. physiol.) (1821-) - - - - Vives - Vives, Juan Luis (Sp. scholar) (1462-1540) - - - - Waddell - Waddell, John Alex. Low (civil engineer) (1854-) - - - - B. F. Wade - Wade, Benjamin Franklin (Am. statesman) (1800-1878) - - - - Wagner - Wagner, Rudolf Johannes (Ger. chemist) (1823-1880) - - - - W. Wagstaffe - Wagstaffe, William (Eng. phys.) (1685-1725) - - - - Wake - Wake, William (Eng. archbishop) (1672-1737) - - - - Wakefield - Wakefield, Gilbert (Eng. theol.) (1756-1801) - - - - Walker - Walker, John (Eng. lexicographer) (1732-1807) - - - - Dr. Walker (1678) - Walker, Anthony (Eng. divine) (1629?-1700?) - - - - F. A. Walker - Walker, Francis Amasa (Am. political economist) (1840-1897) - - - - A. R. Wallace - Wallace, Alfred Russell (Eng. traveler and ornitholigist) (1822-) - - - - D. M. Wallace - Wallace, Donald Mackenzie (Scotch author). (1841-) - [Russia] - - - - L. Wallace - Wallace, Lewis (Am. author) (1827-) - [Ben-Hur] - - - - Waller - Waller, Edmund (Eng. poet) (1605-1687) - - - - Wallis - Wallis, John (Eng. mathematician and grammarian) (1616-1703) - - - - Walpole - Walpole, Horace (Eng. author) (1717-1797) - - - - Walsh - Walsh, Robert (Am. author and journalist) (1784-1859) - - - - J. H. Walsh - Walsh, John Henry (Eng. writer on sports, pseud. Stonehenge) (1810-1888) - - - - W. Walsh - Walsh, William (Eng. poet) (1663-1707) - - - - Walton - Walton, Izaak (Eng. writer). (1593-1683) - [Complete Angler] - - - - Bp. Warburton - Warburton, Bp. Wm. (Eng. author) (1698-1779) - - - - Ward - Ward, John (Eng. writer) (1679?-1758) - - - - A. W. Ward - Ward, Adolphus William (Eng. writer) (1837-) - - - - Bp. Ward - Ward, Bp. Seth (Eng. divine) (1617?-1689) - - - - E. Ward - Ward, Edward (Eng. poet) (1660?-1731) - - - - L. F. Ward - Ward, Lester Frank (Am. scientific writer). (1841-) - [Dynamic Sociology] - - - - Mrs. Humphry Ward - Ward, Mrs. Humphry (Eng. author) (1851-) - - - - R. P. Ward - Ward, Robert Plumer (Eng. statesman and jurist) (1765-1846) - - - - Samuel Ward - Ward, Samuel (Eng. theologian) (-1643) - - - - T. Ward - Ward, Thomas (Eng. writer) (1652-1708) - - - - W. H. Ward - Ward, William Hayes (Am. Assyriologist) (1835-) - - - - W. Warde - Warde, William. - [Secrets of Physics, trans. from Fr., Lond. 1558.] - - - - Warner - Warner, William (Eng. poet) (1558?-1608?) - - - - C. D. Warner - Warner, Charles Dudley (Am. author) (1829-1900) - - - - Warren - Warren, Samuel (Brit. author) (1807-1877) - - - - J. Warton - Warton, Joseph (Eng. poet) (1722-1800) - - - - T. Warton - Warton, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1728-1790) - - - - Wase - Wase, Christopher (Eng. classical scholar) (-1690) - - - - E. Washburn - Washburn, Emory (Am. lawyer) (1800-1877) - - - - Washington - Washington, George (Pres. U. S.) (1732-1799) - - - - E. Waterhouse - Waterhouse, Edward (Eng. author) (1619-1670) - - - - Waterland - Waterland, Daniel (Eng. author) (1688-1740) - - - - Waterton - Waterton, Charles (Eng. naturalist) (1782-1865) - - - - Bp. Watson (1805) - Watson, Bp. Richard (Eng. divine) (1737-1816) - - - - Sir T. Watson - Watson, Sir Thomas (Eng. phys.) (1792-1882) - - - - W. Watson - Watson, William (Eng. author) (-1603) - - - - Watts - Watts, Henry (Eng. chemist) (1825-1884) - - - - I. Watts - Watts, Isaac (Eng. divine and poet) (1674-1748) - - - - R. Watts - Watts, Robert (Am. anatomist) (1812-1867) - - - - Wayland - Wayland, Francis (Amer. moral philosopher) (1796-1865) - - - - Weale - Weale, John (Eng. editor and publisher) (1791-1862) - - - - D. Webster - Webster, Daniel (Am. statesman and orator) (1782-1852) - - - - J. Webster - Webster, John (Eng. dramatist) (16th-17th c.) - - - - Wedgwood - Wedgwood, Hensleigh (Eng. philol.) (1805-) - - - - Weever - Weever, John (Eng. antiquarian) (1576-1632) - - - - Weisbach - Weisbach, Julius (Ger. math.) (1806-1871) - - - - Sir A. Weldon - Weldon, Sir Anthony (Eng. author) (1590?-1656?) - - - - J. S. Wells - Wells, John Soelberg (Eng. opthalmologist) - - - - Welsford - Welsford, Henry (Eng. author) (1810-) - - - - Welwood - Welwood, James (Scotch physician) (1652-1716) - - - - Wesley - Wesley, John (Eng. founder of Methodism) (1703-1791) - - - - West - West, Richard (Eng. poet) (-1742) - - - - G. West - West, Gilbert (Eng. poet and translator) (1706?-1756) - - - - B. F. 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Whipple - Whipple, Edwin Percy (Am. essayist and critic) (1819-1886) - - - - Whishaw - Whishaw, James (Eng. lawyer). - [Law Dict., Lond., 1830] - - - - Whiston - Whiston, William (Eng. divine and mathematician) (1667-1752) - - - - Whitaker - Whitaker, Tobias (Eng. phys.). (fl. 1620-1671) - [Blood of Grape, Lond., 1638] - - - - J. Whitaker - Whitaker, John (Eng. divine and antiq.) (1735-1808) - - - - Whitby - Whitby, Daniel (Eng. divine) (1638-1726) - - - - Gilbert White - White, Gilbert (Eng. divine and naturalist) (1720-1793) - - - - James White - White, Jas. (Brit. divine and hist.) (1806-1862) - - - - James White - White, James (Eng. veterinary surgeon). - [Farriery, 1815] - - - - R. G. White - White, Richard Grant (Am. author) (1821-1885) - - - - Whitefoot - Whitefoot (Minutes in posth. works of Sir Thomas Browne) - - - - Whitehead - Whitehead, William (Eng. poet) (1715-1785) - - - - P. 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B (bē) is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w, and m, letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr."epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from the Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B.
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In (Music), 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♭ stands for B flat, the tone a half step, or semitone, lower than B. In German, B stands for our B♭, while our B natural is called H (pronounced hä).
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B-52 n. A large long-range bomber airplane of the U. S. military aircraft fleet; B- stands for bomber. It has the capability of delivering nuclear weapons.
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Ba (bä), v. t. [Cf. OF. baer to open the mouth, F. bayer.] To kiss. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Baa (bä), v. i. [Cf. G. bäen; an imitative word.] To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep.
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He treble baas for help, but none can get. Sir P. Sidney.
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Baa (bä), n.; pl. Baas (bäz). [Cf. G. bä.] The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat.
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Baa"ing, n. The bleating of a sheep. Marryat.
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Ba"al (bā"&aitalic_;l), n.; Heb. pl. Baalim (-&ibreve_;m). [Heb. ba'al lord.] 1. (Myth.) The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations.
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&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, Baal-berith (the Covenant Baal), Baal-zebub (Baal of the fly).
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2. pl. The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied. Judges x. 6.
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Ba"al*ism (-&ibreve_;z'm), n. Worship of Baal; idolatry.
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{ Ba"al*ist (&unr_;), Ba"al*ite (&unr_;), } n. A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater.
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Bab (?), n. [Per.] Lit., gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of Bab-ud-Din, assumed by him.
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‖Ba"ba (&unr_;), n. [F.] A kind of plum cake.
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babassu n. 1. a tall feather palm of northern Brazil (Orbignya barbosiana) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil (babassu oil) and a kind of vegetable ivory.
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babbiting, babbitting n. lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal.
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Bab"bitt (&unr_;), v. t. To line with Babbitt metal.
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Bab"bitt met`al (&unr_;). [From the inventor, Isaac Babbitt of Massachusetts.] 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.
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Bab"ble (băb"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Babbled (băb"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Babbling.] [Cf. LG. babbeln, D. babbelen, G. bappeln, bappern, F. babiller, It. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning to talk.] 1. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
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2. To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
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3. To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
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4. To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
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In every babbling brook he finds a friend. Wordsworth.
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&hand_; Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
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Syn. -- To prate; prattle; chatter; gossip.
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Bab"ble, v. t. 1. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
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These [words] he used to babble in all companies. Arbuthnot.
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2. To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
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Bab"ble, n. 1. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. “This is mere moral babble.” Milton.
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2. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
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The babble of our young children. Darwin.
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The babble of the stream. Tennyson.
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Bab"ble*ment (&unr_;), n. Babble. Hawthorne.
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Bab"bler (&unr_;), n. 1. An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.
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Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust. L'Estrange.
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2. A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.
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3. (Zoöl.) A name given to any one of a family (Timalinæ) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note.
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Bab"ble*ry (&unr_;), n. Babble. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
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Babe (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Ir. bab, baban, W. baban, maban.]
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1. An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby.
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2. A doll for children. Spenser.
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Babe"hood (&unr_;), n. Babyhood. [R.] Udall.
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Ba"bel (&unr_;), n. [Heb. Bābel, the name of the capital of Babylonia; in Genesis associated with the idea of “confusion.”] 1. The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place.
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Therefore is the name of it called Babel. Gen. xi. 9.
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2. Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages.
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That babel of strange heathen languages. Hammond.
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The grinding babel of the street. R. L. Stevenson.
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Bab"er*y (&unr_;), n. [Perh. orig. for baboonery. Cf. Baboon, and also Babe.] Finery of a kind to please a child. [Obs.] “Painted babery.” Sir P. Sidney.
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{ Ba"bi*an (&unr_;), Ba"bi*on } (&unr_;), n. [See Baboon.] A baboon. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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‖Bab"il*lard (&unr_;), n. [F., a babbler.] (Zoöl.) The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also babbling warbler.
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Bab"ing*ton*ite (&unr_;), n. [From Dr. Babbington.] (Min.) 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.
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{ ‖Bab`i*rous"sa, ‖Bab`i*rus"sa} (&unr_;), n. [F. babiroussa, fr. Malay bābī hog + rūsa deer.] (Zoöl.) A large hoglike quadruped (Sus babirussa, syn. Porcus babirussa) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.
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Bab"ish (&unr_;), a. Like a babe; a childish; babyish. [R.] “Babish imbecility.” Drayton. -- Bab"ish*ly, adv. -- Bab"ish*ness, n. [R.]
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{ Bab"ism (?), Bab"i*ism (?) }, n. The doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820 -- 1850), who assumed the title of Bab-ed-Din (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. -- Bab"ist, n.
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‖Bab"lah (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Per. babūl a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic.] 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.
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{ ‖Ba"boo, ‖Ba"bu } (bä"b&oomacr_;), n. [Hind. bābū.] A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title equivalent to the English Mr. or Esquire. Whitworth.
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Bab*oon" (&unr_;), n. [OE. babewin, baboin, fr. F. babouin, or LL. babewynus. Of unknown origin; cf. D. baviaan, G. pavian, baboon, F. babine lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G. bäppe mouth.] (Zoöl.) One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; 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 Mandrill, and Chacma, and Drill an ape.
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Bab*oon"ery (&unr_;), n. Baboonish behavior. Marryat.
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Bab*oon"ish, a. Like a baboon.
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{ Ba*bul", Ba*bool" (?) }, n. [See Bablah.] (Bot.) Any one of several species of Acacia, esp. Acacia Arabica, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic.
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In place of Putney's golden gorse
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Ba"by (bā"b&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Babies (-b&ibreve_;z). [Dim. of babe.] An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.
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Babies in the eyes, the minute reflection which one sees of one's self in the eyes of another.
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She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses,
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Ba"by, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans. “Baby figure” Shak.
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Ba"by, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Babied (bā"bēd); p. pr. & vb. n. Babying.] To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle. Young.
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Ba"by farm` (&unr_;). A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire.
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Ba"by farm`er (&unr_;). One who keeps a baby farm.
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Ba"by*hood (&unr_;), n. The state or period of infancy.
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Ba"by*house` (&unr_;), n. A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture. Swift.
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Ba"by*ish, a. Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple. -- Ba"by*ish*ly, adv. -- Ba"by*ish*ness, n.
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Ba"by*ism (&unr_;), n. 1. The state of being a baby.
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Ba"by jump`er (&unr_;). A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor.
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Bab`y*lo"ni*an (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean.
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{ Bab`y*lon"ic (&unr_;), Bab`y*lon"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. 1. Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; as, Babylonic garments, carpets, or hangings.
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Bab"y*lo`nish (&unr_;), a. 1. Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. “A Babylonish garment.” Josh. vii. 21.
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{ ‖Bab`y*rous"sa, ‖Bab`y*rus"sa } (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) See Babiroussa.
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Ba"by*ship (&unr_;), n. The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
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Bac (&unr_;), n. [F. See Back a vat.] 1. A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
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Bac"ca*lau"re*ate (&unr_;), n. [NL. baccalaureatus, fr. LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as if fr. L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See Bachelor.] 1. The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.
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{ Bac*ca"re, Bac*ka"re } (&unr_;), interj. 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.
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Baccare! you are marvelous forward. Shak.
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Bac"cate (&unr_;), a. [L. baccatus, fr. L. bacca berry.] (Bot.) Pulpy throughout, like a berry; -- said of fruits. Gray.
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‖Bac*chi"us (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bacchii (&unr_;). [L. Bacchius pes, Gr. "o Bakchei^os (sc. poy`s foot).] (Pros.) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
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Bac"chus (&unr_;), n. [L., fr. Gr. Ba`kchos.] (Myth.) The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.
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Bach"e*lor's but"ton (&unr_;), (Bot.) A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena).
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Ba*cil"lar (&unr_;), a. [L. bacillum little staff.] (Biol.) 1. Shaped like a rod or staff.
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Back (&unr_;), n. [F. bac: cf. Arm. bag, bak a bark, D. bak tray, bowl.] 1. 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.
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Back (băk), n. [AS. bæc, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. bēgŭ flight. Cf. Bacon.] 1. 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, the back of a horse, fish, or lobster.
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Behind one's back, when one is absent; without one's knowledge; as, to ridicule a person behind his back. -- Full back, Half back, Quarter back (Football), players stationed behind those in the front line. -- To be on one's back or To lie on one's back, to be helpless. -- To put one's back up or to get one's back up, to assume an attitude of obstinate resistance (from the action of a cat when attacked). [Colloq.] -- To see the back of, to get rid of. -- To turn the back, to go away; to flee. -- To turn the back on one, to forsake or neglect him.
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Back blocks, Australian pastoral country which is remote from the seacoast or from a river. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] -- Back charges, charges brought forward after an account has been made up. -- Back filling (Arch.), 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. -- Back pressure. (Steam Engine) See under Pressure. -- Back rest, a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in turning. -- Back slang, a kind of slang in which every word is written or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man. -- Back stairs, stairs in the back part of a house; private stairs. Also used adjectively. See Back stairs, Backstairs, and Backstair, in the Vocabulary. -- Back step (Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body of men, without changing front. -- Back stream, a current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy. -- To take the back track, to retrace one's steps; to retreat. [Colloq.]
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Back (băk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Backed (băkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Backing.]
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I will back him [a horse] straight. Shak.
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Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed,
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The chalk cliffs which back the beach. Huxley.
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The mate backed the captain manfully. Blackw. Mag.
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To back an anchor (Naut.), 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. -- To back the field, in horse racing, to bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated “the field”, will win. -- To back the oars, to row backward with the oars. -- To back a rope, to put on a preventer. -- To back the sails, to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern. -- To back up, to support; to sustain; as, to back up one's friends. -- To back a warrant (Law), 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. -- To back water (Naut.), to reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship backward.
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To back and fill, 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. Hence: (Fig.) To take opposite positions alternately; to assert and deny. [Colloq.] -- To back out, To back down, to retreat or withdraw from a promise, engagement, or contest; to recede. [Colloq.]
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Back"hand` (&unr_;), n. [Back, adv. + hand.] 1. A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.
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Back"heel` (?), n. (Wrestling) 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. -- v. t. To trip (a person) in this way.
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Back"house` (&unr_;), n. [Back, a. + house.] A building behind the main building. Specifically: A privy; an outhouse; a necessary.
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Back"joint` (băk"joint`), n. [Back, a. or adv. + joint.] (Arch.) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
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Back"lash` (băk"lăsh`), n. [Back, adv. + lash.] 1. (Mech.) 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.
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Back"log` (băk"l&obreve_;g`; 115), n. [Back, a. + log.] 1. A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth. Contrasted to forestick. [U.S.]
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{ Back"piece` (&unr_;), Back"plate` (&unr_;), } n. [Back, n. or a. + piece, plate. ] 1. A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back.
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Backs (băks), n. pl. Among leather dealers, the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
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Back"set` (băk"s&ebreve_;t`), n. [Back, adv. + set.] 1. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
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{ ‖Back"sheesh`, ‖Back"shish` } (&unr_;), n. [Pers. bakhshīsh, fr. bakhshīdan to give.] In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a “tip”.
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Back"side` (băk"sīd`), n. [Back, a. + side.] The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal.
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Back"sight` (băk"sīt`), n. [Back, adv. + sight.] (Surv.) 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. Foresight, n., 3.
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Back"slide" (băk"slīd"; 277), v. i. [imp. Backslid (&unr_;); p. p. Backslidden (&unr_;), Backslid; p. pr. & vb. n. Backsliding.] [Back, adv. + slide.] To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.
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Back"staff` (&unr_;), n. 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.
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Back"stay` (băk"stā`), n. [Back, a. or n. + stay.] 1. (Naut.) 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. [Often used in the plural.]
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Back"ster (&unr_;), n. [See Baxter.] A baker. [Obs.]
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{ Back"ward (&unr_;), Back"wards (&unr_;), } adv. [Back, adv. + -ward.] 1. With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.
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Back"wa`ter (&unr_;), n. [Back, a. or adv. + -water. ] 1. 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.
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Ba"con (&unr_;), n. [OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.] The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh.
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Bacon, Roger Bacon prop. n. 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.
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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.
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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. Century Dict. 1906.
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Bacon, Francis Bacon prop. n. 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 Baron Verulam July 12, 1618, and Viscount St. Albans Jan. 27, 1621: commonly, but incorrectly, called Lord Bacon. - 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. Century Dict. 1906.
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Ba*co"ni*an (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.
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Ba*co"ni*an (?), n. 1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.
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Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction.
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bac`ter*e"mi*a (băk*tēr*ē"mē*&adot_; or băk`tŭ*rē"mē*&adot_;), n. The presence of bacteria in the blood.
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Bac*te"ri*a (&unr_;), n. pl. See Bacterium.
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Bac*te"ri*al (&unr_;), a. (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or caused by bacteria.
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Bac*te"ri*ci`dal (&unr_;), a. Destructive of bacteria.
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Bac*te"ri*cide (băk*tē"r&ibreve_;*sīd), n. [Bacterium + L. caedere to kill] (Biol.) Same as Germicide.
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bac*teri*e"mi*a (băk*t&etilde_;r*ē*ē"mē*&adot_;) n. The presence of bacteria in the blood; same as bacteremia.
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Bac"te*rin (?), n. (Med.) A bacterial vaccine.
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Bac*te"ri*o*log`ic*al (băk*tē`r&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*l&obreve_;j"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l), a. Of or pertaining to bacteriology; as, bacteriological studies.
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Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gist, n. One skilled in bacteriology.
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Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gy (&unr_;), n. [Bacterium + -logy.] (Biol.) The branch of microbiology relating to bacteria.
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‖Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis (?), n. [NL.; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, bak`tron, a staff + &unr_; a loosing.] 1. Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the addition of oxygen.
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bacteriophage n. sing. & pl. a virus which infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called phage in laboratory jargon. 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 temperate bacteriophage, 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 lambda phage of Eschericia coli, much studied in biochemical and genetic research, is of the temperate type.
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bacteriophagic bacteriophagous adj. 1. of or pertaining to bacteriophage.
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Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic (&unr_;), a. (Biol.) Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a bacterioscopic examination.
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Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist (&unr_;), n. (Biol.) One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations.
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Bac*te`ri*os"co*py (băk*tē`r&ibreve_;*&obreve_;s"k&ouptack_;*p&ybreve_;), n. [Bacterium + -scopy; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff + skopei^n to view.] (Biol.) 1. The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water.
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2. Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria. -- Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic (#), a. -- *scop"ic*al*ly (#), adv. -- Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist (#), n.
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bacteriostasis n. inhibition of the growth of bacteria, without outright killing of the organism.
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bacteriostat n. a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth.
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bacteriostatic adj. 1. of or pertaining to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat.
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&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.
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bacterise v. to subject to the action of bacteria.
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Bac*te"ri*um (băk*tē"r&ibreve_;*ŭm), n.; pl. Bacteria (băk*tē"r&ibreve_;*&adot_;). [NL., fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff: cf. F. bactérie.] (Biol.) 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 Cyanophyta (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 aerobes; or may multiply in the absence of oxygen, these forms being anaerobes. 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 bacteriology, being a division of microbiology. See Bacillus.
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{ Bac"te*roid (&unr_;), Bac`te*roid"al (&unr_;), } a. [Bacterium + -oid.] (Biol.) Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles.
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Bac"tri*an (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. -- n. A native of Bactria.
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Bactrian camel, the two-humped camel.
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Bac"ule (&unr_;), n. [F.] (Fort.) See Bascule.
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Bac"u*line (&unr_;), a. [L. baculum staff.] Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
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Bac"u*lite (&unr_;), n. [L. baculum stick, staff; cf. F. baculite.] (Paleon.) A cephalopod of the extinct genus Baculites, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite.
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Bac`u*lom"e*try (&unr_;), n. [L. baculum staff + -metry.] Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs.
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Bad (băd), imp. of Bid. Bade. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Bad (băd), a. [Compar. Worse (wûs); superl. Worst (wûst).] [Probably fr. AS. bæddel hermaphrodite; cf. bædling effeminate fellow.] 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 good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad crop; bad news.
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The strong antipathy of good to bad. Pope.
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‖Ba`daud" (?), n. [F.] A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.
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Bad"der (&unr_;), compar. of Bad, a. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bad"der*locks (&unr_;), n. [Perh. for Balderlocks, fr. Balder the Scandinavian deity.] (Bot.) A large black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called murlins, honeyware, and henware.
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Bad"dish, a. Somewhat bad; inferior. Jeffrey.
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Bade (băd). A form of the past tense of Bid.
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Badge (băj), n. [LL. bagea, bagia, sign, prob. of German origin; cf. AS. beág, beáh, bracelet, collar, crown, OS. bōg- in comp., AS. būgan to bow, bend, G. biegen. See Bow to bend.] 1. A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person; as, the badge of a society; the badge of a policeman. “Tax gatherers, recognized by their official badges.” Prescott.
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2. Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
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Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. Shak.
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Badge (băj), v. t. To mark or distinguish with a badge.
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Badg"er (&unr_;), n. [Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb badge to lay up provisions to sell again.] 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. [Now dialectic, Eng.]
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Badg"er, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge,n.] 1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (Meles meles or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea taxus or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.
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2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
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Badger dog. (Zoöl.) See Dachshund.
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Badg"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Badgered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Badgering.] [For sense 1, see 2d Badger; for 2, see 1st Badger.] 1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.
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Badg"er*er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who badgers.
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Badg"er game. The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure. [Cant]
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Badg"er*ing, n. 1. The act of one who badgers.
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Badg"er-legged` (&unr_;), a. Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have. Shak.
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Badger State. Wisconsin; -- a nickname.
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‖Bad`i*a"ga (băd`&ibreve_;ā"g&adot_; or b&adot_;d*yä"g&adot_;), n. [Russ. badiaga.] (Zoöl.) A fresh-water sponge (Spongilla), common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises.
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‖Ba"di*an (&unr_;), n. [F. badiane, fr. Per. bādiān anise.] (Bot.) An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.
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Ba*di"geon (b&adot_;*d&ibreve_;j"ŭn), n. [F.] 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.
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‖Ba`di`nage" (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. badiner to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. badin silly.] Playful raillery; banter. “He . . . indulged himself only in an elegant badinage.” Warburton.
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Bad" lands" (&unr_;). Barren regions, especially in the western United States, where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposits) have been often eroded into fantastic forms, and much intersected by cañons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage increases the difficulty of traversing the country, whence the name, first given by the Canadian French, Mauvaises Terres (bad lands).
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Bad"ly, adv. In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.
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Bad"min*ton (&unr_;), n. [From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.] 1. A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
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Bad"ness, n. The state of being bad.
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‖Bæ"no*mere (&unr_;), n. [Gr. bai`nein to walk + -mere.] (Zoöl.) One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up the thorax of Arthropods. Packard.
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Bæ"no*pod (&unr_;), n. [Gr. bai`nein to walk + -pod.] (Zoöl.) One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods.
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‖Bæ"no*some (&unr_;), n. [Gr. bai`nein to walk + -some body.] (Zoöl.) The thorax of Arthropods. Packard.
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‖Bæ"tu*lus (?), n.; pl. Bætuli (#). [L., fr. Gr. bai`tylos a sacred meteorite.] (Antiq.) A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin.
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All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are bætuli, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the deity. I. Gonino (Perrot & Chipiez).
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Baff (băf), n. 1. A blow; a stroke; thud. [Scot.] H. Miller.
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Baff (băf), v. t. & i. [Scot., prob. imitative; cf. G. baff, interj. imitating the sound of a shot.] To strike; to beat; to make a baff. [Scot. or Golf]
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Baf"fle (băf"f'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baffled (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baffling (-fl&ibreve_;ng).] [Cf. Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. bāgr uneasy, poor, or bāgr, n., struggle, bægja to push, treat harshly, OF. beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. bäppe mouth, beffen to bark, chide.]
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1. To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a recreant knight. [Obs.]
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He by the heels him hung upon a tree,
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The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim. Cowper.
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3. To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart. “A baffled purpose.” De Quincey.
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Baf"fle, v. i. 1. To practice deceit. [Obs.] Barrow.
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Baf"fle, n. 1. A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture. [R.] “A baffle to philosophy.” South.
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Bag (băg), n. [OE. bagge; cf. Icel. baggi, and also OF. bague, bundle, LL. baga.] 1. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money.
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‖Ba*gasse" (b&adot_;*găs"), n. [F.] 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.
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‖Bag`a*telle" (băg`&adot_;*t&ebreve_;l"), n. [F., fr. It. bagatella; cf. Prov. It. bagata trifle, OF. bague, Pr. bagua, bundle. See Bag, n.] 1. A trifle; a thing of no importance.
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Bag"gage mas`ter (&unr_;). One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel. [U.S.]
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Bag"ga*ger (&unr_;), n. One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
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‖Bag"ga*la (&unr_;), n. [Ar. “fem. of baghl a mule.” Balfour.] (Naut.) A two-masted Arab or Indian trading vessel, used in the Indian Ocean.
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Bag"gi*ly (&unr_;), adv. In a loose, baggy way.
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Bag"ging, n. 1. Cloth or other material for bags.
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Bag"ging, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Reaping peas, beans, wheat, etc., with a chopping stroke. [Eng.]
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Bag"gy (&unr_;), a. Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a bag; flabby; as, baggy trousers; baggy cheeks.
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Bag"man (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bagmen (&unr_;). A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen. Thackeray.
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Bag" net` (băg" n&ebreve_;t`), n. A bag-shaped net for catching fish.
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Bagn"io (&unr_;), n. [It. bagno, fr. L. balneum. Cf. Bain.] 1. A house for bathing, sweating, etc.; -- also, in Turkey, a prison for slaves. [Obs.]
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Bag"pipe (&unr_;), n. A musical wind instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland.
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&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 drone; the third, or chanter, gives the melody.
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Bag"pipe, v. t. To make to look like a bagpipe.
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To bagpipe the mizzen (Naut.), to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging. Totten.
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Bag"pip`er (&unr_;), n. One who plays on a bagpipe; a piper. Shak.
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Bag"reef` (&unr_;), n. [Bag + reef.] (Naut.) The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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‖Bague (&unr_;), n. [F., a ring] (Arch.) The annular molding or group of moldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.
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{ Ba*guet", Ba*guette" } (&unr_;), n. [F. baguette, prop. a rod&unr_; It. bacchetta, fr. L. baculum, baculu&unr_; stick, staff.] 1. (Arch.) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
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Bag"wig" (&unr_;), n. A wig, in use in the 18th century, with the hair at the back of the head in a bag.
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Bag"worm` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Platœceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm.
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Bah (&unr_;), interj. An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt.
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Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public. De Quincey.
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{ ‖Ba*ha"dur ‖Ba*hau"dur } (?), n. [Written also bahawder.] [Hind. bahādur hero, champion.] 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.
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Ba*hai" (b&adot_;*hī"), n.; pl. Bahais (-hīz). A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled “Baha 'u 'llah,” or, “the Splendor of God”), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha 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.
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‖Ba*har" (&unr_;), n. [Ar. bahār, from bahara to charge with a load.] A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.
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Baigne (bān), v. t. [F. baigner to bathe, fr. L. balneum bath.] To soak or drench. [Obs.] Carew.
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Bail (bāl), n. [F. baille a bucket, pail; cf. LL. bacula, dim. of bacca a sort of vessel. Cf. Bac.] A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat. [Obs.]
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The bail of a canoe . . . made of a human skull. Capt. Cook.
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Bail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bailed (bāld); p. pr. & vb. n. Bailing.] 1. To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat.
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Buckets . . . to bail out the water. Capt. J. Smith.
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By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed her out. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Bail, v. t. [OF. bailler to give, to deliver, fr. L. bajulare to bear a burden, keep in custody, fr. bajulus he who bears burdens.] 1. To deliver; to release. [Obs.]
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2. (Law) (a) 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.
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&hand_; The word is applied to the magistrate or the surety. The magistrate bails (but admits to bail is commoner) a man when he liberates him from arrest or imprisonment upon bond given with sureties. The surety bails a person when he procures his release from arrest by giving bond for his appearance. Blackstone.
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(b) 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, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier. Blackstone. Kent.
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Bail, n. [OF. bail guardian, administrator, fr. L. bajulus. See Bail to deliver.] 1. Custody; keeping. [Obs.]
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Silly Faunus now within their bail. Spenser.
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The bail must be real, substantial bondsmen. Blackstone.
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A. and B. were bail to the arrest in a suit at law. Kent.
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Bail, n. [OE. beyl; cf. Dan. böile a bending, ring, hoop, Sw. bögel, bygel, and Icel. beyla hump, swelling, akin to E. bow to bend.] 1. The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable. Forby.
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Bail, n. [OF. bail, baille. See Bailey.] 1. (Usually pl.) A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense. [Written also bayle.] [Obs.]
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Bail"a*ble (&unr_;), a. 1. Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail, upon bond with sureties; -- used of persons. “He's bailable, I'm sure.” Ford.
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Bail" bond` (bāl" b&obreve_;nd`). (Law) (a) 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. (b) Special bail in court to abide the judgment. Bouvier.
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Bail`ee" (bāl`ē"), n. [OF. baillé, p. p. of bailler. See Bail to deliver.] (Law) 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. Blackstone.
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Bail"er (&unr_;), n. (Law) See Bailor.
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Bail"er, n. 1. One who bails or lades.
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Bai"ley (&unr_;), n. [The same word as bail line of palisades; cf. LL. ballium bailey, OF. bail, baille, a palisade, baillier to inclose, shut.] 1. The outer wall of a feudal castle. [Obs.]
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Bail"ie (&unr_;), n. [See Bailiff.] An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman.
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Bail"iff (bāl"&ibreve_;f), n. [OF. baillif, F. bailli, custodian, magistrate, fr. L. bajulus porter. See Bail to deliver.]
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1. 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. Abbott.
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Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a bailiff sent every three years from the senate. Addison.
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Bail"iff*wick (&unr_;), n. See Bailiwick. [Obs.]
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Bail"i*wick (&unr_;), n. [Bailie, bailiff + wick a village.] (Law) The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
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Bail"lie (&unr_;), n. 1. Bailiff. [Obs.]
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Bail"ment (&unr_;), n. 1. (Law) The action of bailing a person accused.
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Bail`or" (&unr_;), n. (Law) One who delivers goods or money to another in trust.
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Bail"piece` (&unr_;), n. (Law) A piece of parchment, or paper, containing a recognizance or bail bond.
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Bai"ly's beads (?). (Astron.) 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.
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Bain (bān; as F., băN), n. [F. bain, fr. L. balneum. Cf. Bagnio.] A bath; a bagnio. [Obs.] Holland.
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‖Bain`-ma`rie" (&unr_;), n. [F.] 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.
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Bai*ram" (?), n. [Turk. baïrām.] Either of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one (the Lesser Bairam) is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other (the Greater Bairam) seventy days after the fast.
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Bairn (bârn), n. [Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran to bear; akin to Icel., OS., & Goth. barn. See Bear to support.] A child. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Has he not well provided for the bairn? Beau. & Fl.
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Baise"mains` (&unr_;), n. pl. [F., fr. baiser to kiss + mains hands.] Respects; compliments. [Obs.]
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Bait (bāt), n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin to AS. bāt food, Sw. bete. See Bait, v. t.] 1. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
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Bait bug (Zoöl.), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.
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Bait (bāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baited; p. pr. & vb. n. Baiting.] [OE. baiten, beitēn, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. bīta. √87. See Bite.]
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1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
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A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm. W. Irving.
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Bait (bāt), v. i. To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
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Evil news rides post, while good news baits. Milton.
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My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket. Evelyn.
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Bait (bāt), v. i. [F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes), to flap or flutter. See Batter, v. t.] To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. “Kites that bait and beat.” Shak.
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Bait"er (bāt"&etilde_;r), n. One who baits; a tormentor.
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Baize (bāz), n. [For bayes, pl. fr. OF. baie; cf. F. bai bay-colored. See Bay a color.] A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors.
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A new black baize waistcoat lined with silk. Pepys.
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‖Ba*joc"co (&unr_;), n. [It., fr. bajo brown, bay, from its color.] A small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half.
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Bake (bāk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baked (bākt); p. pr. & vb. n. Baking.] [AS. bacan; akin to D. bakken, OHG. bacchan, G. backen, Icel. & Sw. baka, Dan. bage, Gr. fw`gein to roast.] 1. To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.
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The earth . . . is baked with frost. Shak.
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They bake their sides upon the cold, hard stone. Spenser.
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Bake, v. i. 1. To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes. Shak.
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Bake"house` (bāk"hous`), n. [AS. bæchūs. See Bake, v. t., and House.] A house for baking; a bakery.
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A baker's dozen, thirteen. -- Baker foot, a distorted foot. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. -- Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast. -- Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.
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Ba"laam (&unr_;), n. A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking. Numb. xxii. 30. [Cant]
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Balaam basket or box (Print.), the receptacle for rejected articles. Blackw. Mag.
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‖Bal"a*chong (&unr_;), n. [Malay bālachān.] A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.
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&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 Roman balance, 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.
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A fair balance of the advantages on either side. Atterbury.
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The order and balance of the country were destroyed. Buckle.
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English workmen completely lose their balance. J. S. Mill.
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Balance electrometer, a kind of balance, with a poised beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm, the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces. Knight. -- Balance fish. (Zoöl) See Hammerhead. -- Balance knife, a carving or table knife the handle of which overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with the table. -- Balance of power (Politics), 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. -- Balance sheet (Bookkeeping), 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. -- Balance thermometer, 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. -- Balance of torsion. See Torsion Balance. -- Balance of trade (Pol. Econ.), 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. -- Balance valve, 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 Puppet valve. -- Hydrostatic balance. See under Hydrostatic. -- To lay in balance, to put up as a pledge or security. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- To strike a balance, to find out the difference between the debit and credit sides of an account.
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Bal"ance (băl"&aitalic_;ns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Balanced (băl"&aitalic_;nst); p. pr. & vb. n. Balancing (băl"&aitalic_;n*s&ibreve_;ng).] [From Balance, n.: cf. F. balancer.] 1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.
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One expression . . . must check and balance another. Kent.
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Balance the good and evil of things. L'Estrange.
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I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power to balance accounts with my Maker. Addison.
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Balanced valve. See Balance valve, under Balance, n.
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Bal"ance, v. i. 1. To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance.
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Bal"ance*a*ble (&unr_;), a. Such as can be balanced.
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Bal"ance*reef` (&unr_;), n. (Naut.) The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship.
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Bal"ance wheel` (&unr_;). 1. (Horology) (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance. (b) 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 balance).
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Bal`a*nif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. balanus acorn + -ferous.] Bearing or producing acorns.
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‖Bal`a*no*glos"sus (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`lanos acorn + glw^ssa tongue.] (Zoöl) A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria.
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Bal"a*noid (&unr_;), a. [Gr. ba`lanos acorn + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle.
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Bal"as ru`by (&unr_;). [OE. bales, balais, F. balais, LL. balascus, fr. Ar. balakhsh, so called from Badakhshan, Balashan, or Balaxiam, a place in the neighborhood of Samarkand, where this ruby is found.] (Min.) A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel.
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{ Bal*bu"ti*ate (&unr_;), Bal*bu"ci*nate (&unr_;), } v. i. [L. balbutire, fr. balbus stammering: cf. F. balbutier.] To stammer. [Obs.]
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Bal"con (&unr_;), n. A balcony. [Obs.] Pepys.
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Bal"co*ny (băl"k&ouptack_;*n&ybreve_;; 277), n.; pl. Balconies (băl"k&ouptack_;*n&ibreve_;z). [It. balcone; cf. It. balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G. balken. See Balk beam.] 1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.
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&hand_; “The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years.” Smart (1836).
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Bald (b&asuml_;ld), a. [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. √85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a horse's forehead.] 1. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak.
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Bal"da*chin (&unr_;), n. [LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It. Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. Baudekin.] 1. A rich brocade; baudekin. [Obs.]
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Bald" ea"gle (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) The white-headed eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head.
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Bal"der (b&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r), prop. n. [Icel. Baldr, akin to E. bold.] (Scan. Myth.) The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya. [Written also Baldur.]
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Bal"der*dash (&unr_;), n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle.] 1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
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Bal"dric (&unr_;), n. [OE. baudric, bawdrik, through OF. (cf. F. baudrier and LL. baldringus, baldrellus), from OHG. balderich, cf. balz, palz, akin to E. belt. See Belt, n.] 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. [Also spelt bawdrick and baldrick.]
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Bale (bāl), n. [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL. bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen, ball, round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. Ball a round body.] 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.
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Bale of dice, a pair of dice. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Bale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baled (bāld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baling.] To make up in a bale. Goldsmith.
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Ba*leen" (b&adot_;*lēn"), n. [F. baleine whale and whalebone, L. balaena a whale; cf. Gr. fa`laina. ] (Zoöl. & Com.) Plates or blades of “whalebone,” from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Balænoidea) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth.
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Bale"fire` (bāl"fīr), n. [AS. b&aemacr_;lf&ymacr_;r the fire of the funeral pile; b&aemacr_;l fire, flame (akin to Icel. bāl, OSlav. bēlŭ, white, Gr. falo`s bright, white, Skr. bhāla brightness) + f&ymacr_;r, E. fire.] A signal fire; an alarm fire.
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Balk line (Billiards), 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 balk line game.
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Bal"lad (&unr_;), n. [OE. balade, OF. balade, F. ballade, fr. Pr. ballada a dancing song, fr. ballare to dance; cf. It. ballata. See 2d Ball, n., and Ballet.] A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
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Bal"last (băl"l&aitalic_;st), n. [D. ballast; akin to Dan. baglast, ballast, OSw. barlast, Sw. ballast. The first part is perh. the same word as E. bare, adj.; the second is last a burden, and hence the meaning a bare, or mere, load. See Bare, a., and Last load.] 1. (Naut.) 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.
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‖Bal*lis"ta (&unr_;), n.; pl. Ballistæ (&unr_;). [L. ballista, balista, fr. Gr. ba`llein to throw.] An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
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Bal*loon" (&unr_;), n. [F. ballon, aug. of balle ball: cf. It. ballone. See 1st Ball, n., and cf. Pallone.] 1. 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 aërial navigation.
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Air balloon, a balloon for aërial navigation. -- Balloon frame (Carp.), a house frame constructed altogether of small timber. -- Balloon net, a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp.
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Balm (bäm), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. bāsām. Cf. Balsam.]
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Balm cricket (Zoöl.), the European cicada. Tennyson. -- Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. 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 Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
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{ Bal*sam"ic (b&asuml_;l*săm"&ibreve_;k or băl*săm"&ibreve_;k; 277), Bal*sam"ic*al (&unr_;), } a. [Cf. F. balsamique.] Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative.
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Bal`sam*if"er*ous (b&asuml_;l`s&aitalic_;m*&ibreve_;f"&etilde_;r*ŭs or băl`s&aitalic_;m*&ibreve_;f"&etilde_;r*ŭs), a. [Balsam + -ferous.] Producing balsam.
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Bal"sam*ine (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. balsamine, fr. Gr. balsami`nh balsam plant.] (Bot.) The Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
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Bal"sam*ous (&unr_;), a. Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam. “A balsamous substance.” Sterne.
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Bal"ter (&unr_;), v. t. [Etymol. uncertain. Cf. Bloodboltered.] To stick together. [Obs.] Holland.
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Bal"tic (&unr_;), a. [NL. mare Balticum, fr. L. balteus belt, from certain straits or channels surrounding its isles, called belts. See Belt.] Of or pertaining to the sea which separates Norway and Sweden from Jutland, Denmark, and Germany; situated on the Baltic Sea.
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{ Bal"ti*more bird` (&unr_;), Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole (&unr_;). } (Zoöl.) A common bird (Icterus galbula) of eastern and central America and Canada, named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin. It winters in the American tropics.
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Bal"us*ter (&unr_;), n. [F. balustre, It. balaustro, fr. L. balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr. balay`stion; -- so named from the similarity of form.] (Arch.) 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 Balustrade. [Corrupted into banister.]
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Bal"us*tered (-t&etilde_;rd), a. Having balusters. Dryden.
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Bal"us*trade` (-trād`), n. [F. balustrade, It. balaustrata fr. balaustro. See Baluster.] (Arch.) 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.
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bam (băm), n. [Prob. a contr. of bamboozle.] An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. Garrick.
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Bam, v. t. To cheat; to wheedle. [Slang] Foote.
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‖Bam*bi"no (bäm*bē"n&ouptack_;), n.; It. pl. -ni (#). [It., a little boy, fr. bambo silly; cf. Gr. bambali`zein, bambai`nein, to chatter.] 1. A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.
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Bam*boc`ci*ade" (&unr_;), n. [It. bambocciata, fr. Bamboccio a nickname of Peter Van Laer, a Dutch genre painter; properly, a child, simpleton, puppet, fr. bambo silly.] (Paint.) A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
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Bam*boo" (băm*b&oomacr_;"), n. [Malay bambu, mambu.] (Bot.) A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries.
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Bam*boo", v. t. To flog with the bamboo.
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Bam*boo"zle (băm*b&oomacr_;"z'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (băm*b&oomacr_;"z'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (băm*b&oomacr_;"zl&ibreve_;ng).] [Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] Addison.
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What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? J. H. Newman.
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‖Ban (băn), n. A kind of fine muslin, made in the East Indies from the fiber of the banana leaf stalks.
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Ban (băn), n. [AS. bann command, edict; akin to D. ban, Icel. bann, Dan. band, OHG. ban, G. bann, a public proclamation, as of interdiction or excommunication, Gr. fa`nai to say, L. fari to speak, Skr. bhan to speak; cf. F. ban, LL. bannum, of G. origin. √86. Cf. Abandon, Fame.] 1. A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.
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3. pl. Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See Banns (the common spelling in this sense).
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4. An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription. “Under ban to touch.” Milton.
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Ban of the empire (German Hist.), an imperial interdict by which political rights and privileges, as those of a prince, city, or district, were taken away.
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Ban, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banned (bănd); p. pr. & vb. n. Banning.] [OE. bannen, bannien, to summon, curse, AS. bannan to summon; akin to Dan. bande, forbande, to curse, Sw. banna to revile, bannas to curse. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.] 1. To curse; to invoke evil upon. Sir W. Scott.
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Ban, v. i. To curse; to swear. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Ban, n. [Serv. ban; cf. Russ. & Pol. pan a master, lord, Per. ban.] An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of Hungary; now, a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia.
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Ban"al (&unr_;), a. [F., fr. ban an ordinance.] Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.
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Ba*na"na (b&adot_;*nä"n&adot_;; 277), n. [Sp. banana, name of the fruit.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.
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Banana bird (Zoöl.), a small American bird (Icterus leucopteryx), which feeds on the banana. -- Banana quit (Zoöl.), a small bird of tropical America, of the genus Certhiola, allied to the creepers.
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Ba*na"na so*lu"tion. 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.
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Ban"at (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. & G. banat. See Ban a warden.] The territory governed by a ban.
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{ Banc (&unr_;), ‖Ban"cus (&unr_;), Bank (&unr_;), } n. [OF. banc, LL. bancus. See Bank, n.] A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court.
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In banc, In banco (the ablative of bancus), In bank, in full court, or with full judicial authority; as, sittings in banc (distinguished from sittings at nisi prius).
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‖Ban*cal" (?), n.; pl. -cales (#). [Sp., fr. banca, banco, bench. Cf. Bench.] An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather, for a bench or form.
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Band (bănd), n. [OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. bandi, Skr. bandha a binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend, bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG. bant. √90. See Bind, v. t., and cf. Bend, Bond, 1st Bandy.] 1. 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.
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Every one's bands were loosed. Acts xvi. 26.
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2. (Arch.) (a) A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc. (b) In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
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9. (Bot.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.
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Band saw, a saw in the form of an endless steel belt, with teeth on one edge, running over wheels. -- big band, a band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The big band 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 big bands were popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with combo, which has fewer players.
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Band (bănd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banded; p. pr. & vb. n. Banding.] 1. To bind or tie with a band.
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Banded architrave, Banded pier, Banded shaft, etc. (Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles.
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Band, v. i. To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together.
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Certain of the Jews banded together. Acts xxiii. 12.
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Band, v. t. To bandy; to drive away. [Obs.]
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Band"age (bănd"&auptack_;j), n. [F. bandage, fr. bande. See Band.] 1. A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc.
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Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a bandage over her eyes. Addison.
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Band"age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bandaged (bănd"&auptack_;jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Bandaging (bănd"&auptack_;*j&ibreve_;ng).] To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes.
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Band"-Aid`, band"-aid`, Band" Aid (bănd"ād`) n. [from a Trademark.] 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. [trademark]
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‖Ban*da"la (&unr_;), n. A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis).
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{ Ban*dan"na, Ban*dan"a } (&unr_;), n. [Hind. bāndhnū 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. Band, n.] 1. 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.
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Band"box` (bănd"b&obreve_;ks`), n. A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc.
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‖Ban*deau" (băn*dō"; băn"dō), n.; pl. Bandeaux (băn*dōz"). [F.] A narrow band or fillet, as for the hair, part of a headdress, etc.
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{ Band"e*let (&unr_;), Band"let, bandelette } (&unr_;), n. [F. bandelette, dim. of bande. See Band, n., and cf. Bendlet.] (Arch.) 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. Gwilt.
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Band"er (&unr_;), n. One banded with others. [R.]
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‖Ban`de*ril"la (?), n. [Sp., dim. of bandera banner. See Banner, and cf. Banderole.] A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight.
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{ Band"e*role (&unr_;), Band"rol } (&unr_;), n. [F. banderole, dim. of bandière, bannière, banner; cf. It. banderuola a little banner. See Banner.] A little banner, flag, or streamer. [Written also bannerol.]
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From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross. Sir W. Scott.
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Band" fish` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) A small red fish of the genus Cepola; the ribbon fish.
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Ban"di*coot (&unr_;), n. [A corruption of the native name.] (Zoöl.) (a) A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens. (b) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.
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Band"ing plane` (&unr_;). A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work.
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Ban"dit (băn"d&ibreve_;t), n.; pl. Bandits (băn"d&ibreve_;ts), or Banditti (băn*d&ibreve_;t"t&ibreve_;). [It. bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.] An outlaw; a brigand.
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No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton.
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Ban"dle (&unr_;), n. [Ir. bannlamh cubit, fr. bann a measure + lamh hand, arm.] An Irish measure of two feet in length.
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{ Ban`do*leer", Ban`do*lier" } (&unr_;), n. [F. bandoulière (cf. It. bandoliera, Sp. bandolera), fr. F. bande band, Sp. & It. banda. See Band, n.] 1. 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.
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Ban"dore (&unr_;), n. [Sp. bandurria, fr. L. pandura, pandurium, a musical instrument of three strings, fr. Gr. pandoy^ra a three-stringed musical instrument. Cf. Pandore, Banjo, Mandolin.] A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar; a pandore. It is now obsolete, but see bandura.
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Ban"dy, n.; pl. Bandies (-d&ibreve_;z). [Cf. F. bandé, p. p. of bander to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, fr. bande. See Band, n.] 1. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick. Johnson.
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Ban"dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bandied (băn"d&euptack_;d); p. pr. & vb. n. Bandying.] 1. To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy.
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Let not obvious and known truth be bandied about in a disputation. I. Watts.
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Bane (bān), n. [OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, Goth. banja stroke, wound, Gr. foney`s murderer, fo`nos murder, OIr. bath death, benim I strike. √31.] 1. That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality. [Obs. except in combination, as in ratsbane, henbane, etc.]
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Bane"ber`ry (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A genus (Actæa) of plants, of the order Ranunculaceæ, native in the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are poisonous.
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Bane"ful (&unr_;), a. Having poisonous qualities; deadly; destructive; injurious; noxious; pernicious. “Baneful hemlock.” Garth. “Baneful wrath.” Chapman.
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Bane"wort (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) Deadly nightshade.
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Bang (băng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banged; p. pr. & vb. n. Banging.] [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke to beat, Sw. bångas to be impetuous, G. bengel club, clapper of a bell.] 1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
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The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks. Shak.
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2. 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, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
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Many a stiff thwack, many a bang. Hudibras.
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Bang, v. t. To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
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His hair banged even with his eyebrows. The Century Mag.
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His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang. W. D. Howells.
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{ Bang, Bangue } (&unr_;), n. See Bhang.
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Bangladesh prop. n. An independent Asian country on teh Bay of Bengal that was once part of India and then part of Pakistan (called East Pakistan).
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Ban"gle (bă&nsmacr_;"g'l), v. t. [From 1st Bang.] To waste by little and little; to fritter away. [Obs.]
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Ban"gle, n. [Hind. bangrī bracelet, bangle.] 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.
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Bangle ear, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel.
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Ban"ian (băn"y&aitalic_;n or băn*yăn"; 277), n. [Skr. banij merchant. The tree was so named by the English, because used as a market place by the merchants.] 1. A Hindu trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. [Written also banyan.]
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Banian days (Naut.), 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.
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Ban"ish (băn"&ibreve_;sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banished (băn"&ibreve_;sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Banishing.] [OF. banir, F. bannir, LL. bannire, fr. OHG. bannan to summon, fr. ban ban. See Ban an edict, and Finish, v. t.] 1. To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power. “We banish you our territories.” Shak.
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How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland. Blair.
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Syn. -- To Banish, Exile, Expel. The idea of a coercive removal from a place is common to these terms. A man is banished when he is forced by the government of a country (be he a foreigner or a native) to leave its borders. A man is exiled when he is driven into banishment from his native country and home. Thus to exile is to banish, but to banish is not always to exile. To expel is to eject or banish summarily or authoritatively, and usually under circumstances of disgrace; as, to expel from a college; expelled from decent society.
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Ban"ish*er (&unr_;), n. One who banishes.
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He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies. Johnson.
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Round the wide world in banishment we roam. Dryden.
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Ban"is*ter (&unr_;), n. [A corruption of baluster.] 1. A baluster.
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Bank (bă&nsmacr_;k), n. [OE. banke; akin to E. bench, and prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. bakki. See Bench.] 1. A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a bank of clouds; a bank of snow.
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They cast up a bank against the city. 2 Sam. xx. 15.
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Tiber trembled underneath her banks. Shak.
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5. (Mining) (a) The face of the coal at which miners are working. (b) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level. (c) The ground at the top of a shaft; as, ores are brought to bank.
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Bank beaver (Zoöl.), the otter. [Local, U.S.] -- Bank swallow, a small American and European swallow (Clivicola riparia) that nests in a hole which it excavates in a bank.
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Bank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banked(bă&nsmacr_;kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Banking.] 1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. “Banked well with earth.” Holland.
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To bank a fire, To bank up a fire, to cover the coals or embers with ashes or cinders, thus keeping the fire low but alive.
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Bank, n. [Prob. fr. F. banc. Of German origin, and akin to E. bench. See Bench.] 1. A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
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2. (Law) (a) The bench or seat upon which the judges sit. (b) 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 Nisi Prius, or a court held for jury trials. See Banc. Burrill.
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Bank, n. [F. banque, It. banca, orig. bench, table, counter, of German origin, and akin to E. bench; cf. G. bank bench, OHG. banch. See Bench, and cf. Banco, Beach.] 1. 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.
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Let it be no bank or common stock, but every man be master of his own money. Bacon.
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4. (Gaming) 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.
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Bank credit, 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. -- Bank of deposit, a bank which receives money for safe keeping. -- Bank of issue, a bank which issues its own notes payable to bearer.
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Bank, v. t. To deposit in a bank. Johnson.
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Bank, v. i. 1. To keep a bank; to carry on the business of a banker.
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Bank, v. i. (Aëronautics) To tilt sidewise in rounding a curve; -- said of a flying machine, an aërocurve, or the like.
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Bank"a*ble (bă&nsmacr_;k"&adot_;*b'l), a. Receivable at a bank.
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Bank" bill` (bă&nsmacr_;k" b&ibreve_;l`). 1. 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.
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Bank" book` (bă&nsmacr_;k" b&oobreve_;k`). 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.
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Bank discount. 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.
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Bank"er (bă&nsmacr_;k"&etilde_;r), n.[See the nouns Bank and the verbs derived from them.] 1. 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.
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4. A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland. Crabb. J. Q. Adams.
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Bank"er*ess (bă&nsmacr_;k"&etilde_;r*&ebreve_;s), n. A female banker. Thackeray.
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Bankia n. a genus consisting of giant shipworms.
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Bank"ing, n. The business of a bank or of a banker.
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Banking house, an establishment or office in which, or a firm by whom, banking is done.
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bank"note`, bank" note` (bă&nsmacr_;k"nōt`). 1. A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to the bearer on demand. See also sense 4.
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&hand_; In the United States popularly called a bank bill.
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2. Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a bank bill. See Bank bill, 2. [Obs.]
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bank on, v. t. Depend on; be confident of.
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Bank"rupt (&unr_;), n. [F. banqueroute, fr. It. bancarotta bankruptcy; banca bank (fr. OHG. banch, G. bank, bench) + rotta broken, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. At Florence, it is said, the bankrupt had his bench (i.e., money table) broken. See 1st Bank, and Rupture, n.] 1. (Old Eng. Law) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors. Blackstone.
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Bank"rupt, a. 1. Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one's debts; as, a bankrupt merchant.
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Bankrupt law, 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 Insolvent, a.
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Bank"rupt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bankrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bankrupting.] To make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to impoverish.
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Bank"rupt*cy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bankruptcies (&unr_;). 1. The state of being actually or legally bankrupt.
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Bank"side` (&unr_;), n. The slope of a bank, especially of the bank of a stream.
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Bank"-sid`ed (&unr_;), a. (Naut.) Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; -- opposed to wall-sided.
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Bank" swal"low (&unr_;). See under 1st Bank, n.
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‖Ban"li*eue` (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. LL. bannum leucae, banleuca; bannum jurisdiction + leuca league.] The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city. Brande & C.
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Ban"ner (băn"n&etilde_;r), n. [OE. banere, OF. baniere, F. bannière, bandière, fr. LL. baneria, banderia, fr. bandum banner, fr. OHG. bant band, strip of cloth; cf. bindan to bind, Goth. bandwa, bandwo, a sign. See Band, n.] 1. A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.
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Hang out our banners on the outward walls. Shak.
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Banner fish (Zoöl.), a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (Histiophorus Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic.
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Ban"nered (&unr_;), a. Furnished with, or bearing, banners. “A bannered host.” Milton.
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Ban*ni"tion (&unr_;), n. [LL. bannitio. See Banish.] The act of expulsion. [Obs.] Abp. Laud.
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Ban"nock (&unr_;), n. [Gael. bonnach.] 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. Jamieson.
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Bannock fluke, the turbot. [Scot.]
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Banns (bănz), n. pl. [See Ban.] 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.
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Ban"quet (&unr_;), n. [F., a feast, prop. a dim. of banc bench; cf. It. banchetto, dim. of banco a bench, counter. See Bank a bench, and cf. Banquette.] 1. A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.
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Ban*quette" (&unr_;), n. [F. See Banquet, n.] 1. (Fort.) A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy.
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{ Ban"shee, Ban"shie (?) }, n. [Gael. bean-shith fairy; Gael. & Ir. bean woman + Gael. sith fairy.] (Celtic Folklore) 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.
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Ban"stic`kle (&unr_;), n. [OE. ban, bon, bone + stickle prickle, sting. See Bone, n., Stickleback.] (Zoöl.) A small fish, the three-spined stickleback.
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If they banter your regularity, order, and love of study, banter in return their neglect of them. Chatham.
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We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain. De Foe.
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Part banter, part affection. Tennyson.
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Bant"ling (&unr_;), n. [Prob. for bandling, from band, and meaning a child wrapped in swaddling bands; or cf. G. bäntling a bastard, fr. bank bench. Cf. Bastard, n.] A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.]
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In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings. W. Irving.
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Ban"tu (?), prop. n. 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 Aba-, Ama-, Ba-, Ma-, Wa-, variants of the Bantu plural personal prefix Aba-, as in Ba-ntu, or Aba-ntu, itself a combination of this prefix with the syllable -ntu, a person; or as in Watusi.
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Ban"yan (băn"y&aitalic_;n or băn*yăn"), n. [See Banian.] (Bot.) A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig (Ficus Indica), 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.
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‖Ban"zai" (?), interj. [Jap. banzai, banzei, ten thousand years, forever.] Lit., May you live ten thousand years; -- used in salutation of the emperor and as a battle cry. [Japan]
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Ba"o*bab (bā"&ouptack_;*băb or bä"&ouptack_;*băb), n. [The native name.] (Bot.) A gigantic African tree (Adansonia digitata), also naturalized in India. See Adansonia.
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Baph"o*met (&unr_;), n. [A corruption of Mahomet or Mohammed, the Arabian prophet: cf. Pr. Bafomet, OSp. Mafomat, OPg. Mafameda.] An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.
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Bap"tism (&unr_;), n. [OE. baptim, baptem, OF. baptesme, batisme, F. baptême, L. baptisma, fr. Gr. ba`ptisma, fr. bapti`zein to baptize, fr. ba`ptein to dip in water, akin to baqy`s deep, Skr. gāh to dip, bathe, v. i.] 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.
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Bap*tis"mal (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. baptismal.] Pertaining to baptism; as, baptismal vows.
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{ Bap"tis*ter*y (&unr_;),Bap"tis*try } (&unr_;), n.; pl. Baptisteries (&unr_;), Baptistries (&unr_;). [L. baptisterium, Gr. baptisth`rion: cf. F. baptistère.] (Arch.) (a) 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. (b) A part of a church containing a font and used for baptismal services.
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Bap*tis"tic (&unr_;), a. [Gr. baptistiko`s.] Of or for baptism; baptismal.
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Bap*tize" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baptized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Baptizing.] [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr. Gr. bapti`zein. See Baptism.] 1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to.
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Bar (bär), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. √91.] 1. 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, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door.
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Bar shoe (Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury. -- Bar shot, 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. -- Bar sinister (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See Baton. -- Bar tracery (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron twisted into the forms required. -- Blank bar (Law). See Blank. -- Case at bar (Law), a case presently before the court; a case under argument. -- In bar of, as a sufficient reason against; to prevent. -- Matter in bar, or Defence in bar, any matter which is a final defense in an action. -- Plea in bar, a plea which goes to bar or defeat the plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely. -- Trial at bar (Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum representing the full court.
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Bar (bär), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barred (bärd); p. pr. & vb. n. Barring.] [ F. barrer. See Bar, n.] 1. To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.
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He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened to bar it in its dungeon. Hawthorne.
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For the sake of distinguishing the feet more clearly, I have barred them singly. Burney.
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Ba*ra"ca (?), n. An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young men; -- so named in allusion to the Hebrew word Berachah (Meaning blessing) occurring in 2 Chron. xx. 26 and 1 Chron. xii.
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Bar"ad (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; weight.] (Physics) The pressure of one dyne per square centimeter; -- used as a unit of pressure.
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Barb (bärb), n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See Beard, n.] 1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
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Barb, n. [F. barbe, fr. Barbarie.] 1. The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
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Barbados cherry (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry. -- Barbados leg (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. -- Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut.
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‖Bar"ba*ra (&unr_;), n. [Coined by logicians.] (Logic) 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. Whately.
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Bar*bar"ic (bär*băr"&ibreve_;k), a. [L. barbaricus foreign, barbaric, Gr. barbariko`s.] 1. Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east. “Barbaric pearl and gold.” Milton.
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Bar"ba*rous (&unr_;), a. [L. barbarus, Gr. ba`rbaros, strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. balbus stammering, Skr. barbara stammering, outlandish. Cf. Brave, a.] 1. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country.
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Bar"ber (bär"b&etilde_;r), n. [OE. barbour, OF. barbeor, F. barbier, as if fr. an assumed L. barbator, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb.] One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons.
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Barber's itch. See under Itch.
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&hand_; Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery, such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such terms as barber surgeon (old form barber chirurgeon), barber surgery, etc.
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Bar"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbered (bär"b&etilde_;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Barbering.] To shave and dress the beard or hair of. Shak.
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Bar"bet (&unr_;), n. [F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard.] (Zoöl.) (a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair. (b) A bird of the family Bucconidæ, 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. (c) A larva that feeds on aphids.
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Bar*bette" (&unr_;), n. [F. Cf. Barbet.] (Fort.) A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
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{ Bar"bi*can (&unr_;), Bar"ba*can } (&unr_;), n. [OE. barbican, barbecan, F. barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of uncertain origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F. barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole.] 1. (Fort.) 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.
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{ Bar"bi*can*age (&unr_;), Bar"ba*can*age } (&unr_;), n. [LL. barbicanagium. See Barbican.] Money paid for the support of a barbican. [Obs.] Bouvier.
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Bar"bi*cel (&unr_;), n. [NL. barbicella, dim. of L. barba. See 1st Barb.] (Zoöl.) One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
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{ Bar`bi`zon" school, or Bar`bi`son" school, (?) }. (Painting) 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 Dupré, and Diaz. Associated with them are certain painters of animals, as Troyon and Jaque, and of peasant life, as Millet and Jules Breton.
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Bar"ble (bär"b'l), n. See Barbel.
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Bar"ca*rolle (&unr_;), n. [F. barcarolle, fr. It. barcaruola, fr. barca bark, barge.] (Mus.) (a) A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers. (b) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.
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Bard (bärd), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. bardd, Arm. barz, Ir. & Gael. bard, and F. barde.] 1. 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.
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‖Bar*di"glio (bär*dēl"yō), n. [It.] 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.
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Bare (bâr), a. [OE. bar, bare, AS. bær; akin to D. & G. baar, OHG. par, Icel. berr, Sw. & Dan. bar, Oslav. bosŭ barefoot, Lith. basas; cf. Skr. bhās to shine. √85.]
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It appears by their bare liveries that they live by your bare words. Shak.
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Nor are men prevailed upon by bare words. South.
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You have touched the very bare of naked truth. Marston.
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Bare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bared(bârd); p. pr. & vb. n. Baring.] [AS. barian. See Bare, a.] To strip off the covering of; to make bare; as, to bare the breast.
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Bare"back` (bâr"băk`), adv. On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; as, to ride bareback.
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Bare"sark (&unr_;), n. [Literally, bare sark or shirt.] A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.
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Bar"gain (&unr_;), n. [OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne, bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See Bark a vessel. ] 1. 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.
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Bargain and sale (Law), 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; i. e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession. Blackstone. -- Into the bargain, over and above what is stipulated; besides. -- To sell bargains, to make saucy (usually indelicate) repartees. [Obs.] Swift. -- To strike a bargain, to reach or ratify an agreement. “A bargain was struck.” Macaulay.
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Bar"gain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bargained (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bargaining.] To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.
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Barge (&unr_;), n. [OF. barge, F. berge, fr. LL. barca, for barica (not found), prob. fr. L. baris an Egyptian rowboat, fr. Gr. &unr_;, prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic bari a boat. Cf. Bark a vessel.] 1. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated.
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Ba*ril"la (&unr_;), n. [Sp. barrilla.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.
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Bark"er's mill` (&unr_;). [From Dr. Barker, the inventor.] 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.
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Bark" louse` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) An insect of the family Coccidæ, which infests the bark of trees and vines.
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Bar"ley (&unr_;), n. [OE. barli, barlich, AS. bærlic; bere barley + līc (which is prob. the same as E. like, adj., or perh. a form of AS. leāc leek). AS. bere is akin to Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far spelt; cf. W. barlys barley, bara bread. &unr_;92. Cf. Farina, 6th Bear.] (Bot.) A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky.
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Barley bird (Zoöl.), the siskin. -- Barley sugar, sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly with a decoction of barley) and candied. -- Barley water, a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a nutritive and demulcent.
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{ Bar"ley*brake` Bar"ley*break` } (bär"l&ybreve_;*brāk`), n. 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.
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Bar"ley-bree` (-brē`), n. [Lit. barley broth. See Brew.] Liquor made from barley; strong ale. [Humorous] [Scot.] Burns.
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John Barleycorn, a humorous personification of barley as the source of malt liquor or whisky.
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Barm (bärm), n. [OE. berme, AS. beorma; akin to Sw. bärma, G. bärme, and prob. L. fermentum. √93.] Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast. Shak.
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Barm, n. [OE. bearm, berm, barm, AS. bearm; akin to E. bear to support.] The lap or bosom. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bar"mas`ter (&unr_;), n. [Berg + master: cf. G. Bergmeister.] Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the barmote. [Eng.]
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Bar"me*ci`dal (&unr_;), a. [See Barmecide.] Unreal; illusory. “A sort of Barmecidal feast.” Hood.
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Bar"mote` (bär"mōt`), n. [Berg + mote meeting.] A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between miners. Blount.
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Barn (bärn), n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere barley + ern, ærn, a close place. √92. See Barley.] 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.
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Barn owl (Zoöl.), an owl of Europe and America (Aluco flammeus, or Strix flammea), which frequents barns and other buildings. -- Barn swallow (Zoöl.), the common American swallow (Hirundo horreorum), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams and rafters of barns.
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Barn, v. t. To lay up in a barn. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bar"na*cle (&unr_;), n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe`rna ham. Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach, barneach, limpet.] (Zoöl.) Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle.
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Barnacle eater (Zoöl.), the orange filefish. -- Barnacle scale (Zoöl.), a bark louse (Ceroplastes cirripediformis) of the orange and quince trees in Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile barnacle in form.
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Bar"na*cle, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac, and Prov. F. (Berri) berniques, spectacles.] 1. pl. (Far.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him. [Formerly used in the sing.]
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The barnacles . . . give pain almost equal to that of the switch. Youatt.
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Barn"burn`er (?), n. [So called in allusion to the fable of the man who burned his barn in order to rid it of rats.] 1. 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 Van Buren against Cass for president in 1848; -- opposed to Hunker. [Political Cant, U. S.]
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Barn"storm`er (?), n. [Barn + storm, v.] 1. 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. -- Barn"storm`ing, n. [Theatrical Cant]
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Barn"yard` (&unr_;), n. A yard belonging to a barn.
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‖Ba*roc"co (&unr_;), a. [It.] (Arch.) See Baroque.
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Bar`o*cy`clon*om"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + cyclone + -meter.] (Meteorol.) 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.
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Bar"o*gram (?), n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -gram.] (Meteor.) A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time.
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Aneroid barometer. See Aneroid barometer, under Aneroid. -- Marine barometer, 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. -- Mountain barometer, a portable mercurial barometer with tripod support, and long scale, for measuring heights. -- Siphon barometer, 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. -- Wheel barometer, a barometer with recurved tube, and a float, from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an index.
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{ Bar`o*met"ric (băr`&ouptack_;*m&ebreve_;t"r&ibreve_;k), Bar`o*met"ric*al (băr`&ouptack_;*m&ebreve_;t"r&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l), } a. Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations.
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Bar"o*metz (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Russ. baranets' clubmoss.] (Bot.) The woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern (Dicksonia barometz), which, when specially prepared and inverted, somewhat resembles a lamb; -- called also Scythian lamb.
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Bar"on (&unr_;), n. [OE. baron, barun, OF. baron, accus. of ber, F. baron, prob. fr. OHG. baro (not found) bearer, akin to E. bear to support; cf. O. Frisian bere, LL. baro, It. barone, Sp. varon. From the meaning bearer (of burdens) seem to have come the senses strong man, man (in distinction from woman), which is the oldest meaning in French, and lastly, nobleman. Cf. L. baro, simpleton. See Bear to support.]
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1. 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.
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Baron of beef, two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone. -- Barons of the Cinque Ports, formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for each port. -- Barons of the exchequer, the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one of the three ancient courts of England, now abolished.
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Bar"on*ess (&unr_;), n. A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; as, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
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‖Ba*rong" (?), n. [Native name.] 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.
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Ba*roque" (&unr_;), a. [F.; cf. It. barocco.] (Arch.) 1. 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.
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Bar"o*scope (băr"&ouptack_;*skōp), n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -scope: cf. F. baroscope.] 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.
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Ba*rouche" (&unr_;), n. [G. barutsche, It. baroccio, biroccio, LL. barrotium, fr. L. birotus two-wheeled; bi- = bis twice + rota wheel.] 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.
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Bar"post` (&unr_;), n. A post sunk in the ground to receive the bars closing a passage into a field.
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Bar"ra*can (&unr_;), n. [F. baracan, bouracan (cf. Pr. barracan, It. baracane, Sp. barragan, Pg. barregana, LL. barracanus), fr. Ar. barrakān a kind of black gown, perh. fr. Per. barak a garment made of camel's hair.] A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant.
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Bar"rack (&unr_;), n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See Bar, n.]
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{ Bar`ra*cu"da (&unr_;), Bar`ra*cou"ta (&unr_;), } (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus Sphyræna and family Sphyrænidæ. The great barracuda (Sphyræna barracuda) 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. Sphyræna Argentea of the Pacific coast and Sphyræna sphyræna of Europe are smaller species, and are used as food.
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Bar"rage (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. barrer to bar, from barre bar.] (Engin.) An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or watercourse to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile.
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Bar`ra*mun"di (?), n. [Written also barramunda.] [Native name.] (Zoöl.) (a) A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the genus Ceratodus. (b) An Australian river fish (Osteoglossum Leichhardtii).
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Barred" owl" (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); -- so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.
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Bar"rel proc"ess. (Metal.) 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.
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Bar"ren (băr"r&eitalic_;n), a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. bréhaigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. brékhañ, markhañ, sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents; Bisc. barau, baru, fasting.] 1. Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.
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She was barren of children. Bp. Hall.
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Barren flower, a flower which has only stamens without a pistil, or which has neither stamens nor pistils. -- Barren Grounds (Geog.), a vast tract in British America northward of the forest regions. -- Barren Ground bear (Zoöl.), a peculiar bear, inhabiting the Barren Grounds, now believed to be a variety of the brown bear of Europe. -- Barren Ground caribou (Zoöl.), a small reindeer (Rangifer Grœnlandicus) peculiar to the Barren Grounds and Greenland.
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Bar"ret (&unr_;), n. [F. barrette, LL. barretum a cap. See Berretta, and cf. Biretta.] A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also barret cap. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
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bar"ret*ter (?), n. [OF. bareter to exchange. Cf. Barter.] 1. (Electronics) a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (such as those arising from temperature fluctuations); a thermal cymoscope. -Syn. -- ballast resistor.
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Bar`ri*cade" (&unr_;), n. [F. barricade, fr. Sp. barricada, orig. a barring up with casks; fr. barrica cask, perh. fr. LL. barra bar. See Bar, n., and cf. Barrel, n.]
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Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere. Derham.
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Bar`ri*cade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barricaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Barricading.] [Cf. F. barricader. See Barricade, n.] To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris.
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No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists. Sir W. Scott.
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Barrier gate, a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier. -- Barrier reef, a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive. -- To fight at barriers, to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise. [Obs.]
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‖Bar`ri*gu"do (&unr_;), n. [Native name, fr. Sp. barrigudo big-bellied.] (Zoöl.) A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail.
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‖Bar"ri*o (?), n.; pl. Barrios (#). [Sp.] 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.
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Bar"ris*ter (&unr_;), n. [From Bar, n.] 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 Attorney. [Eng.]
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Bar"row (băr"r&ouptack_;), n. [OE. barow, fr. AS. beran to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Bier.] 1. A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow.
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Bar"row (băr"r&ouptack_;), n. [OE. barow, bargh, AS. bearg, bearh; akin to Icel. börgr, OHG. barh, barug, G. barch. √95.] A hog, esp. a male hog castrated. Holland.
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Bar"row, n. [OE. bergh, AS. beorg, beorh, hill, sepulchral mound; akin to G. berg mountain, Goth. bairgahei hill, hilly country, and perh. to Skr. b&rsdot_;hant high, OIr. brigh mountain. Cf. Berg, Berry a mound, and Borough an incorporated town.] 1. A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.
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Bar"ru*let (&unr_;), n. [Dim. of bar, n.] (Her.) A diminutive of the bar, having one fourth its width.
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Bar"ti*zan` (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Brettice.] (Arch.) A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway.
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Bart"lett (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchrétien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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Bar"ton (bär"tŭn), n. [AS. beretūn courtyard, grange; bere barley + tūn an inclosure.] 1. The demesne lands of a manor; also, the manor itself. [Eng.] Burton.
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{ Bar"y*tone, Bar"i*tone } (&unr_;), a. [Gr. bary`tonos; bary`s heavy + to`nos tone.] 1. (Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice.
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Base (bās), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. Bass a part in music.] 1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs. [Archaic] Shak.
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Base"board (&unr_;), n. (Arch.) 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 washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard.
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Base"born` (&unr_;), a. 1. Born out of wedlock. Gay.
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Base"-court` (&unr_;), n. [F. basse-cour. See Base, a., and Court, n.] 1. The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house; the outer court of a castle.
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Based (bāsd), p. p. & a. 1. Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based.
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Ba"se*dow's dis*ease" (&unr_;). [Named for Dr. Basedow, a German physician.] (Med.) A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; -- called also exophthalmic goiter. Flint.
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Bas"e*lard (&unr_;), n. [OF. baselarde, LL. basillardus.] A short sword or dagger, worn in the fifteenth century. [Written also baslard.] Fairholt.
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Base"less, a. Without a base; having no foundation or support. “The baseless fabric of this vision.” Shak.
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Base"ly, adv. 1. In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably; shamefully.
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Base"ment (bāsm&eitalic_;nt), n. [F. soubassement. Of uncertain origin. Cf. Base, a., Bastion.] (Arch.) The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. (See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.
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Basement membrane (Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.
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Base"ness (&unr_;), n. The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness.
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Bas"e*net (&unr_;), n. See Bascinet. [Obs.]
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base" pair` (bās" pâr`), n. (Biochemistry, Genetics) 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 base pair usually includes the sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) and the phosphate bound to each base to form a nucleotide unit. One base pair is sometimes used as a unit of length or size for DNA, and in this usage is abbreviated bp; as, a 100-bp fragment of DNA. A length of 1000 base pairs is a kilobase pair or kbp.
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Base" vi`ol (&unr_;). See Bass viol.
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Bash (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [OE. baschen, baissen. See Abash.] To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance. [Obs.]
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His countenance was bold and bashed not. Spenser.
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Bash (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bashing.] [Perh. of imitative origin; or cf. Dan. baske to strike, bask a blow, Sw. basa to beat, bas a beating.] To strike heavily; to beat; to crush. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Hall Caine.
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Bash her open with a rock. Kipling.
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Bash (?), n. 1. a forceful blow, especially one that does damage to its target.
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Ba*shaw" (&unr_;), n. [See Pasha.] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha.
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3. (Zoöl.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.
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Bash"ful (băsh"f&usdot_;l), a. [See Bash.] 1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [Obs.]
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‖Bash"i-ba*zouk" (băsh"&ibreve_;*b&adot_;*z&oomacr_;k"), n. [Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow.] A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army.
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Bas"hyle (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) See Basyle.
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Ba"si- (&unr_;). A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc.
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Ba"sic (&unr_;), a. 1. (Chem.) (a) Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt. (b) 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. (c) Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper.
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Basic salt (Chem.), a salt formed from a base or hydroxide by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative or acid element or radical.
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BASIC n. 1. (Computers) [Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Iruction C.] an artificial computer language with a relatively simplified instruction set. Writing a program in BASIC or other higher computer languages is simpler than writing in assembly language. See also programming language, FORTRAN.
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Ba*sic"er*ite (b&adot_;*s&ibreve_;s"&etilde_;r*ōt), n. [Basi- + Gr. ke`ras horn, antenna.] (Zoöl.) The second joint of the antennæ of crustaceans.
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Ba*sic"i*ty, n. (Chem.) (a) The quality or state of being a base. (b) 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.
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Ba"sic proc"ess. (Iron Metal.) 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 acid process, above. Called also Thomas process.
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Basic slag. 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 Thomas slag, phosphatic slag, and odorless phosphate.
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‖Ba*sid"i*um (&unr_;), n. [NL., dim. of Gr. ba`sis base.] (Bot.) A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example.
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Ba"si*fi`er (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) That which converts into a salifiable base.
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Ba*sif"u*gal (&unr_;), a. [Base,n.+ L. fugere to flee.] (Bot.) Tending or proceeding away from the base; as, a basifugal growth.
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‖Ba`si*gyn"i*um (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis base + gynh` woman.] (Bot.) The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
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Ba`si*hy"al (&unr_;), a. [Basi- + Gr. υ (the letter “upsilon”); from the shape.] (Anat.) Noting two small bones, forming the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
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Bas"il (băz"&ibreve_;l), n. [Cf. F. basile and E. Bezel.] The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground. Grier.
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Bas"il, n. [F. basilic, fr. L. basilicus royal, Gr. basiliko`s fr. basiley`s king.] (Bot.) The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (Ocymum minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum).
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Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and Calamintha Nepeta. -- Wild basil, a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family.
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Bas"il (băz"&ibreve_;l), n. [Corrupt. from E. basan, F. basane, LL. basanium, bazana, fr. Ar. bithāna, prop., lining.] The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
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{ Bas"i*lar (&unr_;), Bas"i*la*ry (&unr_;), } a. [F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n.] 1. Relating to, or situated at, the base.
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Ba*sil"i*ca (&unr_;), n.; pl. Basilicas (&unr_;); sometimes Basilicæ (-sē). [L. basilica, Gr. basilikh` (sc. o'iki`a or stoa` fr. basiliko`s royal, fr. basiley`s king.] 1. 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.
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Ba*sil"i*ca, n. A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century. P. Cyc.
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Ba*sil"i*cok (&unr_;), n. [OF. basilicoc.] The basilisk. [Obs.] Chaucer
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Bas"i*lisk (&unr_;), n. [L. basiliscus, Gr. basili`skos little king, kind of serpent, dim. of basiley`s king; -- so named from some prominences on the head resembling a crown.] 1. 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 Cockatrice.
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Ba"sin (&unr_;), n. [OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr. bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac.]
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Ba`si*oc*cip"i*tal (&unr_;), a. [Basi- + occipital.] (Anat.) 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. -- n. The basioccipital bone.
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Ba*sip"o*dite (&unr_;), n. [Basi- + poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Anat.) The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea.
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‖Ba*sip`te*ryg"i*um (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis a base + ptery`gion a fin.] (Anat.) A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium. -- Ba*sip`ter*yg"i*al (&unr_;), a.
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Ba`sip*ter"y*goid (&unr_;), a. & n. [Basi- + pterygoid.] (Anat.) Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.
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Ba*sis"o*lute (b&adot_;*s&ibreve_;s"&ouptack_;*lūt), a. [Basi- + solute, a.] (Bot.) Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves.
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Bask (b&adot_;sk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basked (b&adot_;skt); p. pr. & vb. n. Basking.] [OScand. baðask to bathe one's self, or perh. bakask to bake one's self, sk being reflexive. See Bath, n., Bake, v. t.] To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.
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Bas"ket (&unr_;), n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. “Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow.” Dyer.
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Bas"ket*ball`, n. 1. 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.
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Bask"ing shark` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species.
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Ba"son (bā"s'n), n. A basin. [Obs. or Special form]
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Basqu"ish (&unr_;), a. [F. Basque Biscayan: cf. G. Baskisch.] Pertaining to the country, people, or language of Biscay; Basque [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Bas`-re*lief" (&unr_;), n. [F. bas-relief; bas low + relief raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.] Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bass-relief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.
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Bass (b&adot_;s), n.; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses (b&adot_;s"&ebreve_;z). [A corruption of barse.] (Zoöl.) 1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
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Bass, n. [A corruption of bast.] 1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.
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Bass (bās), n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.]
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Bass` drum" (&unr_;). (Mus.) The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a.
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Bas"set (băs"s&ebreve_;t or băs*s&ebreve_;t"), n. [F. bassette, fr. It. bassetta. Cf. Basso.] A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice.
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Bas"set (băs"s&ebreve_;t), a. [Cf. OF. basset somewhat low, dim. of bas low.] (Geol.) Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. Lyell.
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Bas"set, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basseted; p. pr. & vb. n. Basseting.] (Geol.) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets.
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Bas"set horn` (băs"s&ebreve_;t hôrn`). [See Basset, a.] (Mus.) An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves; The corno di bassetto.
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Bas"set hound` (&unr_;). [F. basset.] (Zoöl.) A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog.
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Bas"si*net (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See Basin, and cf. Bascinet.] 1. A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle.
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‖Bas"so (&unr_;), n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See Base, a.] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or contrabasso.
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Bas"sock (&unr_;), n. A hassock. See 2d Bass, 2.
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Bas*soon" (&unr_;), n. [F. basson, fr. basse bass; or perh. fr. bas son low sound. See Bass a part in music. ] (Mus.) 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.
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{ ‖Bas"so-ri*lie"vo (&unr_;), Bas"so-re*lie"vo } (&unr_;), n. [It. basso-rilievo.] Same as Bas-relief.
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Bas"so*rin (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. bassorine.] (Chem.) A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses. Ure.
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Bast (&unr_;), n. [AS. bæst; akin to Icel., Sw., Dan., D., & G. bast, of unknown origin. Cf. Bass the tree.] 1. The inner fibrous bark of various plants; esp. of the lime tree; hence, matting, cordage, etc., made therefrom.
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‖Bas"ta (&unr_;), interj. [It.] Enough; stop. Shak.
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Bas"tard (&unr_;), n. [OF. bastard, bastart, F. b&unr_;tard, prob. fr. OF. bast, F. b&unr_;t, a packsaddle used as a bed by the muleteers (fr. LL. bastum) + -ard. OF. fils de bast son of the packsaddle; as the muleteers were accustomed to use their saddles for beds in the inns. See Cervantes, “Don Quixote,” chap. 16; and cf. G. bankert, fr. bank bench.] 1. A “natural” child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.
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That bastard self-love which is so vicious in itself, and productive of so many vices. Barrow.
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Bastard ashlar (Arch.), stones for ashlar work, roughly squared at the quarry. -- Bastard file, a file intermediate between the coarsest and the second cut. -- Bastard type (Print.), type having the face of a larger or a smaller size than the body; e. g., a nonpareil face on a brevier body. -- Bastard wing (Zoöl.), three to five quill feathers on a small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mammalia; the alula.
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Baste (bāst), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Basted; p. pr. & vb. n. Basting.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel.
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Baste, v. t. [OE. basten, OF. bastir, F. b&unr_;tir, prob. fr. OHG. bestan to sew, MHG. besten to bind, fr. OHG. bast bast. See Bast.] To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly. Shak.
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Bas`ti*na"do (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bastinadoes (&unr_;). [Sp. bastonada (cf. F. bastonnade), fr. baston (cf. F. bâton) a stick or staff. See Baston.]
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Bas"tion (băs"chŭn; 106), n. [F. bastion (cf. It. bastione), fr. LL. bastire to build (cf. F. bâtir, It. bastire), perh. from the idea of support for a weight, and akin to Gr. basta`zein to lift, carry, and to E. baston, baton.] (Fort.) 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 bastions are connected by the curtain, which joins the flank of one with the adjacent flank of the other. The distance between the flanks of a bastion is called the gorge. A lunette is a detached bastion. See Ravelin.
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Bat (băt), n. [OE. batte, botte, AS. batt; perhaps fr. the Celtic; cf. Ir. bat, bata, stick, staff; but cf. also F. batte a beater (thing), wooden sword, battre to beat.]
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‖Ba*teau" (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bateaux (&unr_;). [F. bateau, LL. batellus, fr. battus, batus, boat, which agrees with AS. bāt boat: cf. W. bad boat. See Boat, n.] A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers. [Written also, but less properly, batteau.]
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Bateau bridge, a floating bridge supported by bateaux.
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Bat"ed (&unr_;), a. Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath. Macaulay.
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Bate"ful (&unr_;), a. Exciting contention; contentious. [Obs.] “It did bateful question frame.” Sidney.
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Bate"less, a. Not to be abated. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bate"ment (&unr_;), n. [For Abatement. See 2d Bate.] Abatement; diminution. Moxon.
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Batement light (Arch.), 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.
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Bat"fish` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic (Cephalacanthus spinarella). (c) The California batfish or sting ray (Myliobatis Californicus.)
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Bat"fowl`er (&unr_;), n. One who practices or finds sport in batfowling.
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Bat"fowl`ing (&unr_;), n. [From Bat a stick.] 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.
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Bat"ful (băt"f&usdot_;l), a. [Icel. bati amelioration, batna to grow better; akin to AS. bet better. Goth. ga-batnan to profit. √255. Cf. Batten, v. i., Better.] Rich; fertile. [Obs.] “Batful valleys.” Drayton.
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Bath (b&adot_;th; 61), n.; pl. Baths (b&adot_;&thlig_;z). [AS. bæð; akin to OS. & Icel. bað, Sw., Dan., D., & G. bad, and perh. to G. bähen to foment.] 1. 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, a cold or a hot bath; a medicated bath; a steam bath; a hip bath.
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2. Water or other liquid for bathing.
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3. A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash their bodies in water.
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Among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing extent and magnificence. Gwilt.
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5. (Chem.) A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air, through which heat is applied to a body.
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&hand_; Bath is used adjectively or in combination, in an obvious sense of or for baths or bathing; as, bathroom, bath tub, bath keeper.
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Douche bath. See Douche. -- Order of the Bath, 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. -- Russian bath, 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. -- Turkish bath, a kind of bath in which a profuse perspiration is produced by hot air, after which the body is washed and shampooed. -- Bath house, a house used for the purpose of bathing; -- also a small house, near a bathing place, where a bather undresses and dresses.
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Bath (&unr_;), n. [Heb.] 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.
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Bath (&unr_;), n. A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot springs, which has given its name to various objects.
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Bath brick, a preparation of calcareous earth, in the form of a brick, used for cleaning knives, polished metal, etc. -- Bath chair, a kind of chair on wheels, as used by invalids at Bath. “People walked out, or drove out, or were pushed out in their Bath chairs.” Dickens. -- Bath metal, an alloy consisting of four and a half ounces of zinc and one pound of copper. -- Bath note, a folded writing paper, 8 1/2 by 14 inches. -- Bath stone, a species of limestone (oölite) found near Bath, used for building.
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Bathe (bā&thlig_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bathed (bā&thlig_;d); p. pr. & vb. n. Bathing.] [OE. baðien, AS. baðian, fr. bæð bath. See 1st Bath, and cf. Bay to bathe.] 1. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.
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Chancing to bathe himself in the River Cydnus. South.
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2. To lave; to wet. “The lake which bathed the foot of the Alban mountain.” T. Arnold.
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3. To moisten or suffuse with a liquid.
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And let us bathe our hands in Cæsar's blood. Shak.
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4. To apply water or some liquid medicament to; as, to bathe the eye with warm water or with sea water; to bathe one's forehead with camphor.
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5. To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person immersed. “The rosy shadows bathe me. ” Tennyson. “The bright sunshine bathing all the world.” Longfellow.
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Bathe (&unr_;), v. i. 1. To bathe one's self; to take a bath or baths. “They bathe in summer.” Waller.
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2. To immerse or cover one's self, as in a bath. “To bathe in fiery floods.” Shak. “Bathe in the dimples of her cheek.” Lloyd.
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Bathe, n. The immersion of the body in water; as, to take one's usual bathe. Edin. Rev.
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Bath"er (bā&thlig_;"&etilde_;r), n. One who bathes.
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Ba*thet"ic (&unr_;), a. Having the character of bathos. [R.]
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Bath"ing (&unr_;), n. Act of taking a bath or baths.
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Bathing machine, a small room on wheels, to be driven into the water, for the convenience of bathers, who undress and dress therein.
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Bath"mism (&unr_;), n. See Vital force.
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batholite n. A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.
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bath"o*lith (băth"&ouptack_;*l&ibreve_;th), n. [Gr. baqo`s depth + -lith.] A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.
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Ba*thom"e*ter (&unr_;), n. [Gr. baqo`s depth + -meter.] An instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking soundings without a sounding line.
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Bat"horse` (&unr_;), n. [F. bât packsaddle (cheval de bât packhorse) + E. horse. See Bastard.] A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign.
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Ba"thos (bā"th&obreve_;s), n. [Gr. ba`qos depth, fr. baqy`s deep.] (Rhet.) A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low, in writing or speech; anticlimax.
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bath towel, bath-towel n. a large towel used to dry oneself after a bath.
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bath"tub n. 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.
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‖Ba*thyb"i*us (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. baqy`s deep + bi`os life] (Zoöl.) A name given by Prof. Huxley 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.
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Bath`y*erg"id*ae n. a natural family inclusing the mole rats and sand rats.
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Bath`y*graph"ic (?), a. [Gr. baqy`s deep + graphic.] Descriptive of the ocean depth; as, a bathygraphic chart.
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Batidaceae n. a natural family coextensive with genus Batis; the saltworts.
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Bat"ing (&unr_;), prep. [Strictly p. pr. of Bate to abate.] With the exception of; excepting.
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We have little reason to think that they bring many ideas with them, bating some faint ideas of hunger and thirst. Locke.
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Batis n. A small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs.
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Ba*tiste" (&unr_;), n. [F. batiste, from the name of the alleged first maker, Baptiste of Cambrai. Littré.] Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.
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Bat"let (&unr_;), n. [Bat stick + -let.] A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called also batler, batling staff, batting staff. Shak.
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‖Bat"man (băt"măn), n. [Turk. ba&tsdot_;man.] 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. Simmonds.
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Bat"man (b&asuml_;"m&aitalic_;n or băt"m&aitalic_;n), n.; pl. Batmen (băt"m&eitalic_;n). [F. bât packsaddle + E. man. Cf. Bathorse.] A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. Macaulay.
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‖Ba*toi"de*i (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`tos a kind of ray + -oid.] (Zoöl.) The division of fishes which includes the rays and skates.
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Bat"on (băt"ŭn, F. bä`tôN"; 277), n. [F. bâton. See Baston.] 1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances.
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He held the baton of command. Prescott.
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2. (Her.) 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 bastard bar. See Bend sinister.
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Ba*toon" (&unr_;), n. See Baton, and Baston.
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Bat" print`ing (&unr_;). (Ceramics) A mode of printing on glazed ware.
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‖Ba*tra"chi*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. batra`cheios belonging to a frog, fr. ba`trachos frog.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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Ba*tra"chi*an (&unr_;), a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Batrachia. -- n. One of the Batrachia.
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Bat"ra*choid (&unr_;), a. [Batrachia + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Froglike. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the Batrachidæ, a family of marine fishes, including the toadfish. Some have poisonous dorsal spines.
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Bat`ra*cho*my*om"a*chy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. batrachomyomachi`a; ba`trachos frog + my^s mouse + ma`chh battle.] The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on the Iliad, of uncertain authorship.
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Bat`ra*choph"a*gous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. ba`trachos frog + fagei^n to eat.] Feeding on frogs. Quart. Rev.
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‖Bat"ta (băt"t&adot_;), n. [Prob. through Pg. for Canarese bhatta rice in the husk.] Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. Whitworth.
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Bat"ta*ble (&unr_;), a. [See Batful.] Capable of cultivation; fertile; productive; fattening. [Obs.] Burton.
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Bat"tail*ant (&unr_;), a. [F. bataillant, p. pr. See Battle, v. i. ] [Obs.] Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike. Spenser. -- n. A combatant. Shelton.
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Bat"tail*ous (&unr_;), a. [OF. bataillos, fr. bataille. See Battle, n.] Arrayed for battle; fit or eager for battle; warlike. [Obs.] “In battailous aspect.” Milton.
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Bat*tal"ion (&unr_;), v. t. To form into battalions. [R.]
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Bat"tel (&unr_;), n. [Obs. form. of Battle.] (Old Eng. Law) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
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Bat"tel, n. [Of uncertain etymology.] Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
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Bat"tel, v. t. [Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i.] To make fertile. [Obs.] “To battel barren land.” Ray.
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Bat"ten (băt"t'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened (băt"t'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battening.] [See Batful.] 1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. “Battening our flocks.” Milton.
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Bat"ten, v. i. To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self. Dryden.
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Bat"ten, n. [F. bâton stick, staff. See Baton.] A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.
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Batten door (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.
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Bat"ten, n. [F. battant. See Batter, v. t.] The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
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The whole intellectual battle that had at its center the best poem of the best poet of that day. H. Morley.
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The king divided his army into three battles. Bacon.
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The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the battle, and on it alone depended the fate of every action. Robertson.
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Battle piece, a painting, or a musical composition, representing a battle. -- Battle royal. (a) A fight between several gamecocks, where the one that stands longest is the victor. Grose. (b) A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two are engaged; a mêlée. Thackeray. -- Drawn battle, one in which neither party gains the victory. -- To give battle, to attack an enemy. -- To join battle, to meet the attack; to engage in battle. -- Pitched battle, one in which the armies are previously drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the forces. -- Wager of battle. See under Wager, n.
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Syn. -- Conflict; encounter; contest; action. Battle, Combat, Fight, Engagement. These words agree in denoting a close encounter between contending parties. Fight 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 fight. A combat is a close encounter, whether between few or many, and is usually premeditated. A battle is commonly more general and prolonged. An engagement supposes large numbers on each side, engaged or intermingled in the conflict.
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Bat"tle (băt"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Battled (-tl'd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battling.] [F. batailler, fr. bataille. See Battle, n.] To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
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To meet in arms, and battle in the plain. Prior.
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Bat"tled (&unr_;), p. p. Embattled. [Poetic] Tennyson.
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bat"tle*door` (&unr_;), n. [OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet, fr. batre to beat, fr. L. batuere. See Battle, n.] 1. 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. [Also spelled battledore.]
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Bat"tle range`. (Mil.) The range within which the fire of small arms is very destructive. With the magazine rifle, this is six hundred yards.
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Bat*tol"o*gist (&unr_;), n. One who battologizes.
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Bat*tol"o*gize (băt*t&obreve_;l"l&ouptack_;*jīz), v. t. To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate. Sir T. Herbert.
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Bat"ton (&unr_;), n. See Batten, and Baton.
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‖Bat"tue` (&unr_;), n. [F. battue, fr. battre to beat. See Batter, v. t., and cf. Battuta.] (Hunting) (a) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game. (b) The game itself. (c) The wanton slaughter of game. Howitt.
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Bat"ty (băt"t&ybreve_;), a. 1. Belonging to, or resembling, a bat. “Batty wings.” Shak.
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Bat"ule (băt"ūl or b&adot_;*t&oomacr_;l"), n. A springboard in a circus or gymnasium; -- called also batule board.
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‖Batz (bäts), n.; pl. Batzen (&unr_;). [Ger. batz, batze, batzen, a coin bearing the image of a bear, Ger. bätz, betz, bear.] A small copper coin, with a mixture of silver, formerly current in some parts of Germany and Switzerland. It was worth about four cents.
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Bau"ble (b&asuml_;"b'l), n. [Cf. OF. baubel a child's plaything, F. babiole, It. babbola, LL. baubellum gem, jewel, L. babulus, a baburrus, foolish.] 1. A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.
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Bau`mé" (?), a. Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist Antoine Baumé in the graduation of his hydrometers; of or relating to Baumé's scales or hydrometers. There are two Baumé hydrometers. One, which is used with liquids heavier than water, sinks to 0° in pure water, and to 15° in a 15 per cent salt solution; the other, for liquids lighter than water, sinks to 0° in a 10 per cent salt solution and to 10° 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. Since all the degrees on a Baumé 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 Baumé and specific gravity. However, readings on Baumés scale may be approximately reduced to specific gravities by the following formulæ (x in each case being the reading on Baumé's scale): (a) for liquids heavier than water, sp. gr. = 144 ÷ (144 - x); (b) for liquids lighter than water, sp. gr. = 144 ÷ (134 + x).
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Baun"scheidt*ism (&unr_;), n. [From the introducer, a German named Baunscheidt.] (Med.) A form of acupuncture, followed by the rubbing of the part with a stimulating fluid.
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{ Baux"ite, Beaux"ite } (&unr_;),n. [F., fr. Baux or Beaux, near Arles.] (Min.) 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.
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Baw*bee" (&unr_;), n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. halfpenny.] A halfpenny. [Spelt also baubee.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Baw"cock (&unr_;), n. [From F. beau fine + E. cock (the bird); or more prob. fr. OF. baud bold, gay + E. cock. Cf. Bawd.] A fine fellow; -- a term of endearment. [Obs.] “How now, my bawcock ?” Shak.
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Bawd (&unr_;), n. [OE. baude, OF. balt, baut, baude, bold, merry, perh. fr. OHG. bald bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W. baw dirt. Cf. Bold, Bawdry.] 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.
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Bawl (b&asuml_;l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bawled (b&asuml_;ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Bawling.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to Sw. böla; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark, E. bellow, bull.] 1. To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.
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{ Baw"sin (&unr_;), Baw"son (&unr_;), } n. [OE. bawson, baucyne, badger (named from its color), OF. bauzan, bauçant, bauchant, spotted with white, pied; cf. It. balzano, F. balzan, a white-footed horse, It. balza border, trimming, fr. L. balteus belt, border, edge. Cf. Belt.] 1. A badger. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Bax"ter (&unr_;), n. [OE. bakestre, bakistre, AS. bæcestre, prop. fem. of bæcere baker. See Baker.] A baker; originally, a female baker. [Old Eng. & Scotch]
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Bay (bā), a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown, chestnut-colored; -- used only of horses.] Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses.
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Bay cat (Zoöl.), a wild cat of Africa and the East Indies (Felis aurata). -- Bay lynx (Zoöl.), the common American lynx (Lynx lynx, formerly Felis rufa or Lynx rufa).
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Bay, n. [F. baie, fr. LL. baia. Of uncertain origin: cf. Ir. & Gael. badh or bagh bay, harbor, creek; Bisc. baia, baiya, harbor, and F. bayer to gape, open the mouth.] 1. (Geog.) An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character.
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Bay, n. [F. baie a berry, the fruit of the laurel and other trees, fr. L. baca, bacca, a small round fruit, a berry, akin to Lith. bapka laurel berry.] 1. A berry, particularly of the laurel. [Obs.]
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The patriot's honors and the poet's bays. Trumbull.
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Bay leaf, the leaf of the bay tree (Laurus nobilis). It has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste, and is used for flavoring in food.
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Bay, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bayed (bād); p. pr. & vb. n. Baying.] [OE. bayen, abayen, OF. abaier, F. aboyer, to bark; of uncertain origin.] To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.
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Bay (&unr_;), v. t. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear. Shak.
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Bay (&unr_;), n. [See Bay, v. i.] 1. Deep-toned, prolonged barking. “The bay of curs.” Cowper.
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Bay, v. t. [Cf. OE. bæwen to bathe, and G. bähen to foment.] To bathe. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bay"ber*ry (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris). (c) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree.
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Ba`yeux" tap"es*try (?). 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.
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Be (bē), v. i. [imp. Was (w&obreve_;z); p. p. Been (b&ibreve_;n); p. pr. & vb. n. Being.] [OE. been, beon, AS. beón to be, beóm I am; akin to OHG. bim, pim, G. bin, I am, Gael. & Ir. bu was, W. bod to be, Lith. bu-ti, O. Slav. by-ti, to be, L. fu-i I have been, fu-turus about to be, fo-re to be about to be, and perh. to fieri to become, Gr. fy^nai to be born, to be, Skr. bhū to be. This verb is defective, and the parts lacking are supplied by verbs from other roots, is, was, which have no radical connection with be. The various forms, am, are, is, was, were, etc., are considered grammatically as parts of the verb “to be”, which, with its conjugational forms, is often called the substantive verb. √97. Cf. Future, Physic.] 1. To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence.
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Mercy with her genial beam. Keble.
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Beam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beamed (bēmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Beaming.] To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light.
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Beamy stags in toils engage. Dryden.
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Bean (bēn), n. [OE. bene, AS. beán; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. pōna, Icel. baun, Dan. bönne, Sw. böna, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.
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Bean aphis (Zoöl.), a plant louse (Aphis fabæ) which infests the bean plant. -- Bean fly (Zoöl.), a fly found on bean flowers. -- Bean goose (Zoöl.), a species of goose (Anser segetum). -- Bean weevil (Zoöl.), a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans. The American species is Bruchus fabæ. -- Florida bean (Bot.), the seed of Mucuna urens, a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments. -- Ignatius bean, or St. Ignatius's bean (Bot.), a species of Strychnos. -- Navy bean, the common dried white bean of commerce; probably so called because an important article of food in the navy. -- Pea bean, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean; -- so called from its size. -- Sacred bean. See under Sacred. -- Screw bean. See under Screw. -- Sea bean. (a) Same as Florida bean. (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament. -- Tonquin bean, or Tonka bean, the fragrant seed of Dipteryx odorata, a leguminous tree. -- Vanilla bean. See under Vanilla.
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Bear (bâr), v. t. [imp. Bore (bōr) (formerly Bare (bâr)); p. p. Born (bôrn), Borne (bōrn); p. pr. & vb. n. Bearing.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. gebären, Goth. baíran to bear or carry, Icel. bera, Sw. bära, Dan. bære, OHG. beran, peran, L. ferre to bear, carry, produce, Gr. fe`rein, OSlav. brati to take, carry, OIr. berim I bear, Skr. bh&rsdot_; to bear. √92. Cf. Fertile.] 1. To support or sustain; to hold up.
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I 'll bear your logs the while. Shak.
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Bear them to my house. Shak.
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Every man should bear rule in his own house. Esther i. 22.
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The ancient grudge I bear him. Shak.
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Should such a man, too fond to rule alone,
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I cannot bear
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My punishment is greater than I can bear. Gen. iv. 13.
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Some think to bear it by speaking a great word. Bacon.
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She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of friends and bribing of the judge. Latimer.
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He shall bear their iniquities. Is. liii. 11.
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Somewhat that will bear your charges. Dryden.
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In all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly bear. Swift.
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Hath he borne himself penitently in prison? Shak.
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His faithful dog shall bear him company. Pope.
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Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore. Dryden.
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To bear down. (a) To force into a lower place; to carry down; to depress or sink. “His nose, . . . large as were the others, bore them down into insignificance.” Marryat. (b) To overthrow or crush by force; as, to bear down an enemy. -- To bear a hand. (a) To help; to give assistance. (b) (Naut.) To make haste; to be quick. -- To bear in hand, to keep (one) up in expectation, usually by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] “How you were borne in hand, how crossed.” Shak. -- To bear in mind, to remember. -- To bear off. (a) To restrain; to keep from approach. (b) (Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat. (c) To gain; to carry off, as a prize. (d) (Backgammon) 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 bear off all of one's men before the opponent. -- To bear one hard, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] “Cæsar doth bear me hard.” Shak. -- To bear out. (a) To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last. “Company only can bear a man out in an ill thing.” South. (b) To corroborate; to confirm. -- To bear up, to support; to keep from falling or sinking. “Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.” Addison.
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Bear (bâr), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.
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But man is born to bear. Pope.
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These men bear hard on the suspected party. Addison.
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Her sentence bore that she should stand a certain time upon the platform. Hawthorne.
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To bear against, to approach for attack or seizure; as, a lion bears against his prey. [Obs.] -- To bear away (Naut.), to change the course of a ship, and make her run before the wind. -- To bear back, to retreat. “Bearing back from the blows of their sable antagonist.” Sir W. Scott. -- To bear down upon (Naut.), to approach from the windward side; as, the fleet bore down upon the enemy. -- To bear in with (Naut.), to run or tend toward; as, a ship bears in with the land. -- To bear off (Naut.), to steer away, as from land. -- To bear up. (a) To be supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to sink; as, to bear up under afflictions. (b) (Naut.) To put the helm up (or to windward) and so put the ship before the wind; to bear away. Hamersly. -- To bear upon (Mil.), to be pointed or situated so as to affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to hit (the object); as, to bring or plant guns so as to bear upon a fort or a ship; the artillery bore upon the center. -- To bear up to, to tend or move toward; as, to bear up to one another. -- To bear with, to endure; to be indulgent to; to forbear to resent, oppose, or punish.
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Bear (bēr), n. A bier. [Obs.] Spenser.
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1. (Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.
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&hand_; The bears and bulls 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.
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{ Bear, Bere } (bēr), n. [AS. bere. See Barley.] (Bot.) Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hordeum hexastichon or Hordeum vulgare). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]
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Beat (bēt), v. t. [imp. Beat; p. p. Beat, Beaten (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beating.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. beátan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. bōzan. Cf. 1st Butt, Button.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum.
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{ Be*bee"rine, or Be*bi"rine } (b&euptack_;*bē"r&ibreve_;n or -rēn), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart of Guiana (Nectandra Rodiœi). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine. [Written also bibirine.]
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Be*bleed" (&unr_;), v. t. To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Be*blood" (&unr_;), Be*blood"y } (&unr_;), v. t. To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Sheldon.
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Be*blot" (&unr_;), v. t. To blot; to stain. Chaucer.
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Be*blub"ber (&unr_;), v. t. To make swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping; as, her eyes or cheeks were beblubbered.
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‖Be"bung (?), n. [G., lit., a trembling.] (Music) A tremolo effect, such as that produced on the piano by vibratory repetition of a note with sustained use of the pedal.
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Be*calm" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Becalmed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Becalming.] 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
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Be*came" (&unr_;), imp. of Become.
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‖Bec"ard (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (Tityra inquisetor).
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Be*cause" (&unr_;), conj. [OE. bycause; by + cause.] 1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. Milton.
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Syn. -- Because, For, Since, As, Inasmuch As. These particles are used, in certain connections, to assign the reason of a thing, or that “on account of” which it is or takes place. Because (by cause) is the strongest and most emphatic; as, I hid myself because I was afraid. For is not quite so strong; as, in Shakespeare, “I hate him, for he is a Christian.” Since is less formal and more incidental than because; as, I will do it since you request me. It more commonly begins a sentence; as, Since your decision is made, I will say no more. As is still more incidental than since, and points to some existing fact by way of assigning a reason. Thus we say, as I knew him to be out of town, I did not call. Inasmuch as seems to carry with it a kind of qualification which does not belong to the rest. Thus, if we say, I am ready to accept your proposal, inasmuch as I believe it is the best you can offer, we mean, it is only with this understanding that we can accept it.
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‖Bec`ca*bun"ga (&unr_;), n. [NL. (cf. It. beccabunga, G. bachbunge), fr. G. bach brook + bunge, OHG. bungo, bulb. See Beck a brook.] See Brooklime.
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‖Bec`ca*fi"co (&unr_;), n.; pl. Beccaficos (&unr_;). [It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zoöl.) A small bird. (Silvia hortensis), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.
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Bec"chi's test (?). [After E. Becchi, Italian chemist.] (Chem.) A qualitative test for cottonseed oil, based on the fact this oil imparts a maroon color to an alcoholic solution of silver nitrate.
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‖Bech"a*mel (&unr_;), n. [F. béchamel, named from its inventor, Louis de Béchamel.] (Cookery) A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.
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Be*charm" (&unr_;), v. t. To charm; to captivate.
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‖Bêche` de mer" (&unr_;). [F., lit., a sea spade.] (Zoöl.) The trepang.
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Be"chic (&unr_;), a. [L. bechicus, adj., for a cough, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; cough: cf. F. béchique.] (Med.) Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough. Thomas. -- n. A medicine for relieving coughs. Quincy.
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Bech`u*a"nas (?), n. pl. 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.
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Beck (&unr_;), n. See Beak. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Beck, n. [OE. bek, AS. becc; akin to Icel. bekkr brook, OHG. pah, G. bach.] A small brook.
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The brooks, the becks, the rills. Drayton.
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Beck, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Becked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Becking.] [Contr. of beckon.] To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand. [Archaic] Drayton.
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Beck, v. t. To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to. [Archaic]
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When gold and silver becks me to come on. Shak.
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Beck"er (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A European fish (Pagellus centrodontus); the sea bream or braise.
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Beck"on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.] To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.
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His distant friends, he beckons near. Dryden.
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It beckons you to go away with it. Shak.
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Beck"on, n. A sign made without words; a beck. “At the first beckon.” Bolingbroke.
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Beck's scale (?). A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30°-point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length.
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Be*clap (&unr_;), v. t. [OE. biclappen.] To catch; to grasp; to insnare. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*clip" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beclipped (&unr_;).] [AS. beclyppan; pref. be + clyppan to embrace.] To embrace; to surround. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Be*cloud" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beclouded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beclouding.] To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud.
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Be*come" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. Became (&unr_;); p. p. Become; p. pr. & vb. n. Becoming.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piquëman, Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See Be-, and Come.] 1. 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.
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The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen. ii. 7.
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That error now which is become my crime. Milton.
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But, madam, where is Warwick then become! Shak.
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To become of, 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.
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What is then become of so huge a multitude? Sir W. Raleigh.
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Be*come", v. t. 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.
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Be*com"ed (&unr_;), a. Proper; decorous. [Obs.]
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Be*com"ing, a. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.
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A low and becoming tone. Thackeray.
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Such discourses as are becoming of them. Dryden.
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Becque`rel" rays" (?). (Physics) 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.
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Be*crip"ple (&unr_;), v. t. To make a cripple of; to cripple; to lame. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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{ Be*cui"ba (?), n., Be*cui"ba nut` (?) }. [Native name.] (Bot.) The nut of the Brazilian tree Myristica Bicuhyba, which yields a medicinal balsam used for rheumatism.
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Bed (&unr_;), n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be&unr_;r, Dan. bed, Sw. bädd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. 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 bed), 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.
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And made for him [a horse] a leafy bed. Byron.
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I wash, wring, brew, bake, . . . make the beds. Shak.
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In bed he slept not for my urging it. Shak.
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George, the eldest son of his second bed. Clarendon.
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Bed of justice (French Hist.), the throne (F. lit 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. -- To be brought to bed, to be delivered of a child; -- often followed by of; as, to be brought to bed of a son. -- To make a bed, to prepare a bed; to arrange or put in order a bed and its bedding. -- From bed and board (Law), 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 judicial separation) be granted at the instance of the wife, she may have alimony.
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Bed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedding.] 1. To place in a bed. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Among all chains or clusters of mountains where large bodies of still water are bedded. Wordsworth.
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Bed (&unr_;), v. i. To go to bed; to cohabit.
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If he be married, and bed with his wife. Wiseman.
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Be*dab*ble (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedabbled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedabbling (&unr_;).] To dabble; to sprinkle or wet. Shak.
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‖Bed"a*gat (&unr_;), n. The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah. Malcom.
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Be*dash" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedashed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedashing.] To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter. “Trees bedashed with rain.” Shak.
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Be*daub" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedaubed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedaubing.] To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty.
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Bed"bug` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Bed"chair` (&unr_;), n. A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed.
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Bed"cham`ber (&unr_;), n. A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in. Shak.
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Lords of the bedchamber, eight officers of the royal household, all of noble families, who wait in turn a week each. [Eng.] -- Ladies of the bedchamber, eight ladies, all titled, holding a similar official position in the royal household, during the reign of a queen. [Eng.]
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Bed"clothes` (&unr_;), n. pl. Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed. Shak.
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Bed"cord` (&unr_;), n. A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed.
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Bed"ded (&unr_;), a. Provided with a bed; as, double-bedded room; placed or arranged in a bed or beds.
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Bed"ding (&unr_;), n. [AS. bedding, beding. See Bed.] 1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.
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Bede (&unr_;), v. t. [See Bid, v. t.] To pray; also, to offer; to proffer. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester. Chaucer.
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Be*deck" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedecked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedecking.] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.
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{ ‖Bed"e*guar, Bed"e*gar } (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. Per. bād-āward, or bād-āwardag, prop., a kind of white thorn or thistle.] A gall produced on rosebushes, esp. on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Rhodites rosæ). It was once supposed to have medicinal properties.
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Bed"ou*in (&unr_;), n. [F. bédouin, OF. béduin, fr. Ar. bedawī rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr. badā to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life.] One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts. -- Bed"ou*in*ism (&unr_;), n.
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Bed"ou*in, a. Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.
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Bed"pan` (&unr_;), n. 1. A pan for warming beds. Nares.
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Bed"phere` (&unr_;), n. See Bedfere. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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{ Bed"piece` (&unr_;), Bed"plate` (&unr_;), } n. (Mach.) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also baseplate and soleplate.
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Bed"quilt` (&unr_;), n. A quilt for a bed; a coverlet.
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Be*drab"ble (&unr_;), v. t. To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble.
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Be*drag"gle (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedraggled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedraggling (&unr_;).] To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc. Swift.
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Be*drench" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedrenched (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedrenching.] To drench; to saturate with moisture; to soak. Shak.
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{ Bed"rid` (&unr_;), Bed"rid`den (&unr_;), } a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See Bed, n., and Ride, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. “Her decrepit, sick, and bedrid father.” Shak. “The estate of a bedridden old gentleman.” Macaulay.
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{ Bed"right` Bed"rite` } (&unr_;), n. [Bed + right, rite.] The duty or privilege of the marriage bed. Shak.
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Be*driz"zle (&unr_;), v. t. To drizzle upon.
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Bed" rock" (&unr_;). (Mining) The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
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Be*drop" (&unr_;), v. t. To sprinkle, as with drops.
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The yellow carp, in scales bedropped with gold. Pope.
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Bed" screw` (&unr_;). 1. (Naut.) A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.
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Bed"sore` (&unr_;), n. (Med.) A sore on the back or hips caused by lying for a long time in bed.
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Bed"spread` (&unr_;), n. A bedquilt; a counterpane; a coverlet. [U. S.]
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Bed"staff` (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bedstaves (&unr_;). “A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side.” Johnson.
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Hostess, accommodate us with a bedstaff. B. Jonson.
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Say there is no virtue in cudgels and bedstaves. Brome.
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Bed"stead (&unr_;), n. [Bed + stead a frame.] A framework for supporting a bed.
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Bed"stock (&unr_;), n. The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]
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Bed"straw` (&unr_;), n. 1. Straw put into a bed. Bacon.
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Our Lady's bedstraw, which has yellow flowers, is Galium verum. -- White bedstraw is Galium mollugo.
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Bed"swerv`er (&unr_;), n. One who swerves from and is unfaithful to the marriage vow. [Poetic] Shak.
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Bed"tick` (&unr_;), n. A tick or bag made of cloth, used for inclosing the materials of a bed.
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Bed"time` (&unr_;), n. The time to go to bed. Shak.
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Be*duck" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beducked (&unr_;).] To duck; to put the head under water; to immerse. “Deep himself beducked.” Spenser.
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Bed"uin (&unr_;), n. See Bedouin.
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Be*dung" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedunged (&unr_;).] To cover with dung, as for manuring; to bedaub or defile, literally or figuratively. Bp. Hall.
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Be*dust" (&unr_;), v. t. To sprinkle, soil, or cover with dust. Sherwood.
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Bed"ward (&unr_;), adv. Towards bed.
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Be*dwarf" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedwarfed (&unr_;).] To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf. Donne.
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Be*dye" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedyed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedyeing.] To dye or stain.
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Bee (&unr_;), p. p. of Be; -- used for been. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bee (bē), n. [AS. beó; akin to D. bij and bije, Icel. b&ymacr_;, Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. √97.] 1. (Zoöl.) An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidæ (the honeybees), or family Andrenidæ (the solitary bees.) See Honeybee.
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&hand_; There are many genera and species. The common honeybee (Apis mellifica) 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 Apis mellifica there are other species and varieties of honeybees, as the Apis ligustica of Spain and Italy; the Apis Indica of India; the Apis fasciata of Egypt. The bumblebee is a species of Bombus. The tropical honeybees belong mostly to Melipoma and Trigona.
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2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]
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The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day. S. G. Goodrich.
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3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. beáh ring, fr. b&unr_;gan to bend. See 1st Bow.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks.
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Bee beetle (Zoöl.), a beetle (Trichodes apiarius) parasitic in beehives. -- Bee bird (Zoöl.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird. -- Bee flower (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus Ophrys (Ophrys apifera), whose flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects. -- Bee fly (Zoöl.), a two winged fly of the family Bombyliidæ. Some species, in the larval state, are parasitic upon bees. -- Bee garden, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in ; an apiary. Mortimer. -- Bee glue, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called also propolis. -- Bee hawk (Zoöl.), the honey buzzard. -- Bee killer (Zoöl.), a large two-winged fly of the family Asilidæ (esp. Trupanea apivora) which feeds upon the honeybee. See Robber fly. -- Bee louse (Zoöl.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect (Braula cæca) parasitic on hive bees. -- Bee martin (Zoöl.), the kingbird (Tyrannus Carolinensis) which occasionally feeds on bees. -- Bee moth (Zoöl.), a moth (Galleria cereana) whose larvæ feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in beehives. -- Bee wolf (Zoöl.), the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust. of Bee beetle. -- To have a bee in the head or To have a bee in the bonnet. (a) To be choleric. [Obs.] (b) To be restless or uneasy. B. Jonson. (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. “She's whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.” Sir W. Scott.
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beebalm, bee balm n. 1. a perennial herb (Monarda fistulosa) of North America.
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Bee"bread` (&unr_;), n. 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.
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Beech (&unr_;), n.; pl. Beeches (&unr_;). [OE. beche, AS. b&unr_;ce; akin to D. beuk, OHG. buocha, G. buche, Icel. beyki, Dan. bög, Sw. bok, Russ. buk, L. fagus, Gr. &unr_; oak, &unr_; to eat, Skr. bhaksh; the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit. See Book, and cf. 7th Buck, Buckwheat.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus Fagus.
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&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 Fagus sylvatica is the European species, and the Fagus ferruginea that of America.
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Beech drops (Bot.), a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches (Epiphegus Americana). -- Beech marten (Zoöl.), the stone marten of Europe (Mustela foina). -- Beech mast, the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under the trees, in autumn. -- Beech oil, oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech tree. -- Cooper beech, a variety of the European beech with copper-colored, shining leaves.
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Beech"en (&unr_;), a. [AS. b&unr_;cen.] Consisting, or made, of the wood or bark of the beech; belonging to the beech. “Plain beechen vessels.” Dryden.
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Beech"nut` (&unr_;), n. The nut of the beech tree.
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Beech"y (&unr_;), a. Of or relating to beeches.
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Bee"-eat`er (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) (a) A bird of the genus Merops, that feeds especially on bees. The European species (Merops apiaster) is remarkable for its brilliant colors. (b) An African bird of the genus Rhinopomastes.
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Beef (bēf), n. [OE. boef, befe, beef, OF. boef, buef, F. bœef, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox; akin to Gr. boy^s, Skr. gō cow, and E. cow. See 2d Cow.] 1. An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, Bos taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food. [In this, which is the original sense, the word has a plural, beeves (bēvz).]
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A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine. Milton.
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2. The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food. [In this sense, the word has no plural.] “Great meals of beef.” Shak.
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Beef (bēf), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.
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Beef tea, essence of beef, or strong beef broth.
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beef"a*lo (bē"f&adot_;*l&ouptack_;), n. a hardy breed of beef cattle derived as a cross between the American bison and domestic cattle, usually being genetically 3/8 bison and 5/8 domestic bovine; -- it yields leaner beef than conventional breeds.
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Beef"eat`er (bēf"ēt`&etilde_;r), n. [Beef + eater; prob. one who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. hlāf&aemacr_;ta servant, properly a loaf eater.] 1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
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bee" fly` (bē" flī`), n. any dipterous insect of the family Bombyliidae, which eat nectar and in some cases resemble bees. Their larvae are parasitic on the larvae of bees and other insects.
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Beef"steak` (bēf"stāk), n. A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for broiling.
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Beef"-wit`ted (&unr_;), n. Stupid; dull. Shak.
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Beef"wood` (&unr_;), n. An Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland.
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Beef"y, a. Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy.
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Bee"hive` (&unr_;), n. A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.
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Bee"house` (&unr_;), n. A house for bees; an apiary.
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Bee" lark`spur (&unr_;). (Bot.) See Larkspur.
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Beeld (&unr_;), n. Same as Beild. Fairfax.
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Bee" line` (&unr_;). The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line. “A bee line for the brig.” Kane.
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Be*el"ze*bub (&unr_;), n. The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See Baal.
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Beem (bēm), n. [AS. bēme, b&ymacr_;me.] A trumpet. [Obs.]
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Bee"mas`ter (&unr_;), n. One who keeps bees.
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Been (&unr_;). [OE. beon, ben, bin, p. p. of been, beon, to be. See Be.] The past participle of Be. In old authors it is also the pr. tense plural of Be. See 1st Bee.
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Assembled been a senate grave and stout. Fairfax.
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Beer (&unr_;), n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. beór; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj&unr_;rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. √93, See Brew.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
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Small beer, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. “To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer.” Shak.
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{ Beete, Bete } (bēt), v. t. [AS. bētan to mend. See Better.] 1. To mend; to repair. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*fool" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befooled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Befooling.] [OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.] 1. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.
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This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men. Fuller.
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Be*fore" (&unr_;), prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be- + foran, fore, before. See Be-, and Fore.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house.
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His angel, who shall go
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Before Abraham was, I am. John viii. 58.
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The golden age . . . is before us. Carlyle.
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Abraham bowed down himself before the people. Gen. xxiii. 12.
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Wherewith shall I come before the Lord? Micah vi. 6.
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The world was all before them where to choose. Milton.
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Before the mast (Naut.), as a common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast. -- Before the wind (Naut.), in the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft.
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The battle was before and behind. 2 Chron. xiii. 14.
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When the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before. Shak.
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Agricola . . . resolves to be beforehand with the danger. Milton.
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The last cited author has been beforehand with me. Addison.
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They may be taught beforehand the skill of speaking. Hooker.
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Rich and much beforehand. Bacon.
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[They] dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. 2 Kings xiii. 5.
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Be*for"tune (&unr_;), v. t. To befall. [Poetic]
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I wish all good befortune you. Shak.
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Be*foul" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befouled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Befouling.] [Cf. AS. bef&unr_;lan; pref. be- + f&unr_;lan to foul. See Foul, a.] 1. To make foul; to soil.
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Be*friend" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befriended; p. pr. & vb. n. Befriending.] To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
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By the darkness befriended. Longfellow.
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Be*frill" (&unr_;), v. t. To furnish or deck with a frill.
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Be*fud"dle (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befuddled (&unr_;)] To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.
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Beg (&unr_;), n. [Turk. beg, pronounced bay. Cf. Bey, Begum.] A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the East; a bey.
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Beg (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begged (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Begging.] [OE. beggen, perh. fr. AS. bedecian (akin to Goth. bedagwa beggar), biddan to ask. (Cf. Bid, v. t.); or cf. beghard, beguin.] 1. To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to beseech.
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I do beg your good will in this case. Shak.
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[Joseph] begged the body of Jesus. Matt. xxvii. 58.
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Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Ps. xxxvii. 25.
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Else some will beg thee, in the court of wards. Harrington.
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I beg to, is an elliptical expression for I beg leave to; as, I beg to inform you. -- To beg the question, to assume that which was to be proved in a discussion, instead of adducing the proof or sustaining the point by argument. -- To go a-begging, a figurative phrase to express the absence of demand for something which elsewhere brings a price; as, grapes are so plentiful there that they go a-begging.
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Syn. -- To Beg, Ask, Request. To ask (not in the sense of inquiring) is the generic term which embraces all these words. To request is only a polite mode of asking. To beg, in its original sense, was to ask with earnestness, and implied submission, or at least deference. At present, however, in polite life, beg has dropped its original meaning, and has taken the place of both ask and request, on the ground of its expressing more of deference and respect. Thus, we beg a person's acceptance of a present; we beg him to favor us with his company; a tradesman begs to announce the arrival of new goods, etc. Crabb remarks that, according to present usage, “we can never talk of asking a person's acceptance of a thing, or of asking him to do us a favor.” This can be more truly said of usage in England than in America.
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Beg, v. i. To ask alms or charity, especially to ask habitually by the wayside or from house to house; to live by asking alms.
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I can not dig; to beg I am ashamed. Luke xvi. 3.
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‖Be"ga (&unr_;), n. See Bigha.
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Be*gem" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begemmed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Begemming.] To adorn with gems, or as with gems.
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Begemmed with dewdrops. Sir W. Scott.
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Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem. Shelley.
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Be*get" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Begot (&unr_;), (Archaic) Begat (&unr_;); p. p. Begot, Begotten (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Begetting.] [OE. bigiten, bigeten, to get, beget, AS. begitan to get; pref. be- + gitan. See Get, v. t. ] 1. To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.
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Yet they a beauteous offspring shall beget. Milton.
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Love is begot by fancy. Granville.
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Beg"ga*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being begged.
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Beg"gar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beggared (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beggaring.] 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton.
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It beggared all description. Shak.
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Beg"gar*hood (&unr_;), n. The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars.
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Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation. Jer. Taylor.
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Beg"gar's lice` (&unr_;). (Bot.) The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of Echinospermum and Cynoglossum) which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them.
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Beg"gar's ticks` (&unr_;). The bur marigold (Bidens) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity; -- also called beggar-ticks.
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The freedom and the beggary of the old studio. Thackeray.
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{ Be*ghard" Be*guard" } (&unr_;), n. [F. bégard, béguard; cf. G. beghard, LL. Beghardus, Begihardus, Begardus. Prob. from the root of beguine + -ard or -hard. See Beguine.] (Eccl. Hist.) 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 Beguins.
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Be*gild" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begilded or Begilt (&unr_;).] To gild. B. Jonson.
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Vast chain of being! which from God began. Pope.
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When I begin, I will also make an end. 1 Sam. iii. 12.
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Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. Pope.
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The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God. Locke.
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A sermon of a new beginner. Swift.
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Mighty things from small beginnings grow. Dryden.
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Be*gird" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Begirt (&unr_;), Begirded; p. p. Begirt; p. pr. & vb. n. Begirding.] [AS. begyrdan (akin to Goth. bigairdan); pref. be- + gyrdan to gird.] 1. To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
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‖Beg"ler*beg` (&unr_;), n. [Turk. beglerbeg, fr. beg, pl. begler. See Beg, n.] The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier.
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Be*have" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behaved (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Behaving.] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave or carry one's self); pref. be- + habban to have. See Have, v. t. ] 1. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [Obs.]
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He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. Shak.
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2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.
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Those that behaved themselves manfully. 2 Macc. ii. 21.
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Be*have", v. i. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill.
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Be*hav"ior (&unr_;), n. Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle.
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A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior. Steele.
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To be upon one's good behavior, To be put upon one's good behavior, to be in a state of trial, in which something important depends on propriety of conduct. -- During good behavior, while (or so long as) one conducts one's self with integrity and fidelity or with propriety.
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Syn. -- Bearing; demeanor; manner. -- Behavior, Conduct. Behavior is the mode in which we have or bear ourselves in the presence of others or toward them; conduct is the mode of our carrying ourselves forward in the concerns of life. Behavior respects our manner of acting in particular cases; conduct refers to the general tenor of our actions. We may say of soldiers, that their conduct had been praiseworthy during the whole campaign, and their behavior admirable in every instance when they met the enemy.
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Be*head" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beheading.] [OE. bihefden, AS. beheáfdian; pref. be- + heáfod head. See Head.] To sever the head from; to take off the head of.
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Be*head"al (&unr_;), n. Beheading. [Modern]
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Be*held" (&unr_;), imp. & p. p. of Behold.
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Be"he*moth (&unr_;), n. [Heb. behemōth, fr. Egyptian P-ehe-maut hippopotamus.] 1. An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.
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{ Be"hen (&unr_;), Behn } (&unr_;), n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.) (a) The Centaurea behen, or saw-leaved centaury. (b) The Cucubalus behen, or bladder campion, now called Silene inflata. (c) The Statice limonium, or sea lavender.
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Be*hest" (&unr_;), n. [OE. biheste promise, command, AS. beh&aemacr_;s promise; pref. be- + h&aemacr_;s command. See Hest, Hight.] 1. That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction.
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To do his master's high behest. Sir W. Scott.
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2. A vow; a promise. [Obs.]
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The time is come that I should send it her, if I keep the behest that I have made. Paston.
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Be*hest", v. t. To vow. [Obs.] Paston.
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Be*hete" (&unr_;), v. t. See Behight. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*hight" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Behight; p. p. Behight, Behoten.] [OE. bihaten, AS. behātan to vow, promise; pref. be- + hātan to call, command. See Hight, v.] [Obs. in all its senses.] 1. To promise; to vow.
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Behight by vow unto the chaste Minerve. Surrey.
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The keys are to thy hand behight. Spenser.
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3. To adjudge; to assign by authority.
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The second was to Triamond behight. Spenser.
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More than heart behighteth. Mir. for Mag.
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All the lookers-on him dead behight. Spenser.
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6. To call; to name; to address.
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Whom . . . he knew and thus behight. Spenser.
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He behight those gates to be unbarred. Spenser.
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Be*hight", n. A vow; a promise. [Obs.] Surrey.
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Be*hind" (&unr_;), prep. [AS. behindan; pref. be- + hindan. See Hind, a.] 1. On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill.
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A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood. Bp. Hall.
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A small part of what he left behind him. Pope.
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I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 2 Cor. xi. 5.
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Be*hind", adv. 1. At the back part; in the rear. “I shall not lag behind.” Milton.
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We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind. Locke.
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4. Backward in time or order of succession; past.
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Forgetting those things which are behind. Phil. ii. 13.
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Leave not a rack behind. Shak.
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Be*hind"hand` (&unr_;), adv. & a. [Behind + hand.]
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2. 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, behindhand in studies or in work.
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In this also [dress] the country are very much behindhand. Addison.
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Be*hith"er (&unr_;), prep. On this side of. [Obs.]
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Two miles behither Clifden. Evelyn.
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Be*hold" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld (&unr_;) (p. p. formerly Beholden (&unr_;), now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. Beholding.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See Hold.] To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.
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When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Num. xxi. 9.
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Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John. i. 29.
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Syn. -- To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.
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Be*hold", v. i. To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see.
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And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6.
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Be*hold"en (&unr_;), p. a. [Old p. p. of behold, used in the primitive sense of the simple verb hold.] Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.
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But being so beholden to the Prince. Tennyson.
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Be*hold"er (&unr_;), n. One who beholds; a spectator.
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Be*hold"ing, a. Obliged; beholden. [Obs.]
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I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. Fuller.
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Be*hold"ing, n. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. Shak.
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Be*hold"ing*ness, n., The state of being obliged or beholden. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
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Be*hoof" (&unr_;), n. [OE. to bihove for the use of, AS. beh&unr_;f advantage, a word implied in beh&unr_;flīc necessary; akin to Sw. behof, Dan. behov, G. behuf, and E. heave, the root meaning to seize, hence the meanings “to hold, make use of.” See Heave, v. t.] Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use.
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No mean recompense it brings
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Be*hoov"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Supplying need; profitable; advantageous. [Obs.] Udall.
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Be*hoove" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behooved (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Behooving.] [OE. bihoven, behoven, AS. beh&unr_;fian to have need of, fr. beh&unr_;f. See Behoof.] To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally.
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And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. Luke xxiv. 46.
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[Also written behove.]
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Be*hoove" (&unr_;), v. i. To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due. Chaucer.
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Be*hoove", n. Advantage; behoof. [Obs.]
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It shall not be to his behoove. Gower.
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Be*hoove"ful (&unr_;), a. Advantageous; useful; profitable. [Archaic] -- Be*hoove"ful*ly, adv. -- Be*hoove"ful*ness, n. [Archaic]
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Be*hove" (&unr_;), v., and derivatives. See Behoove, &c.
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Be*hove"ly, a. & adv. Useful, or usefully. [Obs.]
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Be*howl" (&unr_;), v. t. To howl at. [Obs.]
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The wolf behowls the moon. Shak.
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‖Beige (&unr_;), n. [F.] Debeige.
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Beild (&unr_;), n. [Prob. from the same root as build, v. t.] A place of shelter; protection; refuge. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [Also written bield and beeld.]
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The random beild o' clod or stane. Burns.
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Be"ing (&unr_;), p. pr. from Be. Existing.
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&hand_; Being was formerly used where we now use having. “Being to go to a ball in a few days.” Miss Edgeworth.
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&hand_; In modern usage, is, are, was or were being, with a past participle following (as built, made, etc.) indicates the process toward the completed result expressed by the participle. The form is or was building, in this passive signification, is idiomatic, and, if free from ambiguity, is commonly preferable to the modern is or was being built. The last form of speech is, however, sufficiently authorized by approved writers. The older expression was is, or was, a-building or in building.
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A man who is being strangled. Lamb.
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While the article on Burns was being written. Froude.
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In Him we live, and move, and have our being. Acts xvii. 28.
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A Being of infinite benevolence and power. Wordsworth.
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It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor. Steele.
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Be"ing, adv. Since; inasmuch as. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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And being you have
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Be*jade" (&unr_;), v. t. To jade or tire. [Obs.] Milton.
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Be*jape" (&unr_;), v. t. To jape; to laugh at; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*jaun"dice (&unr_;), v. t. To infect with jaundice.
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Be*jew"el (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bejeweled or Bejewelled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bejeweling or Bejewelling.] To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. “Bejeweled hands.” Thackeray.
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‖Be*ju"co (?), n. [Sp., a reed or woody vine.] Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a liane; in the Philippines, esp. any of various species of Calamus, the cane or rattan palm.
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‖Be"kah (&unr_;), n. [Heb.] Half a shekel.
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Be*knave" (&unr_;), v. t. To call knave. [Obs.] Pope.
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Bel (&unr_;), n. The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal. See Baal. Baruch vi. 41.
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Bel (b&ebreve_;l), n. [Hind., fr. Skr. bilva.] A thorny rutaceous tree (Ægle marmelos) of India, and its aromatic, orange-like fruit; -- called also Bengal quince, golden apple, wood apple. The fruit is used medicinally, and the rind yields a perfume and a yellow dye.
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Be*la"bor (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belabored (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Belaboring.] 1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. “If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn.” Barrow.
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Bel`-ac*coyle" (&unr_;), n. [F. bel beautiful + accueil reception.] A kind or favorable reception or salutation. [Obs.]
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Be*lace" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaced (&unr_;).]
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Be*lam" (&unr_;), v. t. [See Lam.] To beat or bang. [Prov. & Low, Eng.] Todd.
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Bel"a*mour (&unr_;), n. [F. bel amour fair love.] 1. A lover. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Her snowy brows, like budded belamours. Spenser.
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Bel"a*my (&unr_;), n. [F. bel ami fair friend.] Good friend; dear friend. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*late" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belated; p. pr. & vb. n. Belating.] To retard or make too late. Davenant.
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Be*lat"ed, a. Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted. “Some belated peasant.” Milton. -- Be*lat"ed*ness, n. Milton.
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Be*laud" (&unr_;), v. t. To laud or praise greatly.
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Be*lay" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and Lay to place.] 1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
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Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. Spenser.
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‖bel canto (b&ebreve_;l kän"t&ouptack_;), n. [It., beautiful singing.] (Music) a cantabile style of operatic singing characterized by purity and evenness of tone, and a precise but brilliant vocal technique displaying ease and agility.
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Belch (b&ebreve_;lch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belched (b&ebreve_;lch); p. pr. & vb. n. Belching.] [OE. belken, AS. bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See Bellow, v. i.] 1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.
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Within the gates that now
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{ Bel"dam Bel"dame } (&unr_;), n. [Pref. bel-, denoting relationship + dame mother: cf. F. belledame fair lady, It. belladonna. See Belle, and Dame.]
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Around the beldam all erect they hang. Akenside.
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Be*lea"guer (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. belägra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.] To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.
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Be*leave" (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Beleft (&unr_;).] To leave or to be left. [Obs.] May.
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Be*lem"nite (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; dart, fr. &unr_; dart, fr. &unr_; to throw: cf. F. bélemnite.] (Paleon.) 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. -- Bel*em*nit"ic, a.
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How unlike their Belgic sires of old. Goldsmith.
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What concord hath Christ with Belia ? 2 Cor. vi. 15.
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Be*li"bel (&unr_;), v. t. [See Libel, v. t. ] To libel or traduce; to calumniate. Fuller.
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Be*lie" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belied (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Belying (&unr_;).] [OE. bilien, bili&unr_;en, AS. beleógan; pref. be- + leógan to lie. See Lie, n.] 1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood.
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Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues. Dryden.
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Be*lief" (&unr_;), n. [OE. bileafe, bileve; cf. AS. geleáfa. See Believe.] 1. 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, belief of a witness; the belief of our senses.
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Superstitious prophecies are not only the belief of fools, but the talk sometimes of wise men. Bacon.
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Be*lieve" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Believed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Believing.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS. ge-), fr. AS. gel&unr_;fan, gel&unr_;fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG. gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil&unr_;bian, Goth. galaubjan, and Goth. liubs dear. See Lief, a., Leave, n.] 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, to believe a person, a statement, or a doctrine.
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I will not believe so meanly of you. Fielding.
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To believe in. (a) 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 believe in the resurrection of the dead. “She does not believe in Jupiter.” J. H. Newman. (b) To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes of a person are worthy of entire confidence; -- especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy. “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John xiv. 1. (c) To believe that the qualities or effects of an action or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages. -- To believe on, to accept implicitly as an object of religious trust or obedience; to have faith in.
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Be*liev"er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.
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Be*light" (&unr_;), v. t. To illuminate. [Obs.] Cowley.
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Be*like" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. be- (for by) + like.] It is likely or probably; perhaps. [Obs. or Archaic] -- Be*like"ly, adv.
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Be*lime" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belimed (&unr_;).] To besmear or insnare with birdlime.
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Be*lit"tle (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belittled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Belittling.] To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. T. Jefferson.
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Be*live" (&unr_;), adv. [Cf. Live, a.] Forthwith; speedily; quickly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Belk (&unr_;), v. t. [See Belch.] To vomit. [Obs.]
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Bell (&unr_;), n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See Bellow.] 1. 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.
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The Liberty Bell, 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 “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants thereof.”
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To bear away the bell, to win the prize at a race where the prize was a bell; hence, to be superior in something. Fuller. -- To bear the bell, 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. -- To curse by bell, book, and candle, 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. Nares. -- To lose the bell, to be worsted in a contest. “In single fight he lost the bell.” Fairfax. -- To shake the bells, to move, give notice, or alarm. Shak.
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Bell (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Belling.] To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
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Bell, v. i. To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom; as, hops bell.
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Bell, v. t. [AS. bellan. See Bellow.] To utter by bellowing. [Obs.]
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Bell, v. i. To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar.
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Bel`la*don"na (&unr_;), n. [It., literally fine lady; bella beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.) (a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) 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 deadly nightshade. (b) A species of Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna); the belladonna lily.
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Bell" an`i*mal"cule (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) An infusorian of the family Vorticellidæ, common in fresh-water ponds.
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Bel"lar*mine (?), n. 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 graybeard, longbeard.
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Bell" bear`er (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) A Brazilian leaf hopper (Bocydium tintinnabuliferum), remarkable for the four bell-shaped appendages of its thorax.
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Bell"bird` (&unr_;), n. [So called from their notes.] (Zoöl.) (a) A South and Central American bird of the genus Casmarhincos, and family Cotingidæ, of several species; the campanero. (b) The Myzantha melanophrys of Australia.
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Bell" crank` (&unr_;). 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.
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{ Bel"lic (&unr_;), Bel"li*cal (&unr_;), } a. [L. bellicus. See Bellicose.] Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial. [Obs.] “Bellic Cæsar.” Feltham.
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Bell" jar` (&unr_;). (Phys.) 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.
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Bel"ly*band` (&unr_;), n. 1. A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.
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Bel"ly*cheer` (&unr_;), n. [Perh. from F. belle chère.] Good cheer; viands. [Obs.] “Bellycheer and banquets.” Rowlands. “Loaves and bellycheer.” Milton.
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Bel-Merodach n. 1. (Babylonian) the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu.
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Be*long" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Belonged (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Belonging.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- + longen to desire. See Long, v. i.] [Usually construed with to.] 1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
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Be*lowt" (&unr_;), v. t. To treat as a lout; to talk abusively to. [Obs.] Camden.
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Bel"sire` (&unr_;), n. [Pref. bel- + sire. Cf. Beldam.] A grandfather, or ancestor. “His great belsire Brute.” [Obs.] Drayton.
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Belt (b&ebreve_;lt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw. bälte, Dan. bælte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael. balt border, belt.] 1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.
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He cannot buckle his distempered cause
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Belt lacing, thongs used for lacing together the ends of machine belting.
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Belt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belted; p. pr. & vb. n. Belting.] To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.
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They belt him round with hearts undaunted. Wordsworth.
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Bel"tane (&unr_;), n. [Gael. bealltainn, bealltuinn.]
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Belt"ed (&unr_;), a. 1. Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted knight; a belted earl.
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Be*lute" (b&euptack_;*lūt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Beluting.] [Pref. be- + L. lutum mud.] To bespatter, as with mud. [R.] Sterne.
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Bel`ve*dere" (&unr_;), n. [It., fr. bello, bel, beautiful + vedere to see.] (Arch.) A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.
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Be*mad" (&unr_;), v. t. To make mad. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Be*mire" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bemired (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bemiring.] To drag through, encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirt.
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Be*mist" (&unr_;), v. t. To envelop in mist. [Obs.]
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Be*moan" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bemoaned (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bemoaning.] [OE. bimenen, AS. bem&unr_;nan; pref. be- + m&unr_;nan to moan. See Moan.] To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
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Be*mock" (&unr_;), v. t. To mock; to ridicule.
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Be*moil" (&unr_;), v. t. [Pref. be- + moil, fr. F. mouiller to wet; but cf. also OE. bimolen to soil, fr. AS. māl spot: cf. E. mole.] To soil or encumber with mire and dirt. [Obs.] Shak.
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{ Ben (&unr_;), Ben" nut` } (&unr_;). [Ar. bān, name of the tree.] (Bot.) The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa.
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Bench (&unr_;), n.; pl. Benches (&unr_;). [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. bänk, Dan bænk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. Bank, Beach.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
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Bend (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bended or Bent (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bending.] [AS. bendan to bend, fr. bend a band, bond, fr. bindan to bind. See Bind, v. t., and cf. 3d & 4th Bend.] 1. 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, to bend a bow; to bend the knee.
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Be*neath" (&unr_;), prep. [OE. benethe, bineoðen, AS. beneoðan, benyðan; pref. be- + neoðan, nyðan, downward, beneath, akin to E. nether. See Nether.] 1. Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of. “Beneath the mount.” Ex. xxxii. 19.
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Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. Pope.
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‖Ben`e*dic"i*te (&unr_;), n. [L., (imperative pl.,) bless ye, praise ye.] 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.
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So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus
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‖Ben`e*dic"tus (&unr_;), n. [L., blessed. See Benedict, a.] The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.
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Ben`e*fac"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. benefactio, fr. benefacere to do good to one; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.] 1. The act of conferring a benefit. Johnson.
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Be*nef"ic (&unr_;), a. [L. beneficus. See Benefice.] Favorable; beneficent. Milton.
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Ben"e*fice (&unr_;), n. [F. bénéfice, L. beneficium, a kindness , in LL. a grant of an estate, fr. L. beneficus beneficent; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.]
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Be*nef"i*cence (&unr_;), n. [L. beneficentia, fr. beneficus: cf. F. bénéficence. See Benefice.] The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.
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Ben`e*fi"cial (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. bénéficial, LL. beneficialis.] 1. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.
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The war which would have been most beneficial to us. Swift.
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Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. bénéficiaire, LL. beneficiarius.] 1. Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
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Ben`e*fi"ci*ate (&unr_;), v. t. [Sp. beneficiar to benefit, to work mines.] (Mining) To reduce (ores). -- Ben`e*fi`ci*a"tion (&unr_;), n.
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Ben"e*fit (&unr_;), n. [OE. benefet, benfeet, bienfet, F. bienfait, fr. L. benefactum; bene well (adv. of bonus good) + factum, p. p. of facere to do. See Bounty, and Fact.] 1. An act of kindness; a favor conferred.
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Men have no right to what is not for their benefit. Burke.
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Ben"e*fit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benefited; p. pr. & vb. n. Benefitting.] To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.
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Be*net" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benetted.] To catch in a net; to insnare. Shak.
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Be*nev"o*lence (&unr_;), n. [OF. benevolence, L. benevolentia. See Benevolent.] 1. The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.
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Bents and turns of the matter. Locke.
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Ben"zal (&unr_;), n. [Benzoic + aldehyde.] (Chem.) A compound radical, C6H5.CH=, of the aromatic series, related to benzyl and benzoyl; -- used adjectively or in combination.
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Benzene nucleus, Benzene ring (Chem.), 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, C6H6, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.
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Ben"zile (&unr_;), n. [From Benzoin.] (Chem.) A yellowish crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical.
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Ben"zine (&unr_;), n. [From Benzoin.] (Chem.) 1. 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 petroleum spirit, petroleum benzine. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc.
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Benzoic acid, or flowers of benzoin, a peculiar vegetable acid, C6H5.CO2H, 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. -- Benzoic aldehyde, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, C6H5.CHO, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless liquid.
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Ben*zoin" (b&ebreve_;n*zoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp. benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lubān-jāwī incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. Benjamin.] [Called also benjamin.] 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, 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.
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{ Ben"zole Ben"zol } (&unr_;), n. [Benzoin + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) An impure benzene, used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. See Benzene.
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{ Ben`zo*naph"thol (?), n. Also Ben`zo*naph"tol }. [Benzoin + naphthol.] (Chem.) A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
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Be*queath" (b&euptack_;*kwē&thlig_;"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bequeathed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bequeathing.] [OE. biquethen, AS. becweðan to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- + cweðan to say, speak. See Quoth.] 1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.
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Be*quest" (&unr_;), n. [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide; pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becweðan to bequeath. The ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest. See Bequeath, Quest.] 1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.
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Be*rain (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berained (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beraining.] To rain upon; to wet with rain. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ber"ber*ine (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.
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Berg"meal (&unr_;), n. [G. berg mountain + mehl meal.] (Min.) 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.
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‖Be`ri*be"ri (&unr_;), n. [Singhalese beri weakness.] 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.
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Be"ring Sea Controversy (?). 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.
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{ Berm Berme } (&unr_;), n. [F. berme, of German origin; cf. G. brame, bräme, border, akin to E. brim.] 1. (Fort.) A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.
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Ber*ret"ta (&unr_;), n. [It., fr. LL. birrettum, berretum, a cap, dim. of L. birrus, birrum, a cloak to keep off rain, cf. Gr. &unr_; tawny, red: cf. Sp. birreta, Pg. barrete, and E. Barret.] 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. [Also spelt beretta, biretta, etc.]
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Ber"ried (&unr_;), a. Furnished with berries; consisting of a berry; baccate; as, a berried shrub.
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Ber"ry (&unr_;), n.; pl. Berries. [OE. berie, AS. berie, berige; akin to D. bes, G. beere, OS. and OHG. beri, Icel. ber, Sw. bär, Goth. basi, and perh. Skr. bhas to eat.] 1. Any small fleshy fruit, as the strawberry, mulberry, huckleberry, etc.
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Ber*seem" (?), n. [Ar. bershīm clover.] An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) 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 Egyptian clover.
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Ber"yl (b&ebreve_;r"&ibreve_;l), n. [F. béryl, OF. beril, L. beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai&dsdot_;ūrya. Cf. Brilliant.] (Min.) 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 aquamarine is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The emerald 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.
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{ Be*saiel", Be*saile", Be*sayle" (&unr_;) }, n. [OF. beseel, F. bisaïeul, fr. L. bis twice + LL. avolus, dim. of L. avus grandfather.] 1. A great-grandfather. [Obs.]
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{ Be*scum"ber (&unr_;), Be*scum"mer (&unr_;), } v. t. [Pref. be- + scumber, scummer.] To discharge ordure or dung upon. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Be*see" (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [AS. beseón; pref. be- + &unr_;eón to see.] To see; to look; to mind. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Be*seech" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besought (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beseeching.] [OE. bisechen, biseken (akin to G. besuchen to visit); pref. be- + sechen, seken, to seek. See Seek.] 1. To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore.
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Be*seem" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beseemed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beseeming.] [Pref. be- + seem.] Literally: To appear or seem (well, ill, best, etc.) for (one) to do or to have. Hence: To be fit, suitable, or proper for, or worthy of; to become; to befit.
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Be*seem"ly, a. Fit; suitable; becoming. [Archaic]
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Be*set" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beset; p. pr. & vb. n. Besetting.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be- + settan to set. See Set.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.
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The garden is so beset with all manner of sweet shrubs that it perfumes the air. Evelyn.
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Be*set"ment (&unr_;), n. The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin. “Fearing a besetment.” Kane.
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Be*shine" (b&euptack_;*shīn"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beshone; p. pr. & vb. n. Beshining.] To shine upon; to illumine.
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Be*snuff" (&unr_;), v. t. To befoul with snuff. Young.
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Be*sogne" (&unr_;), n. [F. bisogne.] A worthless fellow; a bezonian. [Obs.]
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Be"som (&unr_;), n. [OE. besme, besum, AS. besma; akin to D. bezem, OHG pesamo, G. besen; of uncertain origin.] A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys. [Archaic or Fig.]
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I will sweep it with the besom of destruction. Isa. xiv. 23.
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The housemaid with her besom. W. Irving.
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Be"som, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besomed (&unr_;).] To sweep, as with a besom. [Archaic or Poetic] Cowper.
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Rolls back all Greece, and besoms wide the plain. Barlow.
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Be"som*er (&unr_;), n. One who uses a besom. [Archaic]
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Be*sort" (&unr_;), v. t. To assort or be congruous with; to fit, or become. [Obs.]
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Such men as may besort your age. Shak.
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With such accommodation and besort
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Be*sot" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besotted (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Besotting.] To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate.
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Fools besotted with their crimes. Hudibras.
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Be*sot"ting*ly, adv. In a besotting manner.
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Be*sought" (&unr_;), p. p. of Beseech.
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Be*span"gle (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespangled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bespangling (&unr_;).] To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering.
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The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops. Cowper.
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bespangled adj. covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
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Be*spat"ter (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespattered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bespattering.] 1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains.
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Whom never faction could bespatter. Swift.
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Be*spawl" (&unr_;), v. t. To daub, soil, or make foul with spawl or spittle. [Obs.] Milton.
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Be*speak" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Bespoke (&unr_;), Bespake (Archaic); p. p. Bespoke, Bespoken (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bespeaking.] [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be- + sprecan to speak. See Speak.] 1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor.
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Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice was to bespeak his favor. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.
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[They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the allies. Swift.
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When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so little the figure of a man that it bespoke him rather a monster. Locke.
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4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]
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He thus the queen bespoke. Dryden.
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Be*speak", v. i. To speak. [Obs.] Milton.
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Be*speak", n. A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.) “The night of her bespeak.” Dickens.
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Be*speak"er (&unr_;), n. One who bespeaks.
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Be*spec"kle (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespeckled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bespeckling.] To mark with speckles or spots. Milton.
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Be*spew" (&unr_;), v. t. To soil or daub with spew; to vomit on.
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Be*spice" (&unr_;), v. t. To season with spice, or with some spicy drug. Shak.
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Be*spirt" (&unr_;), v. t. Same as Bespurt.
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Be*spit (b&euptack_;*sp&ibreve_;t"), v. t. [imp. Bespit; p. p. Bespit, Bespitten (-t'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Bespitting.] To daub or soil with spittle. Johnson.
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Be*spoke" (b&euptack_;*spōk"), imp. & p. p. of Bespeak.
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Be*spot" (b&euptack_;*sp&obreve_;t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespotted (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bespotting.] To mark with spots, or as with spots.
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Be*spread" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespread; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespreading.] To spread or cover over.
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The carpet which bespread
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Be*sprent" (&unr_;), p. p. [OE. bespreynt, p. p. of besprengen, bisprengen, to besprinkle, AS. besprengan, akin to D. & G. besprengen; pref. be- + sprengan to sprinkle. See Sprinkle.] Sprinkled over; strewed.
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His face besprent with liquid crystal shines. Shenstone.
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The floor with tassels of fir was besprent. Longfellow.
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Be*sprin"kle (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besprinkled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Besprinkling (&unr_;).] To sprinkle over; to scatter over.
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The bed besprinkles, and bedews the ground. Dryden.
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Be*sprin"kler (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, besprinkles.
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Be*sprin"kling (&unr_;), n. The act of sprinkling anything; a sprinkling over.
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Be*spurt" (&unr_;), v. t. To spurt on or over; to asperse. [Obs.] Milton.
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Bes"se*mer steel` (&unr_;). 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 Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process.
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Besseya n. a genus of North American spring wildflowers.
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Best (b&ebreve_;st), a.; superl. of Good. [AS. besta, best, contr. from betest, betst, betsta; akin to Goth. batists, OHG. pezzisto, G. best, beste, D. best, Icel. beztr, Dan. best, Sw. bäst. This word has no connection in origin with good. See Better.] 1. Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities.
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When he is best, he is a little worse than a man. Shak.
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Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. Milton.
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Best man, the only or principal groomsman at a wedding ceremony.
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Best, n. Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability.
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At best, in the utmost degree or extent applicable to the case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life is at best very short. -- For best, finally. [Obs.] “Those constitutions . . . are now established for best, and not to be mended.” Milton. -- To get the best of, to gain an advantage over, whether fairly or unfairly. -- To make the best of. (a) To improve to the utmost; to use or dispose of to the greatest advantage. “Let there be freedom to carry their commodities where they can make the best of them.” Bacon. (b) To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain.
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Best, adv.; superl. of Well. 1. In the highest degree; beyond all others. “Thou serpent! That name best befits thee.” Milton.
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He prayeth best, who loveth best
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2. To the most advantage; with the most success, case, profit, benefit, or propriety.
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Had we best retire? I see a storm. Milton.
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Had I not best go to her? Thackeray.
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Best, v. t. To get the better of. [Colloq.]
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Be*stad" (&unr_;), imp. & p. p. of Bestead. Beset; put in peril. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*stain" (&unr_;), v. t. To stain.
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Be*star" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestarred (&unr_;).] To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars; to bestud. “Bestarred with anemones.” W. Black.
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Be*stead" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestead or Bested, also (Obs.) Bestad. In sense 3 imp. also Besteaded.] [Pref. be- + stead a place.] 1. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place. [Only in p. p.]
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They shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: . . . and curse their king and their God. Is. viii. 21.
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Many far worse bestead than ourselves. Barrow.
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2. To put in peril; to beset. [Only in p. p.] Chaucer.
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Bes"tial (&unr_;), a. [F. bestial, L. bestialis, fr. bestia beast. See Beast.] 1. Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts.
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Among the bestial herds to range. Milton.
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Bes"tial, n. A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds of bestial. [Scot.]
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bes"tial*ise v. same as bestialize.
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Bes*tial"i*ty (&unr_;), n. [F. bestialité.] 1. The state or quality of being bestial.
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Bes"tial*ize (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestialized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bestializing.] To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize.
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The process of bestializing humanity. Hare.
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Bes"ti*a*ry (?), n. [LL. bestiarium, fr. L. bestiarius pert. to beasts, fr. bestia beast: cf. F. bestiaire.] A treatise on beasts; esp., one of the moralizing or allegorical beast tales written in the Middle Ages.
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A bestiary . . . in itself one of the numerous mediæval renderings of the fantastic mystical zoölogy. Saintsbury.
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Be*stick" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestuck (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Besticking.] To stick over, as with sharp points pressed in; to mark by infixing points or spots here and there; to pierce.
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Truth shall retire
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Be*still" (&unr_;), v. t. To make still.
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Be*stir" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestirred (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bestirring.] To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.
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You have so bestirred your valor. Shak.
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Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Milton.
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Be*storm" (&unr_;), v. i. & t. To storm. Young.
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Be*stow" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestowed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bestowing.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See Stow.] 1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put. “He bestowed it in a pouch.” Sir W. Scott.
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See that the women are bestowed in safety. Byron.
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Empire is on us bestowed. Cowper.
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I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman. Tatler.
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How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? Shak.
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Be*stow"al (&unr_;), n. The act of bestowing; disposal.
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Be*stow"er (&unr_;), n. One that bestows.
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If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this view. Chauncy.
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They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to God's own bestowments. I. Taylor.
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Be*strad"dle (&unr_;), v. t. To bestride.
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Be*straught" (&unr_;), a. [Pref. be- + straught; prob. here used for distraught.] Out of one's senses; distracted; mad. [Obs.] Shak.
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Be*streak" (&unr_;), v. t. To streak.
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Be*strew" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Bestrewed (&unr_;); p. p. Bestrewed, Bestrown (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bestrewing.] To strew or scatter over; to besprinkle. [Spelt also bestrow.] Milton.
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Be*stride" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Bestrode (&unr_;), (Obs. or R.) Bestrid (&unr_;); p. p. Bestridden (&unr_;), Bestrid, Bestrode; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestriding.] [AS. bestrīdan; pref. be- + strīdan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over
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That horse that thou so often hast bestrid. Shak.
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Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
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Be*stuck" (&unr_;), imp. & p. p. Bestick.
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Be*stud" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestudded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestudding.] To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars. Milton.
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Be*swike", v. t. [AS. beswīcan; be- + swīcan to deceive, entice; akin to OS. swīkan, OHG. swīhhan, Icel. svīkja.] To lure; to cheat. [Obs.] Gower.
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Bet (&unr_;), n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr. abeter to excite, incite. See Abet.] 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. “Having made his bets.” Goldsmith.
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John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head. Shak.
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I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. O. W. Holmes.
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Be"ta (?), n. [Gr. bh^ta.] The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, β. See B, and cf. etymology of Alphabet. Beta (B, β) is used variously for classifying, as: (a) (Astron.) To designate some bright star, usually the second brightest, of a constellation, as, β Aurigæ. (b) (Chem.) To distinguish one of two or more isomers; also, to indicate the position of substituting atoms or groups in certain compounds; as, β-naphthol. 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.
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Be*take" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Betook (&unr_;); p. p. Betaken (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Betaking.] [Pref. be- + take.] 1. To take or seize. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Be"ta rays (?). (Physics) 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.
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Be"tel (bē"t'l), n. [Pg., fr. Tamil ve&tsdot_;&tsdot_;ilei, prop. meaning, a mere leaf.] (Bot.) A species of pepper (Piper betle), 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.
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All the better. See under All, adv. -- Better half, an expression used to designate one's wife.
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Be*ware" (&unr_;), v. i. [Be, imperative of verb to be + ware. See Ware, Wary.] 1. To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided.
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Beware the awful avalanche. Longfellow.
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Be*wash" (&unr_;), v. t. To drench or souse with water. “Let the maids bewash the men.” Herrick.
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Be*weep" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewept (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beweeping.] [AS. bew&unr_;pan; pref. be- + weep.] To weep over; to deplore; to bedew with tears. “His timeless death beweeping.” Drayton.
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Be*wet" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewet, Bewetted.] To wet or moisten. Gay.
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Be*wig" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewigged (&unr_;).] To cover (the head) with a wig. Hawthorne.
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Be*wil"der (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewildered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bewildering.] [Pref. be- + wilder.] 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.
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Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search. Addison.
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Be*win"ter (&unr_;), v. t. To make wintry. [Obs.]
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Bew"it (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. buie bond, chain, fr. L. boja neck collar, fetter. Cf. Buoy.] A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.
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Be*witch" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewitched (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bewitching.] 1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
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The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. Dryden.
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Be*won"der (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewondered (&unr_;).] 1. To fill with wonder. [Obs.]
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Be*wray", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewrayed (-rād"); p. pr. & vb. n. Bewraying.] [OE. bewraien, biwreyen; pref. be- + AS. wrēgan to accuse, betray; akin to OS. wrōgian, OHG. ruogēn, G. rügen, Icel. rægja, Goth. wrōhjan to accuse.] To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray. [Obs. or Archaic]
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The murder being once done, he is in less fear, and in more hope that the deed shall not be bewrayed or known. Robynson (More's Utopia. )
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Thy speech bewrayeth thee. Matt. xxvi. 73.
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Be*wray"er (-&etilde_;r), n. One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer. [Obs. or Archaic] Addison.
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Be*wreck" (&unr_;), v. t. To wreck. [Obs.]
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Be*wreke" (&unr_;), v. t. [Pref. be- + wreak.] To wreak; to avenge. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.
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Bey (bā), n. [See Beg a bey.] A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis.
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Be*yond" (&unr_;), prep. [OE. biyonde, bi&yogh_;eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder. See Yon, Yonder.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.
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Beyond that flaming hill. G. Fletcher.
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A thing beyond us, even before our death. Pope.
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Beyond sea. (Law) See under Sea. -- To go beyond, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or circumvent.
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Be*zant" (&unr_;), n. [See Byzant.] 1. 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. [Written also besant, byzant, etc.]
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Bez`-ant"ler (&unr_;), n. [L. bis twice (OF. bes) + E. antler.] The second branch of a stag's horn.
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Bé*zique" (b&auptack_;*zēk"), n. [F. bésigue.] A game at cards in which various combinations of cards in the hand, when declared, score points.
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Be"zoar (&unr_;), n. [F. bézoard, fr. Ar. bāzahr, bādizahr, fr. Per. pād-zahr bezoar; pād protecting + zahr poison; cf. Pg. & Sp. bezoar.] 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.
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Bezoar antelope. See Antelope. -- Bezoar goat (Zoöl.), the wild goat (Capra ægagrus). -- Bezoar mineral, an old preparation of oxide of antimony. Ure.
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Bez`o*ar"dic (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. bézoardique, bézoartique.] Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar. -- n. A medicine containing bezoar.
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Be*zo"ni*an (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. besoin need, want, It bisogno.] A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar.
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Bez"zle (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bezzled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bezzling (&unr_;).] [OF. besillier, besiler, to maltreat, pillage; or shortened fr. embezzle. Cf. Embezzle.] To plunder; to waste in riot. [Obs.]
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{ Bhees"ty, Bhees"tie (?) }, n. [Written also bhistee, bhisti, etc.] [Per. bihishtī lit., heavenly.] A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. [India]
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Bi- (&unr_;). [L. bis twice, which in composition drops the -s, akin to E. two. See Bis-, Two, and cf. Di-, Dis-.]
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Bi*ac"id (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + acid.] (Chem.) Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See Diacid.
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Bi`a*cu"mi*nate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + acuminate.] (Bot.) Having points in two directions.
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Bi"as (bī"&aitalic_;s), n.; pl. Biases (-&ebreve_;z). [F. biasis, perh. fr. LL. bifax two-faced; L. bis + facies face. See Bi-, and cf. Face.] 1. 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.
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Bi"as, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Biased (bī"&aitalic_;st); p. pr. & vb. n. Biasing.] To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.
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Bi`au*ric"u*late (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + auriculate.] 1. (Anat.) Having two auricles, as the heart of mammals, birds, and reptiles.
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{ Bi*ax"al (&unr_;), Bi*ax"i*al (&unr_;), } a. [Pref. bi- + axal, axial.] (Opt.) Having two axes; as, biaxial polarization; biaxial crystals. Brewster. -- Bi*ax"i*al*ly, adv.
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Bib (&unr_;), n. [From Bib, v., because the bib receives the drink that the child slavers from the mouth.] 1. A small piece of cloth worn by children over the breast, to protect the clothes.
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{ Bib, Bibbe } (&unr_;), v. t. [L. bibere. See Beverage, and cf. Imbibe.] To drink; to tipple. [Obs.]
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Bi*ba"cious (&unr_;), a. [L. bibax, bibacis, fr. bibere. See Bib.] Addicted to drinking.
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Bib"ble-bab"ble (&unr_;), n. [A reduplication of babble.] Idle talk; babble. Shak.
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Bib"li*cal (b&ibreve_;b"l&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; as, biblical learning; biblical authority.
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Bib`li*ol"a*try (b&ibreve_;b`l&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&adot_;*tr&ybreve_;), n. [Gr. bibli`on book + latrei`a service, worship, latrey`ein to serve.] 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. Coleridge. F. W. Newman.
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Bib`li*o*log"ic*al (&unr_;), a. Relating to bibliology.
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Bib`li*ol"o*gy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; book + -logy.]
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Bib"li*o*man`cy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; book + -mancy: cf. F. bibliomancie.] A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events.
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Bib`li*o*ma"ni*a (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; book + &unr_; madness: cf. F. bibliomanie.] A mania for acquiring books.
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Bib`li*o*peg"ic (-p&ebreve_;j"&ibreve_;k), a. [Gr. bibli`on book + phgny`naito make fast.] Relating to the binding of books. [R.]
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Bib`li*op"e*gy (&unr_;), n. [See Bibliopegic.] The art of binding books. [R.]
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Bib"li*o*phile (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; book + &unr_; to love: cf. F. bibliophile.] A lover of books.
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Bib"li*o*pole (&unr_;), n. [L. bibliopola, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; book + &unr_; to sell: cf. F. bibliopole.] One who sells books.
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Bib`li*op"o*lism (&unr_;), n. The trade or business of selling books.
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{ Bib"li*o*taph (&unr_;), Bib`li*ot"a*phist (&unr_;), } n. [Gr. &unr_; book + &unr_; a burial.] One who hides away books, as in a tomb. [R.] Crabb.
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Bib"li*o*thec (&unr_;), n. A librarian.
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‖Bib`li*o*the"ca (&unr_;), n. [L. See Bibliotheke.] A library.
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Bib"li*o*theke (&unr_;), n. [L. bibliotheca, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; book + &unr_; a case, box, fr. &unr_; to place: cf. F. bibliothèque.] A library. [Obs.] Bale.
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Bi*brac"te*ate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + bracteate.] (Bot.) Furnished with, or having, two bracts.
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Bib"u*lous (&unr_;), a. [L. bibulus, fr. bibere to drink. See Bib, v. t. ] 1. Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous blotting paper.
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Bib"u*lous*ly, adv. In a bibulous manner; with profuse imbibition or absorption. De Quincey.
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Bi*cal"ca*rate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + calcarate.] Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird.
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{ Bi*cal"lose (&unr_;), Bi*cal"lous (&unr_;), } a. [Pref. bi- + callose, callous.] (Bot.) Having two callosities or hard spots. Gray.
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Bi*cam"er*al (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + camera.] Consisting of, or including, two chambers, or legislative branches. Bentham.
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{Bi*car"bu*ret`ed or -ret`ted } (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + carbureted.] (Chem.) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule. [Obs. or R.]
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{ Bice, Bise } (&unr_;), n. [F. bis, akin to It. bigio light gray, tawny.] (Paint.) A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice.
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Bi*cen"te*na*ry (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + centenary.] Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; as, a bicentenary celebration. -- n. The two hundredth anniversary, or its celebration.
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Bi*cip"i*tal (&unr_;), a. [L. biceps, bicipitis: cf. F. bicipital. See Biceps.] 1. (Anat.) (a) Having two heads or origins, as a muscle. (b) Pertaining to a biceps muscle; as, bicipital furrows, the depressions on either side of the biceps of the arm.
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Bick"er, n. [See Beaker.] A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub. [Prov. Eng.]
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Bick"er (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bickered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bickering.] [OE. bikeren, perh. fr. Celtic; cf. W. bicra to fight, bicker, bicre conflict, skirmish; perh. akin to E. beak.] 1. To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight. [Obs.]
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Bi*col"li*gate (&unr_;), a. [L. bis twice + colligatus, p. p. See Colligate, v. t. ] (Zoöl.) Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web.
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Bi*con"cave (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + concave.] Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebræ.
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Bi*con"ju*gate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + conjugate, a.] (Bot.) Twice paired, as when a petiole forks twice. Gray.
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Bi*cos"tate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + costate.] (Bot.) Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as a leaf.
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{ Bi*cus"pid (&unr_;), Bi*cus"pid*ate (&unr_;), } a. [See pref. Bi-, and Cuspidate.] Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; -- said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
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Bid (b&ibreve_;d), v. t. [imp. Bade (băd), Bid, (Obs.) Bad; p. p. Bidden (&unr_;), Bid; p. pr. & vb. n. Bidding.] [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. biðja, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request, and E. bead, also perh. to Gr. teiqein to persuade, L. fidere to trust, E. faith, and bide. But this word was early confused with OE. beden, beoden, AS. beódan, to offer, command; akin to Icel. bjōða, Goth. biudan (in comp.), OHG. biotan to command, bid, G. bieten, D. bieden, to offer, also to Gr. pynqa`nesqai to learn by inquiry, Skr. budh to be awake, to heed, present OSlav. budēti to be awake, E. bode, v. The word now has the form of OE. bidden to ask, but the meaning of OE. beden to command, except in “to bid beads.” √30.]
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He bids defiance to the gaping crowd. Granrille.
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Bid (&unr_;), imp. & p. p. of Bid.
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Bid"ale` (&unr_;), n. [Bid + ale.] An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief. [Prov. Eng.]
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Bid"der*y ware` (&unr_;). [From Beder or Bidar a town in India.] 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. [Spelt also bidry, bidree, bedery, beder.]
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Bide (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bided; p. pr. & vb. n. Biding.] [OE. biden, AS. bīdan; akin to OHG. bītan, Goth. beidan, Icel. bī&unr_;&unr_;; perh. orig., to wait with trust, and akin to bid. See Bid, v. t., and cf. Abide.] 1. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
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Bie"la's com"et (?). (Astron.) 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.
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Bi*en"ni*al (&unr_;), a. [L. biennalis and biennis, fr. biennium a space of two years; bis twice + annus year. Cf. Annual.] 1. Happening, or taking place, once in two years; as, a biennial election.
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The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called biestings. Newton. (1574).
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Bi*fa"cial (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + facial.] Having the opposite surfaces alike.
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Bi*fa"ri*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. bifarius; bis twice + fari to speak. Cf. Gr. &unr_; twofold; &unr_; twice + &unr_; to say.] 1. Twofold; arranged in two rows.
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Bi*fa"ri*ous*ly, adv. In a bifarious manner.
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Bif"er*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. bifer; bis twice + ferre to bear.] Bearing fruit twice a year.
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Bif"fin (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Beaufin.] 1. A sort of apple peculiar to Norfolk, Eng. [Sometimes called beaufin; but properly beefin (it is said), from its resemblance to raw beef.] Wright.
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Bi"fid (&unr_;), a. [L. bifidus; bis twice + root of findere to cleave or split: cf. F. bifide.] Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.
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Bi`fla*bel"late (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + flabellate.] (Zoöl.) Flabellate on both sides.
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{ Bi*flo"rate (&unr_;), Bi*flo"rous (&unr_;), } a. [L. bis twice + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Bearing two flowers; two-flowered.
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Bi"fold (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + fold.] Twofold; double; of two kinds, degrees, etc. Shak.
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Bi*fo"li*ate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + foliate.] (Bot.) Having two leaves; two-leaved.
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Bif"o*rate (&unr_;), a. [L. bis twice + foratus, p. p. of forare to bore or pierce.] (Bot.) Having two perforations.
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Bif"o*rine (&unr_;), n. [L. biforis, biforus, having two doors; bis twice + foris door.] (Bot.) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain plants of the order Araceæ. It has an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
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Bi"forked (&unr_;), a. Bifurcate.
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Bi"form (&unr_;), a. [L. biformis; bis twice + forma shape: cf. F. biforme.] Having two forms, bodies, or shapes. Croxall.
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Bi"formed (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + form.] Having two forms. Johnson.
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Bif"o*rous (&unr_;), a. [L. biforis having two doors; bis twice, two + foris door.] See Biforate.
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Bi*front"ed (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + front.] Having two fronts. “Bifronted Janus.” Massinger.
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{ Bi*fur"cate (&unr_;), Bi*fur"ca*ted (&unr_;), } a. [Pref. bi- + furcate.] 1. Two-pronged; forked.
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Bi*fur"cous (&unr_;), a. [L. bifurcus; bis twice + furca fork.] See Bifurcate, a. [R.] Coles.
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Big (b&ibreve_;g), a. [Compar. Bigger; superl. Biggest.] [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac'h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE. biggen, Icel. byggja, to dwell, build, akin to E. be.] 1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. “He's too big to go in there.” Shak.
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[Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome. Addison.
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3. Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.
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God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. Jer. Taylor.
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To talk big, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously.
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I talked big to them at first. De Foe.
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{ Big, Bigg }, n. [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg, Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.) Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.
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{ Big, Bigg }, v. t. [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to inhabit, to build, b&unr_;a (neut.) to dwell (active) to make ready. See Boor, and Bound.] To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] Sir W. Scott.
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‖Bi"ga (&unr_;), n. [L.] (Antiq.) A two-horse chariot.
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Big"am (&unr_;), n. [L. bigamus twice married: cf. F. bigame. See Bigamy.] A bigamist. [Obs.]
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Big"a*mist (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Digamist.] One who is guilty of bigamy. Ayliffe.
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Big"a*mous (&unr_;), a. Guilty of bigamy; involving bigamy; as, a bigamous marriage.
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Big"a*my (&unr_;), n. [OE. bigamie, fr. L. bigamus twice married; bis twice + Gr. &unr_; marriage; prob. akin to Skt. jāmis related, and L. gemini twins, the root meaning to bind, join: cf. F. bigamie. Cf. Digamy.] (Law) The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another. Wharton.
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&hand_; It is not strictly correct to call this offense bigamy: it more properly denominated polygamy, 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 polygamy.
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Base declension and loathed bigamy. Shak.
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Big Apple (b&ibreve_;g" ăp`p'l), prop. n. New York City; -- a nickname, usually written The Big Apple.
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{ Big`ar*reau" (&unr_;), Big`a*roon" (&unr_;), } n. [F. bigarreau, fr. bigarré variegated.] (Bot.) The large white-heart cherry.
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big band, A band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The big band 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 big bands were popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with combo, which has fewer players.
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Big"-bel`lied (&unr_;), a. Having a great belly; as, a big-bellied man or flagon; advanced in pregnancy.
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Big Bend State. Tennessee; -- a nickname.
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bi*gem"i*nate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + geminate.] (Bot.) Having a forked petiole, and a pair of leaflets at the end of each division; biconjugate; twice paired; -- said of a decompound leaf.
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bi*gen"tial (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + L. gens, gentis, tribe.] (Zoöl.) Including two tribes or races of men.
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Big"eye` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A fish of the genus Priacanthus, remarkable for the large size of the eye.
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Bigg (&unr_;), n. & v. See Big, n. & v.
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Big"gen (&unr_;), v. t. & i. To make or become big; to enlarge. [Obs. or Dial.] Steele.
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Big"ger (&unr_;), a., compar. of Big.
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Big"gin (&unr_;), n. [F. béguin, prob. from the cap worn by the Béguines. Cf. Beguine, Biggon.] A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head.
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Big"gin, n. A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured; -- so called from Mr. Biggin, the inventor.
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{ Big"gon (&unr_;), Big"gon*net (&unr_;), } n. [F. béguin and OF. beguinet, dim of béguin. See Biggin a cap.] A cap or hood with pieces covering the ears.
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‖Big"ha (&unr_;), n. A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.
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Big"horn` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The Rocky Mountain sheep (Ovis montana or Caprovis montana); called also bighorn sheep.
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Bight (bīt), n. [OE. bi&yogh_;t a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. būgan. √88. Cf. Bout, Bought a bend, and see Bow, v.] 1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
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Bi*glan"du*lar (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + glandular.] Having two glands, as a plant.
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Big"ly (&unr_;), adv. [From Big, a.] In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily; violently.
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He brawleth bigly. Robynson (More's Utopia. )
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Big*no"ni*a (&unr_;), prop. n. [Named from the Abbé Bignon.] 1. (Bot.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. Bignonia capreolata 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 Campsis radicans.
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Big"ot (&unr_;), n. [F. bigot a bigot or hypocrite, a name once given to the Normans in France. Of unknown origin; possibly akin to Sp. bigote a whisker; hombre de bigote a man of spirit and vigor; cf. It. s-bigottire to terrify, to appall. Wedgwood and others maintain that bigot is from the same source as Beguine, Beghard.]
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Big"ot*ed, a. 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. “Bigoted to strife.” Byron.
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Big"wig` (&unr_;), n. [Big,a.+ wig.] A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society. [Jocose]
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Bij"u*gate (&unr_;), a. [L. bis twice + jugatus, p. p. of jugare to join.] (Bot.) Having two pairs, as of leaflets.
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Bil"ia*ry (b&ibreve_;l"y&adot_;*r&ybreve_;; 106), a. [L. bilis bile: cf. F. biliaire.] (Physiol.) Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary acids; biliary ducts.
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Biliary calculus (Med.), a gallstone, or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its duct.
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Bil`i*fus"cin (&unr_;), n. [L. bilis bile + fuscus dark.] (Physiol.) A brownish green pigment found in human gallstones and in old bile. It is a derivative of bilirubin.
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{ ‖Bi*lim"bi (&unr_;), ‖Bi*lim"bing (&unr_;), } n. [Malay.] The berries of two East Indian species of Averrhoa, of the Oxalideæ or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and highly esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases. [Written also blimbi and blimbing.]
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Bil"i*ment (&unr_;), n. A woman's ornament; habiliment. [Obs.]
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Bi"lin (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. biline, from L. bilis bile.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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.
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Bi*lin"e*ar (&unr_;), a. (Math.) Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines; as, bilinear coördinates.
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Bi*lin"gual (&unr_;), a. [L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua tongue, language.] Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary. -- Bi*lin"gual*ly, adv.
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Bil"ious (b&ibreve_;l"yŭs), a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis bile.] 1. Of or pertaining to the bile.
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Bil`i*pra"sin (&unr_;), n. [L. bilis bile + prasinus green.] (Physiol.) A dark green pigment found in small quantity in human gallstones.
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Bil`i*ru"bin (&unr_;), n. [L. bilis biel + ruber red.] (Physiol.) A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary pigment.
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Bi*lit"er*al (&unr_;), a. [L. bis twice + littera letter.] Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb. Sir W. Jones. -- n. A word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters.
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Bilk (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bilked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bilking.] [Origin unknown. Cf. Balk.] To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor. Thackeray.
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Bill (&unr_;), n. [OE. bile, bille, AS. bile beak of a bird, proboscis; cf. Ir. & Gael. bil, bile, mouth, lip, bird's bill. Cf. Bill a weapon.] A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal. Milton.
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Bill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Billed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Billing.] 1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.]
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Bill, n. The bell, or boom, of the bittern
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The bittern's hollow bill was heard. Wordsworth.
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Bill, n. [OE. bil, AS. bill, bil; akin to OS. bil sword, OHG. bill pickax, G. bille. Cf. Bill bea&unr_;.] 1. A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle; -- used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When short, called a hand bill, when long, a hedge bill.
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Bill (&unr_;), v. t. To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill.
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Bill, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille), for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. Bull papal edict, Billet a paper.]
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1. (Law) 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.
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Bill of adventure. See under Adventure. -- Bill of costs, a statement of the items which form the total amount of the costs of a party to a suit or action. -- Bill of credit. (a) 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. No State shall “emit bills of credit.” U. S. Const. Peters. Wharton. Bouvier (b) 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. -- Bill of divorce, in the Jewish law, a writing given by the husband to the wife, by which the marriage relation was dissolved. Jer. iii. 8. -- Bill of entry, a written account of goods entered at the customhouse, whether imported or intended for exportation. -- Bill of exceptions. See under Exception. -- Bill of exchange (Com.), 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 drawer, the person on whom it is drawn is, before acceptance, called the drawee, -- after acceptance, the acceptor; the person to whom the money is directed to be paid is called the payee. The person making the order may himself be the payee. The bill itself is frequently called a draft. See Exchange. Chitty. -- Bill of fare, 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. -- Bill of health, a certificate from the proper authorities as to the state of health of a ship's company at the time of her leaving port. -- Bill of indictment, a written accusation lawfully presented to a grand jury. If the jury consider the evidence sufficient to support the accusation, they indorse it “A true bill,” otherwise they write upon it “Not a true bill,” or “Not found,” or “Ignoramus”, or “Ignored.” -- Bill of lading, 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. -- Bill of mortality, 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, a place within the bills of mortality of London. -- Bill of pains and penalties, 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. Bouvier. Wharton. -- Bill of parcels, an account given by the seller to the buyer of the several articles purchased, with the price of each. -- Bill of particulars (Law), a detailed statement of the items of a plaintiff's demand in an action, or of the defendant's set-off. -- Bill of rights, 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 bill or declaration of rights is prefixed to most of the constitutions of the several States. -- Bill of sale, a formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of goods and chattels. -- Bill of sight, 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. -- Bill of store, a license granted at the customhouse to merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are necessary for a voyage, custom free. Wharton. -- Bills payable (pl.), the outstanding unpaid notes or acceptances made and issued by an individual or firm. -- Bills receivable (pl.), the unpaid promissory notes or acceptances held by an individual or firm. McElrath. -- A true bill, a bill of indictment sanctioned by a grand jury.
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Bill, v. t. 1. To advertise by a bill or public notice.
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Bil"la*bong` (?), n. [Native name.] In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; -- sometimes called an anabranch. 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.
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Bil"lage (&unr_;), n. & v. t. & i. Same as Bilge.
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Bil"lard (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written also billet and billit.]
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{Bill`bee"tle (&unr_;), or Bill"bug` } (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A weevil or curculio of various species, as the corn weevil. See Curculio.
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Bill"board` (&unr_;), n. 1. (Naut.) 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. Totten.
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Bill" book` (&unr_;). (Com.) 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.
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Billed (&unr_;), a. Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; as, broad-billed.
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Bil"let (&unr_;), n. [F. billet, dim. of an OF. bille bill. See Bill a writing.] 1. A small paper; a note; a short letter. “I got your melancholy billet.” Sterne.
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The men who cling to easy billets ashore. Harper's Mag.
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Bil"let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Billeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Billeting.] [From Billet a ticket.] (Mil.) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
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Bil"let, n. [F. billette, bille, log; of unknown origin; a different word from bille ball. Cf. Billiards, Billot.] 1. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
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‖Bil`let-doux" (b&ibreve_;l`l&auptack_;*d&oomacr_;"), n.; pl. Billets-doux (b&ibreve_;l`l&auptack_;*d&oomacr_;z"). [F. billet note + doux sweet, L. dulcis.] A love letter or note.
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Bill"fish` (b&ibreve_;l"f&ibreve_;sh`), n. (Zoöl.) A name applied to several distinct fishes: (a) The garfish (Tylosurus longirostris, or Belone longirostris) and allied species. (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus). (c) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. (d) The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).
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bill"fold` (b&ibreve_;l" fōld`), 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 wallet, but having fewer compartments than the typical wallet.
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Bill"hook` (&unr_;), n. [Bill + hook.] A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes called a hand bill; when the handle is long, a hedge bill or scimiter.
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Bil"liard (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to the game of billiards. “Smooth as is a billiard ball.” B. Jonson.
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Bil"liards (&unr_;), n. [F. billiard billiards, OF. billart staff, cue form playing, fr. bille log. See Billet a stick.] 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.
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Bill"man (&unr_;), n.; pl. Billmen (&unr_;). One who uses, or is armed with, a bill or hooked ax. “A billman of the guard.” Savile.
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Bil"low (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. bölge, Sw. bölja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge. See Bulge.] 1. A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind.
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Bi*mus"cu*lar (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + muscular.] (Zoöl.) Having two adductor muscles, as a bivalve mollusk.
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Bin (&unr_;), n. [OE. binne, AS. binn manager, crib; perh. akin to D. ben, benne, basket, and to L. benna a kind of carriage ( a Gallic word), W. benn, men, wain, cart.] A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin.
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Bi"nal (&unr_;), a. [See Binary.] Twofold; double. [R.] “Binal revenge, all this.” Ford.
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Bi"na*ry (&unr_;), a. [L. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to E. two: cf. F. binaire.] Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things).
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Binary arithmetic, 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. Davies & Peck. -- Binary compound (Chem.), 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. -- Binary logarithms, 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. -- Binary measure (Mus.), measure divisible by two or four; common time. -- Binary nomenclature (Nat. Hist.), nomenclature in which the names designate both genus and species. -- Binary scale (Arith.), a uniform scale of notation whose ratio is two. -- Binary star (Astron.), a double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of gravity. -- Binary theory (Chem.), the theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike qualities.
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Bi"na*ry, n. That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. Fotherby.
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Bi"nate (&unr_;), a. [L. bini two and two.] (Bot.) Double; growing in pairs or couples. Gray.
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Bin*au"ral (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bin- + aural.] Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.
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Bind (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Bound (&unr_;); p. p. Bound, formerly Bounden (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Binding.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. &unr_; (for &unr_;) cable, and L. offendix. √90.] 1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
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8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
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Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. Milton.
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9. (Law) (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant. Abbott. (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service.
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To bind over, to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc. -- To bind to, to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife. -- To bind up in, to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in.
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Bind (&unr_;), v. i. 1. To tie; to confine by any ligature.
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They that reap must sheaf and bind. Shak.
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Bind, n. 1. That which binds or ties.
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Bind"er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.
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Bind"heim*ite (&unr_;), n. [From Bindheim, a German who analyzed it.] (Min.) An amorphous antimonate of lead, produced from the alteration of other ores, as from jamesonite.
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Binding beam (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. -- Binding joist (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring.
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Bind"ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.
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Bind"ing*ness, n. The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality. Coleridge.
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Bind"ing post`. (Elec.) A metallic post attached to electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections.
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Bind"weed` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Convolvulus; as, greater bindweed (Convolvulus Sepium); lesser bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis); the white bindweed, the blue bindweed, the Syrian bindweed. The black bryony, or Tamus, is called black bindweed, and the Smilax aspera, rough bindweed.
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The fragile bindweed bells and bryony rings. Tennyson.
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Bine (&unr_;), n. [Bind, cf. Woodbine.] The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant.
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Bi*nerv"ate (&unr_;), a. [L. bis twice + nervus sinew, nerve.] 1. (Bot.) Two-nerved; -- applied to leaves which have two longitudinal ribs or nerves.
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Bing (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Icel. bingr, Sw. binge, G. beige, beuge. Cf. Prov. E. bink bench, and bench coal the uppermost stratum of coal.] A heap or pile; as, a bing of wood. “Potato bings.” Burns. “A bing of corn.” Surrey. [Obs. or Dial. Eng. & Scot.]
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bingo n. 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 “Bingo!” 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 “B”, “I”, “N”, “G”, and “O”, plus two digits. The “cards” may be disposable sheets of paper on which the numbers are printed.
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Bin*i"o*dide (&unr_;), n. Same as Diiodide.
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Bin"na*cle (&unr_;), n. [For bittacle, corrupted (perh. by influence of bin) fr. Pg. bitacola binnacle, fr. L. habitaculum dwelling place, fr. habitare to dwell. See Habit, and cf. Bittacle.] (Naut.) A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night. Totten.
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Bin"ny (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A large species of barbel (Barbus bynni), found in the Nile, and much esteemed for food.
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Bin"o*cle (&unr_;), n. [F. binocle; L. bini two at a time + oculus eye.] (Opt.) 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.
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Bin*oc"u*lar (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. binoculaire. See Binocle.] 1. Having two eyes. “Most animals are binocular.” Derham.
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Bi*no"mi*al (&unr_;), n. [L. bis twice + nomen name: cf. F. binome, LL. binomius (or fr. bi- + Gr. &unr_; distribution ?). Cf. Monomial.] (Alg.) An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3.
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Bi*no"mi*al, a. 1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root.
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Bi*not"o*nous (&unr_;), a. [L. bini two at a time + tonus, fr. Gr. &unr_;, tone.] Consisting of two notes; as, a binotonous cry.
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Bin*ox"a*late (&unr_;), n. [Pref. bin- + oxalate.] (Chem.) A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.
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{ Bi*nu"cle*ar (&unr_;), Bi*nu"cle*ate (&unr_;), } a. [Pref. bi- + nuclear, nucleate.] (Biol.) Having two nuclei; as, binucleate cells.
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Bi"o*blast (&unr_;), n. [Gr. bi`os life + -blast.] (Biol.) Same as Bioplast.
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Bi*oc"el*late (&unr_;), a. [L. bis twice + ocellatus. See Ocellated.] (Zoöl.) Having two ocelli (eyelike spots); -- said of a wing, etc.
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Bi`o*chem"is*try (&unr_;), n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. chemistry.] (Biol.) The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.
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{ Bi`o*gen"e*sis (&unr_;), Bi*og"e*ny (&unr_;), } n. [Gr. bi`os life + &unr_;, &unr_;, birth.] (Biol.) (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- called also biogeny; -- opposed to abiogenesis. (b) Life development generally.
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Bi`o*ge*net"ic (&unr_;), a. (Biol.) Pertaining to biogenesis.
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Bi`o*ge*og"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. geography.] The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants. It includes both zoögeography and phytogeography. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic (#), a. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic*al*ly (#), adv.
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Bi"ome (bī"ōm), n. [Gr. bi`os life.] 1. (Ecology) 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 rain forest biome or prairie biome.
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Bi`o*pho"to*phone (?), n. [Gr. bi`os life + photo + fwnh` sound, voice.] 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 movie projector. [archaic]
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Bi"o*plasm (bī"&ouptack_;*plăz'm), n. [Gr. bi`os life + pla`sma form, mold, fr. pla`ssein to mold.] (Biol.) 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.
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Bi"o*plast (-plăst), n. [Gr. bi`os life + pla`ssein to form.] (Biol.) A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle; bioblast.
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{ Bi`o*psy"chic (?), Bi`o*psy"chic*al (?) }, a.} [Gr. bi`os life + psychic, -cal.] Pertaining to psychical phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life.
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Bi"o*scope (?), n. [Gr. bi`os life + -scope.] 1. A view of life; that which gives such a view.
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Bi`o*stat"ics (&unr_;), n. [Gr. bi`os life + &unr_;. See Statics.] (Biol.) The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in opposition to their organic or vital phenomena.
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Bi"o*tite (&unr_;), n. [From Biot, a French naturalist.] (Min.) Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color; -- a common constituent of crystalline rocks. See Mica.
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Bi*pal"mate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + palmate.] (Bot.) Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated.
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{ Bi"pont (&unr_;), Bi*pont"ine } (&unr_;), a. (Bibliog.) Relating to books printed at Deuxponts, or Bipontium (Zweibrücken), in Bavaria.
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Bi*quin"tile (&unr_;), n. [Pref. bi- + quintile: cf. F. biquintile.] (Astron.) An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by twice the fifth part of a great circle -- that is, twice 72 degrees.
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Birch (b&etilde_;rch), n.; pl. Birches (-&ebreve_;z). [OE. birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. björk, Sw. björk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche, birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr. bhūrja. √254. Cf. 1st Birk.] 1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (Betula alba) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch (Betula papyracea); the yellow birch (Betula lutea); the black or cherry birch (Betula lenta).
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Birch of Jamaica, a species (Bursera gummifera) of turpentine tree. -- Birch partridge. (Zoöl.) See Ruffed grouse. -- Birch wine, wine made of the spring sap of the birch. -- Oil of birch. (a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European birch (Betula alba), and used in the preparation of genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor. (b) An oil prepared from the black birch (Betula lenta), said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for which it is largely sold.
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Bird (b&etilde_;rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird. √92.] 1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
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That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. Shak.
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Arabian bird, the phenix. -- Bird of Jove, the eagle. -- Bird of Juno, the peacock. -- Bird louse (Zoöl.), a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite (Zoöl.), a small mite (genera Dermanyssus, Dermaleichus and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous. -- Bird of passage, a migratory bird. -- Bird spider (Zoöl.), a very large South American spider (Mygale avicularia). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds. -- Bird tick (Zoöl.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged.
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Bird" cher`ry (&unr_;). (Bot.) A shrub (Prunus Padus ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries.
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Bird"lime` (&unr_;), n. [Bird + lime viscous substance.] 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.
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Bird" of par"a*dise (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.
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Birl (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [AS. byrlian. √92.] To pour (beer or wine); to ply with drink; to drink; to carouse. [Obs. or Dial.] Skelton.
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Bir"law (&unr_;), n. [See By-law.] (Law) A law made by husbandmen respecting rural affairs; a rustic or local law or by-law. [Written also byrlaw, birlie, birley.]
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{ Bi*ros`trate (&unr_;), Bi*ros"tra*ted (&unr_;), } a. [Pref. bi- + rostrate.] Having a double beak, or two processes resembling beaks.
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Birr (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Birred (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Birring.] [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel. byrr wind. Perh. imitative.] To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion.
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Bir"rus (&unr_;), n. [LL., fr. L. birrus a kind of cloak. See Berretta.] 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.
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Birse (&unr_;), n. A bristle or bristles. [Scot.]
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Birt (b&etilde_;rt), n. [OE. byrte; cf. F. bertonneau. Cf. Bret, Burt.] (Zoöl.) A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. [Written also burt, bret, or brut.] [Prov. Eng.]
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Birth (b&etilde_;rth), n. [OE. burth, birth, AS. beorð, gebyrd, fr. beran to bear, bring forth; akin to D. geboorte, OHG. burt, giburt, G. geburt, Icel. burðr, Skr. bhrti bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. & Gael. beirthe born, brought forth. √92. See 1st Bear, and cf. Berth.] 1. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.
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Birth, n. See Berth. [Obs.] De Foe.
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Birth"dom (&unr_;), n. [Birth + -dom.] The land of one's birth; one's inheritance. [R.] Shak.
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Birth"right` (&unr_;), n. 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.
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Birth"root` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.
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Bis (&unr_;), adv. [L. bis twice, for duis, fr. root of duo two. See Two, and cf. Bi-.] Twice; -- a word showing that something is, or is to be, repeated; as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.
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Bi"sa an"te*lope (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) See Oryx.
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Bi*sac"cate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + saccate.] (Bot.) Having two little bags, sacs, or pouches.
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Bis"co*tin (&unr_;), n. [F. biscotin. See Biscuit.] A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.
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Bis"cuit (&unr_;), n. [F. biscuit (cf. It. biscotto, Sp. bizcocho, Pg. biscouto), fr. L. bis twice + coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook, bake. See Cook, and cf. Bisque a kind of porcelain.] 1. A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; as, ship biscuit.
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Meat biscuit, 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.
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Bi*scu"tate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + scutate.] (Bot.) Resembling two bucklers placed side by side.
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‖Bise (&unr_;), n. [F.] A cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of the Mediterranean and in Switzerland, etc.; -- nearly the same as the mistral.
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Bi*sect" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bisected; p. pr. & vb. n. Bisecting.] [L. bis twice + secare, sectum, to cut.] 1. To cut or divide into two parts.
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{ Bi*se"ri*al (&unr_;), Bi*se"ri*ate (&unr_;), } a. [Pref. bi- + serial, seriate.] In two rows or series.
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{ Bi*se"tose (&unr_;), Bi*se"tous (&unr_;), } a. [Pref. bi- + setose, setous.] Having two bristles.
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Bi*sex"ous (&unr_;), a. [L. bis twice + sexus sex: cf. F. bissexe.] Bisexual. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Bi*sex"u*al (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + sexual.] (Biol.) Of both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an animal having ovaries and testes.
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Bi*seye" (&unr_;), p. p. of Besee. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Evil biseye, ill looking. [Obs.]
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Bish (&unr_;), n. Same as Bikh.
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Bish"op (&unr_;), n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_; over + &unr_; inspector, fr. root of &unr_;, &unr_;, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See Spy, and cf. Episcopal.]
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Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 1 Pet. ii. 25.
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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 “bishop” ( &unr_; ) and “elder” or “presbyter.” J. B. Lightfoot.
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Bish"op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping.] To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor.
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Bish"op (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping.] [From the name of the scoundrel who first practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.) To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth.
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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. J. H. Walsh.
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Bish"op*dom (&unr_;), n. Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate. “Divine right of bishopdom.” Milton.
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Bish"op*ric (&unr_;), n. [AS. bisceoprīce; bisceop bishop + rīce dominion. See -ric.] 1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.
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Bish"op's cap` (&unr_;). (Bot.) A plant of the genus Mitella; miterwort. Longfellow.
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Bish"op's length` (&unr_;). A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56.
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Bish"op's-weed` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) (a) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi. (b) Goutweed (Ægopodium podagraria).
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Bish"op's-wort` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) Wood betony (Stachys betonica); also, the plant called fennel flower (Nigella Damascena), or devil-in-a-bush.
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Bi*sil"i*cate (&unr_;), n. (Min. Chem.) 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.
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Bisk (&unr_;), n. [F. bisque.] Soup or broth made by boiling several sorts of flesh together. King.
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{ Bis"ka*ra boil`, Bis"ka*ra but"ton }. [Named after the town Biskara, in Algeria.] (Med.) Same as Aleppo boil.
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{ Bi*smare" (&unr_;), Bi*smer" } (&unr_;), n. [AS. bismer.] Shame; abuse. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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‖Bis*mil"lah (&unr_;), interj. [Arabic, in the name of God!] An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans. [Written also Bizmillah.]
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Bis"muth (&unr_;), n. [Ger. bismuth, wismuth: cf. F. bismuth.] (Chem.) 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° 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.
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Bi"son (bī"s&obreve_;n; 277), n. [L. bison, Gr. bi`swn, a wild ox; akin to OHG. wisunt, wisant, G. wisent, AS. wesend, Icel. vīsundr: cf. F. bison.] (Zoöl.) (a) The aurochs or European bison. (b) The American bison buffalo (Bison Americanus), 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. 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 beefalo. 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 buffalo nickel.
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‖Bisque, n. [F.] A white soup made of crayfish.
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Bis*sex"tile (&unr_;), n. [L. bissextilis annus, fr. bissextus (bis + sextus sixth, fr. sex 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.] 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.
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Bis"son (&unr_;), a. [OE. bisen, bisne, AS. bisen, prob. for bīs&unr_;ne; bi by + s&unr_;ne clear, akin to seón to see; clear when near, hence short-sighted. See See.] Purblind; blinding. [Obs.] “Bisson rheum.” Shak.
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{ Bis"ter, Bis"tre } (&unr_;), n. [F. bistre a color made of soot; of unknown origin. Cf., however, LG. biester frowning, dark, ugly.] (Paint.) A dark brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood.
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Bis"tou*ry (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bistouries (&unr_;). [F. bistouri.] 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.
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Bit (b&ibreve_;t), n. [OE. bitt, bite, AS. bite, bite, fr. bītan to bite. See Bite, n. & v., and cf. Bit a morsel.] 1. 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. Shak.
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The foamy bridle with the bit of gold. Chaucer.
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Bit, n. In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat.
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Bit, n. [OE. bite, AS. bita, fr. bītan to bite; akin to D. beet, G. bissen bit, morsel, Icel. biti. See Bite, v., and cf. Bit part of a bridle.] 1. 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.
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My young companion was a bit of a poet. T. Hook.
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Bit (Computers) [binary digit.] 1. the smallest unit of information, equivalent to a choice between two alternatives, as yes or no; on or off.
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Bit my bit, piecemeal. Pope.
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Bit, 3d sing. pr. of Bid, for biddeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bi*take" (&unr_;), v. t. [See Betake, Betaught.] To commend; to commit. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bi*tan"gent (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + tangent.] (Geom.) Possessing the property of touching at two points. -- n. A line that touches a curve in two points.
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Bi*tar"trate (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half the acid hydrogen; an acid tartrate, as cream of tartar.
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Bitch (b&ibreve_;ch), n. [OE. biche, bicche, AS. bicce; cf. Icel. bikkja, G. betze, peize.] 1. The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox.
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Bite (bīt), v. t. [imp. Bit (b&ibreve_;t); p. p. Bitten (b&ibreve_;t"t'n), Bit; p. pr. & vb. n. Biting.] [OE. biten, AS. bītan; akin to D. bijten, OS. bītan, OHG. bīzan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. bīta, Sw. bita, Dan. bide, L. findere to cleave, Skr. bhid to cleave. √87. Cf. Fissure.]
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1. To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.
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The last screw of the rack having been turned so often that its purchase crumbled, . . . it turned and turned with nothing to bite. Dickens.
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To bite the dust, To bite the ground, to fall in the agonies of death; as, he made his enemy bite the dust. -- To bite in (Etching), to corrode or eat into metallic plates by means of an acid. -- To bite the thumb at (any one), formerly a mark of contempt, designed to provoke a quarrel; to defy. “Do you bite your thumb at us?” Shak. -- To bite the tongue, to keep silence. Shak.
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Bite (&unr_;), v. i. 1. To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite?
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At the last it [wine] biteth like serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Prov. xxiii. 32.
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Bite, n. [OE. bite, bit, bitt, AS. bite bite, fr. bītan to bite, akin to Icel. bit, OS. biti, G. biss. See Bite, v., and cf. Bit.] 1. 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, to give anything a hard bite.
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I have known a very good fisher angle diligently four or six hours for a river carp, and not have a bite. Walton.
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2. The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects.
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3. The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito.
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The baser methods of getting money by fraud and bite, by deceiving and overreaching. Humorist.
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Bit"er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who, or that which, bites; that which bites often, or is inclined to bite, as a dog or fish. “Great barkers are no biters.” Camden.
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Bi*ter"nate (&unr_;), a. [Pref. bi- + ternate.] (Bot.) Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets. -- Bi*ter"nate*ly, adv. Gray.
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Bit"ing (&unr_;), a. That bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic. “A biting affliction.” “A biting jest.” Shak.
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Bit"ing in" (&unr_;). (Etching.) The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by means of an acid. See Etch. G. Francis.
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{ Bi"to (?), n., Bi"to tree` }. [Etym. uncertain.] (Bot.) A small scrubby tree (Balanites Ægyptiaca) growing in dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
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Bit"stock` (&unr_;), n. A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.
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Bitt (&unr_;), n. (Naut.) See Bitts.
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Bitt (&unr_;), v. t. [See Bitts.] (Naut.) To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away. Totten.
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Bit"ta*cle (&unr_;), n. A binnacle. [Obs.]
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Bit"ten (&unr_;), p. p. of Bite.
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Bit"ten (&unr_;), a. (Bot.) Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse.
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Bit"ter (&unr_;), n. [See Bitts.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
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Bitter end, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.
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Bit"ter (&unr_;), a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See Bite, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
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It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. Jer. ii. 19.
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Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Col. iii. 19.
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The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. Ex. i. 14.
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Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot.) See Colocynth. -- Bitter cress (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp. Cardamine amara. -- Bitter earth (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. -- Bitter principles (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. -- Bitter salt, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. -- Bitter vetch (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. -- To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous.
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Bit"ter*ling (&unr_;), n. [G.] (Zoöl.) A roachlike European fish (Rhodima amarus).
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Bit"tern (&unr_;), n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zoöl.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species.
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Bit"tern, n. [From Bitter, a.] 1. The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains.
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Bit"ter*ness (&unr_;), n. [AS. biternys; biter better + -nys = -ness.] 1. 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.
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The lip that curls with bitterness. Percival.
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I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Job vii. 11.
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Thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. Acts viii. 23.
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Looking diligently, . . . lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you. Heb. xii. 15.
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Bit"ter*nut", n. (Bot.) The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.
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Bit"ter*root` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A plant (Lewisia rediviva) 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 Spæt'lum.
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Bit"ters (&unr_;), n. pl. A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped.
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Bitts (&unr_;), n. pl. [Cf. F. bitte, Icel. biti, a beam. &unr_;87.] (Naut.) 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 (belaying bitts), for sustaining the windlass (carrick bitts, winch bitts, or windlass bitts), to hold the pawls of the windlass (pawl bitts) etc.
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Bi*zarre" (&unr_;), a. [F. bizarre odd, fr. Sp. bizarro gallant, brave, liberal, prob. of Basque origin; cf. Basque bizarra beard, whence the meaning manly, brave.] Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque. C. Kingsley.
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Bi*zet" (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Bezel.] 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 Brilliant, n.
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Blab (blăb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blabbed (blăbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Blabbing.] [Cf. OE. blaberen, or Dan. blabbre, G. plappern, Gael. blabaran a stammerer; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. also Blubber, v.] To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion; -- sometimes used with out. Udall.
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And yonder a vile physician blabbing
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Blab, v. i. To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.
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Blab, n. [OE. blabbe.] One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale. “Avoided as a blab.” Milton.
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Black (blăk), a. [OE. blak, AS. blæc; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bläck ink, Dan. blæk, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. blāc, E. bleak pallid. √98.] 1. 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 white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
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Black act, 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 black acts. -- Black angel (Zoöl.), a fish of the West Indies and Florida (Holacanthus tricolor), with the head and tail yellow, and the middle of the body black. -- Black antimony (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony, Sb2S3, used in pyrotechnics, etc. -- Black bear (Zoöl.), the common American bear (Ursus Americanus). -- Black beast. See Bête noire. -- Black beetle (Zoöl.), the common large cockroach (Blatta orientalis). -- Black bonnet (Zoöl.), the black-headed bunting (Embriza Schœniclus) of Europe. -- Black canker, a disease in turnips and other crops, produced by a species of caterpillar. -- Black cat (Zoöl.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America allied to the sable, but larger. See Fisher. -- Black cattle, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.] -- Black cherry. See under Cherry. -- Black cockatoo (Zoöl.), the palm cockatoo. See Cockatoo. -- Black copper. Same as Melaconite. -- Black currant. (Bot.) See Currant. -- Black diamond. (Min.) See Carbonado. -- Black draught (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of senna and magnesia. -- Black drop (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar. -- Black earth, mold; earth of a dark color. Woodward. -- Black flag, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance. -- Black flea (Zoöl.), a flea beetle (Haltica nemorum) injurious to turnips. -- Black flux, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal, obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of niter. Brande & C. -- Black Forest [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in Baden and Würtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient Hercynian forest. -- Black game, or Black grouse. (Zoöl.) See Blackcock, Grouse, and Heath grouse. -- Black grass (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species Juncus Gerardi, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay. -- Black gum (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or pepperidge. See Tupelo. -- Black Hamburg (grape) (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of dark purple or “black” grape. -- Black horse (Zoöl.), a fish of the Mississippi valley (Cycleptus elongatus), of the sucker family; the Missouri sucker. -- Black lemur (Zoöl.), the Lemurniger of Madagascar; the acoumbo of the natives. -- Black list, 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 Blacklist, v. t. -- Black manganese (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese, MnO2. -- Black Maria, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried to or from jail. -- Black martin (Zoöl.), the chimney swift. See Swift. -- Black moss (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the southern United States. See Tillandsia. -- Black oak. See under Oak. -- Black ocher. See Wad. -- Black pigment, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance, or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar. -- Black plate, sheet iron before it is tinned. Knight. -- Black quarter, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox. -- Black rat (Zoöl.), one of the species of rats (Mus rattus), commonly infesting houses. -- Black rent. See Blackmail, n., 3. -- Black rust, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain. -- Black sheep, one in a family or company who is unlike the rest, and makes trouble. -- Black silver. (Min.) See under Silver. -- Black and tan, black mixed or spotted with tan color or reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of dogs. -- Black tea. See under Tea. -- Black tin (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed, stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form of a black powder, like fine sand. Knight. -- Black walnut. See under Walnut. -- Black warrior (Zoöl.), an American hawk (Buteo Harlani).
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Black (&unr_;), adv. Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
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Friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like show death terrible. Bacon.
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The black or sight of the eye. Sir K. Digby.
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Black and white, writing or print; as, I must have that statement in black and white. -- Blue black, a pigment of a blue black color. -- Ivory black, 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. -- Berlin black. See under Berlin.
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Black, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Blacking.] [See Black, a., and cf. Blacken.]
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They have their teeth blacked, both men and women, for they say a dog hath his teeth white, therefore they will black theirs. Hakluyt.
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Sins which black thy soul. J. Fletcher.
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Black"a*moor (&unr_;), n. [Black + Moor.] A negro or negress. Shak.
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black-and-white, black and white adj. (Photography, Imaging; Printing) depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of gray; also called monochromatic and monochrome; -- of images. Opposite of color or in color, and contrasting with polychrome technicolor three-color; as, a black-and-white TV; black-and-white film; the movie “Schindler's List” was shot in black and white.
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Black" art` (&unr_;). The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy; conjuration; magic.
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Black"-a-vised` (&unr_;), a. Dark-visaged; swart.
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Black"ball` (&unr_;), n. 1. A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.
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Black"ball`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blackballed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Blackballing.] 1. 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.
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He was blackballed at two clubs in succession. Thackeray.
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Black"band` (&unr_;), n. (Min.) An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter; -- valuable as an iron ore.
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Black" bass` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) 1. An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus Micropterus. The small-mouthed kind is Micropterus dolomieī; the large-mouthed is Micropterus salmoides.
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Black" belt` (blăk"b&ebreve_;lt`), n. (Martial arts) a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the plot.
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Black"ber*ry (blăk"b&ebreve_;r*r&ybreve_;), n. [OE. blakberye, AS. blæcberie; blæc black + berie berry.] The fruit of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of England; Rubus villosus and Rubus Canadensis are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other kinds.
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Black"bird (blăk"b&etilde_;rd), n. (Zoöl.) In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the Agelæus phœniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing.
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Black"board` (blăk"bōrd`), n. 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 chalkboards are nevertheless still sometimes referred to as blackboards.
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Black" book` (blăk" b&oobreve_;k`). 1. 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.
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Black" box` (blăk"b&obreve_;ks`), n. 1. 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, to treat the meter as a black box and take its readings on faith.
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Black*bur"ni*an war"bler (&unr_;). [Named from Mrs. Blackburn, an English lady.] (Zoöl.) A beautiful warbler of the United States (Dendroica Blackburniæ). The male is strongly marked with orange, yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an orange-yellow breast.
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Black"cap` (-kăp`), n. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) A small European song bird (Sylvia atricapilla), with a black crown; the mock nightingale. (b) An American titmouse (Parus atricapillus); the chickadee. Also called the black-cap chickadee.
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Black"en (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blackened (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Blackening.] [See Black, a., and cf. Black, v. t. ] 1. To make or render black.
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Black"fish (&unr_;), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is Globicephalus melas. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size.
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Black" let`ter (&unr_;). 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 Type.
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Black"list` (&unr_;), v. t. 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, to blacklist a workman who has been discharged. See Black list, under Black, a.
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Black"mail` (&unr_;), n. [Black + mail a piece of money.] 1. 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. Sir W. Scott.
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Black" Rod` (&unr_;). (a) the usher to the Chapter of the Garter, so called from the black rod which he carries. He is of the king's chamber, and also usher to the House of Lords. [Eng.] (b) An usher in the legislature of British colonies. Cowell.
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Black" vom"it (&unr_;). (Med.) A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged; -- one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever.
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Blad"der (blăd"d&etilde_;r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl&aemacr_;dre, bl&aemacr_;ddre; akin to Icel. blaðra, SW. bläddra, Dan. blære, D. blaar, OHG. blātara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr. the same root as AS. blāwan, E. blow, to puff. See Blow to puff.]
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Bladder nut, or Bladder tree (Bot.), a genus of plants (Staphylea) with bladderlike seed pods. -- Bladder pod (Bot.), a genus of low herbs (Vesicaria) with inflated seed pods. -- Bladdor senna (Bot.), a genus of shrubs (Colutea), with membranaceous, inflated pods. -- Bladder worm (Zoöl.), the larva of any species of tapeworm (Tænia), found in the flesh or other parts of animals. See Measle, Cysticercus. -- Bladder wrack (Bot.), the common black rock weed of the seacoast (Fucus nodosus and Fucus vesiculosus) -- called also bladder tangle. See Wrack.
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Blade (blād), n. [OE. blade, blad, AS. blæd leaf; akin to OS., D., Dan., & Sw. blad, Icel. blað, OHG. blat, G. blatt, and perh. to L. folium, Gr. fy`llon. The root is prob. the same as that of AS. blōwan, E. blow, to blossom. See Blow to blossom, and cf. Foil leaf of metal.]
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[Bones] blanching on the grass. Tennyson.
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Ifs and ands to qualify the words of treason, whereby every man might express his malice and blanch his danger. Bacon.
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I suppose you will not blanch Paris in your way. Reliq. Wot.
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Blan"chard lathe (?). [After Thomas Blanchard, American inventor.] (Mach.) 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.
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And Gynecia, a blancher, which kept the dearest deer from her. Sir P. Sidney.
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Mustering all her wiles,
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Blank (&unr_;), a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F. blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white, G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. &unr_;98. See Blink, and cf. 1st Blanch.]
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To the blank moon
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Blank bar (Law), 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 common bar. -- Blank cartridge, a cartridge containing no ball. -- Blank deed. See Deed. -- Blank door, or Blank window (Arch.), 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. -- Blank indorsement (Law), 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. -- Blank line (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats. -- Blank tire (Mech.), a tire without a flange. -- Blank tooling. See Blind tooling, under Blind. -- Blank verse. See under Verse. -- Blank wall, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead wall.
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From this time there ensues a long blank in the history of French legislation. Hallam.
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In Fortune's lottery lies
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Blank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blanked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Blanking.] [Cf. 3d Blanch.] 1. To make void; to annul. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Each opposite that blanks the face of joy. Shak.
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Blan"ket (&unr_;), n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of white pear, fr. blanc white. See Blank, a.] 1. 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.
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We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. B. Jonson.
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Blanket cattle. See Belted cattle, under Belted.
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Blan"ket clause`. (Law) 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.
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That affair of the blanketing happened to thee for the fault thou wast guilty of. Smollett.
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Blare (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blared (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Blaring.] [OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G. plärren to bleat, D. blaren to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an imitative word, but cf. also E. blast. Cf. Blore.] To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. “The trumpet blared.” Tennyson.
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Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney. 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.
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Blas`to*car"pous (&unr_;), a. [Gr. &unr_; sprout, germ + &unr_; fruit.] (Bot.) Germinating inside the pericarp, as the mangrove. Brande & C.
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Blas"to*derm (&unr_;), n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. derm.] (Embryology) 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; specifically: (a) the early embryo developing from a blastodisc, after the blastocoel has formed. (b) in an insect embryo, the layer of cells that surrounds the internal mass of the yolk.
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‖Blas"tu*la (&unr_;), n. [NL., dim. of Gr. blasto`s a sprout.] (Biol.) That stage in the development of the ovum in which the outer cells of the morula become more defined and form the blastoderm.
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Blat (&unr_;), v. i. To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless noise; to talk inconsiderately. [Low]
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If I have anything on my mind, I have to blat it right out. W. D. Howells.
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Bla"tant (&unr_;), a. [Cf. Bleat.] Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly. “Harsh and blatant tone.” R. H. Dana.
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A monster, which the blatant beast men call. Spenser.
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Glory, that blatant word, which haunts some military minds like the bray of the trumpet. W. Irving.
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Blat"ter (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blattered (&unr_;).] [L. blaterare to babble: cf. F. blatérer to bleat.] To prate; to babble; to rail; to make a senseless noise; to patter. [Archaic] “The rain blattered.” Jeffrey.
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They procured . . . preachers to blatter against me, . . . so that they had place and time to belie me shamefully. Latimer.
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Blaze (blāz), n. [OE. blase, AS. blæse, blase; akin to OHG. blass whitish, G. blass pale, MHG. blas torch, Icel. blys torch; perh. fr. the same root as E. blast. Cf. Blast, Blush, Blink.] 1. A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright flame. “To heaven the blaze uprolled.” Croly.
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O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon! Milton.
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For what is glory but the blaze of fame? Milton.
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Three blazes in a perpendicular line on the same tree indicating a legislative road, the single blaze a settlement or neighborhood road. Carlton.
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In a blaze, on fire; burning with a flame; filled with, giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated. -- Like blazes, furiously; rapidly. [Low] “The horses did along like blazes tear.” Poem in Essex dialect.
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Blaze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blazed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Blazing.] 1. To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes.
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And far and wide the icy summit blazed. Wordsworth.
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To blaze away, to discharge a firearm, or to continue firing; -- said esp. of a number of persons, as a line of soldiers. Also used (fig.) of speech or action. [Colloq.]
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Blaze, v. t. 1. To mark (a tree) by chipping off a piece of the bark.
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I found my way by the blazed trees. Hoffman.
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Champollion died in 1832, having done little more than blaze out the road to be traveled by others. Nott.
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Blaze, v. t. [OE. blasen to blow; perh. confused with blast and blaze a flame, OE. blase. Cf. Blaze, v. i., and see Blast.] 1. To make public far and wide; to make known; to render conspicuous.
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On charitable lists he blazed his name. Pollok.
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To blaze those virtues which the good would hide. Pope.
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Blaz"er (&unr_;), n. One who spreads reports or blazes matters abroad. “Blazers of crime.” Spenser.
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Blazing star. (a) A comet. [Obs.] (b) A brilliant center of attraction. (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to Chamælirium luteum of the Lily family; Liatris squarrosa; and Aletris farinosa, called also colicroot and star grass.
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Bla"zon (&unr_;), n. [OE. blason, blasoun, shield, fr. F. blason coat of arms, OF. shield, from the root of AS. blæse blaze, i. e., luster, splendor, MHG. blas torch See Blaze, n.] 1. A shield. [Obs.]
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Their blazon o'er his towers displayed. Sir W. Scott.
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Obtrude the blazon of their exploits upon the company. Collier.
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Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions, and spirit,
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Thyself thou blazon'st. Shak.
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There pride sits blazoned on th' unmeaning brow. Trumbull.
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To blazon his own worthless name. Cowper.
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She blazons in dread smiles her hideous form. Garth.
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The principles of blazonry. Peacham.
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Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy soul. Brathwait.
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This painful, heroic task he undertook, and never blenched from its fulfillment. Jeffrey.
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Though sometimes you do blench from this to that. Shak.
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He now blenched what before he affirmed. Evelyn.
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Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay. Percival.
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Blent (&unr_;), imp. & p. p. of Blend to mingle. Mingled; mixed; blended; also, polluted; stained.
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And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. Gen. ii. 3.
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The quality of mercy is . . . twice blest;
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It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee. 1 Chron. xvii. 27 (R. V. )
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Bless them which persecute you. Rom. xii. 14.
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Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them. Luke ix. 16.
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The nations shall bless themselves in him. Jer. iv. 3.
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And burning blades about their heads do bless. Spenser.
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All generations shall call me blessed. Luke i. 48.
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Towards England's blessed shore. Shak.
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Reverenced like a blessed saint. Shak.
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Not a blessed man came to set her [a boat] free. R. D. Blackmore.
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We shall blessedly meet again never to depart. Sir P. Sidney.
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Blind"fish` (&unr_;), n. A small fish (Amblyopsis spelæus) destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other caves take the same name.
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Blind"fold` (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blindfolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blindfolding.] [OE. blindfolden, blindfelden, blindfellen; AS. blind blind + prob. fellan, fyllan, to fell, strike down.] To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from seeing.
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And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face. Luke xxii. 64.
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Fate's blindfold reign the atheist loudly owns. Dryden.
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Blind"ing, a. Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow.
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By his imperious mistress blindly led. Dryden.
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Blind"man's buff", Blind" man's buff" (&unr_;). [See Buff a buffet.] A game in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the other players, and tell who it is.
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Surely he fancies I play at blindman's buff with him, for he thinks I never have my eyes open. Stillingfleet.
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Blind"worm` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder.
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bli"ni (blē"nē; bl&ibreve_;"nē), n. pl.; sing. blin. [Russian.] 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 blin) but in America, often used as singular; thus the common plural blinis.
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Blink (bl&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blinked (bl&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Blinking.] [OE. blenken; akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka, G. blinken to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to shine; and prob. to D. blikken to glance, twinkle, G. blicken to look, glance, AS. blīcan to shine, E. bleak. √98. See Bleak; cf. 1st Blench.]
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One eye was blinking, and one leg was lame. Pope
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Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne. Shak.
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The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink. Wordsworth.
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The sun blinked fair on pool and stream . Sir W. Scott.
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Blink, v. t. 1. To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question.
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This is the first blink that ever I had of him. Bp. Hall.
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Not a blink of light was there. Wordsworth.
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Blink"ard (&unr_;), n. [Blind + -ard.] 1. One who blinks with, or as with, weak eyes.
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Blink" beer` (&unr_;) Beer kept unbroached until it is sharp. Crabb.
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Nor bigots who but one way see,
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blintz, blintze n.; pl. blintzes. [Yiddish blintze, fr. Byelorussian blinets, dimin. of Russ. blin. See also blin and blini.] (Jewish Cookery) a thin wheat pancake folded around a filling (such as cheese or fruit) and sauteed, fried, or baked.
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Bliss (bl&ibreve_;s), n.; pl. Blisses (bl&ibreve_;s"&ebreve_;z). [OE. blis, blisse, AS. blis, blīðs, fr. blīðe blithe. See Blithe.] Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy.
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An then at last our bliss
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Bliss"ful (&unr_;), a. Full of, characterized by, or causing, joy and felicity; happy in the highest degree. “Blissful solitude.” Milton. -- Bliss"ful*ly, adv. -- Bliss"ful*ness, n.
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Blis"ter (&unr_;), n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. See Blow to eject wind.] 1. 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.
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And painful blisters swelled my tender hands. Grainger.
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Let my tongue blister. Shak.
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My hands were blistered. Franklin.
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This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongue. Shak.
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A daughter fair,
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Bloat (blōt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloating.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. blöt soft, blöta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. bleát wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th blow. Cf. Blote.] 1. 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.
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Bloat"ed (blōt"&ebreve_;d), p. a. Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; as, a bloated face. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous.
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Blob (bl&obreve_;b), n. [See Bleb.] 1. Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister. Wright.
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Block (bl&obreve_;k), n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan. blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf. Block, v. t., Blockade, and see Lock.]
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1. 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, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.
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Block (bl&obreve_;k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blocked (bl&obreve_;kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Blocking.] [Cf. F. bloquer, fr. bloc block. See Block, n.] 1. 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 up; as, to block up a road or harbor; to block an entrance.
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Block"house` (&unr_;), n. [Block + house: cf. G. blockhaus.] 1. (Mil.) 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.
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{ Blond, Blonde } (&unr_;), a. [F., fair, light, of uncertain origin; cf. AS. blonden-feax gray-haired, old, prop. blended-haired, as a mixture of white and brown or black. See Blend, v. t. ] Of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
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Blood (blŭd), n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. blōd; akin to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. blōþ, Icel. blōð, Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E. blow to bloom. See Blow to bloom.] 1. 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 Arterial.
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Half blood (Law), relationship through only one parent. -- Whole blood, relationship through both father and mother. In American Law, blood includes both half blood, and whole blood. Bouvier. Peters.
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I am a gentleman of blood and breeding. Shak.
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Nor gives it satisfaction to our blood. Shak.
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He was a thing of blood, whose every motion
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When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth. Shak.
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Seest thou not . . . how giddily 'a turns about all the hot bloods between fourteen and five and thirty? Shak.
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He washed . . . his clothes in the blood of grapes. Gen. xiix. 11.
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Blood baptism (Eccl. Hist.), 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. -- Blood blister, a blister or bleb containing blood or bloody serum, usually caused by an injury. -- Blood brother, brother by blood or birth. -- Blood clam (Zoöl.), a bivalve mollusk of the genus Arca and allied genera, esp. Argina pexata of the American coast. So named from the color of its flesh. -- Blood corpuscle. See Corpuscle. -- Blood crystal (Physiol.), one of the crystals formed by the separation in a crystalline form of the hæmoglobin of the red blood corpuscles; hæmatocrystallin. All blood does not yield blood crystals. -- Blood heat, heat equal to the temperature of human blood, or about 981/2 ° Fahr. -- Blood horse, a horse whose blood or lineage is derived from the purest and most highly prized origin or stock. -- Blood money. See in the Vocabulary. -- Blood orange, an orange with dark red pulp. -- Blood poisoning (Med.), 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; toxæmia. -- Blood pudding, a pudding made of blood and other materials. -- Blood relation, one connected by blood or descent. -- Blood spavin. See under Spavin. -- Blood vessel. See in the Vocabulary. -- Blue blood, 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. -- Flesh and blood. (a) A blood relation, esp. a child. (b) Human nature. -- In blood (Hunting), in a state of perfect health and vigor. Shak. -- To let blood. See under Let. -- Prince of the blood, the son of a sovereign, or the issue of a royal family. The sons, brothers, and uncles of the sovereign are styled princes of the blood royal; and the daughters, sisters, and aunts are princesses of the blood royal.
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Blood (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blooded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blooding.] 1. To bleed. [Obs.] Cowper.
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It was most important too that his troops should be blooded. Macaulay.
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The auxiliary forces of the French and English were much blooded one against another. Bacon.
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blood"bath` n. 1. Indiscriminate slaughter; the killing of multiple persons.
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Blood"bird` (blŭd"b&etilde_;rd`), n. (Zoöl.) An Australian honeysucker (Myzomela sanguineolata); -- so called from the bright red color of the male bird.
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Blood"-bol`tered (&unr_;), a. [Blood + Prov. E. bolter to mat in tufts. Cf. Balter.] Having the hair matted with clotted blood. [Obs. & R.]
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Blood"ed, a. Having pure blood, or a large admixture or pure blood; of approved breed; of the best stock.
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Blood"flow`er (&unr_;), n. [From the color of the flower.] (Bot.) A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named Hæmanthus, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of Hæmanthus toxicarius is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows.
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Blood"guilt`y (&unr_;), a. Guilty of murder or bloodshed. “A bloodguilty life.” Fairfax. -- Blood"guilt`i*ness (&unr_;), n. -- Blood"guilt`less, a.
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Blood"hound` (blŭd"hound`), n. 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.
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All that bloodiness and savage cruelty which was in our nature. Holland.
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Blood"less, a. [AS. blōdleás.] 1. Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead.
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Blood"let` (blŭd"l&ebreve_;t`), v. t. [AS. blōdl&aemacr_;tan; blōd blood + l&aemacr_;atan to let.] bleed; to let blood. Arbuthnot.
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blood-red adj. having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of cherries or tomatoes or rubies or blood.
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Blood"root` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A plant (Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also puccoon, redroot, bloodwort, tetterwort, turmeric, and Indian paint. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See Sanguinaria.
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Blood"shed` (&unr_;), n. [Blood + shed] The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.
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Blood"shot` (&unr_;), a. [Blood + shot, p. p. of shoot to variegate.] Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated.
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Blood"stone` (&unr_;), n. (Min.) (a) A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name; -- called also heliotrope. (b) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or “streak.”
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Blood"suck`er (&unr_;), n. 1. (Zoöl.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudo medicinalis), and related species.
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Blood"thirst`y (&unr_;), a. Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous; having a bloodlust. -- Blood"thirst`i*ness (&unr_;), n.
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Blue asbestus. See Crocidolite. -- Blue black, of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost black. -- Blue blood. See under Blood. -- Blue buck (Zoöl.), a small South African antelope (Cephalophus pygmæus); also applied to a larger species (Ægoceras leucophæus); the blaubok. -- Blue cod (Zoöl.), the buffalo cod. -- Blue crab (Zoöl.), the common edible crab of the Atlantic coast of the United States (Callinectes hastatus). -- Blue curls (Bot.), a common plant (Trichostema dichotomum), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also bastard pennyroyal. -- Blue devils, apparitions supposed to be seen by persons suffering with delirium tremens; hence, very low spirits. “Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils, or lay them all in a red sea of claret?” Thackeray. -- Blue gage. See under Gage, a plum. -- Blue gum, an Australian myrtaceous tree (Eucalyptus globulus), 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 Eucalyptus. -- Blue jack, Blue stone, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper. -- Blue jacket, a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval uniform. -- Blue jaundice. See under Jaundice. -- Blue laws, 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. [U. S.] -- Blue light, a composition which burns with a brilliant blue flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at sea, and in military operations. -- Blue mantle (Her.), one of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms; -- so called from the color of his official robes. -- Blue mass, a preparation of mercury from which is formed the blue pill. McElrath. -- Blue mold or Blue mould, the blue fungus (Aspergillus glaucus) which grows on cheese. Brande & C. -- Blue Monday, (a) a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or itself given to dissipation (as the Monday before Lent). (b) a Monday considered as depressing because it is a workday in contrast to the relaxation of the weekend. -- Blue ointment (Med.), mercurial ointment. -- Blue Peter (British Marine), 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 blue repeater, one of the British signal flags. -- Blue pill. (Med.) (a) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc. (b) Blue mass. -- Blue ribbon. (a) The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter; -- hence, a member of that order. (b) Anything the attainment of which is an object of great ambition; a distinction; a prize. “These [scholarships] were the blue ribbon of the college.” Farrar. (c) The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total abstinence organizations, as of the Blue ribbon Army. -- Blue ruin, utter ruin; also, gin. [Eng. Slang] Carlyle. -- Blue spar (Min.), azure spar; lazulite. See Lazulite. -- Blue thrush (Zoöl.), a European and Asiatic thrush (Petrocossyphus cyaneas). -- Blue verditer. See Verditer. -- Blue vitriol (Chem.), sulphate of copper, a violet blue crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico printing, etc. -- Blue water, the open ocean. -- Big Blue, the International Business Machines corporation. [Wall Street slang.] PJC -- To look blue, to look disheartened or dejected. -- True blue, genuine and thorough; not modified, nor mixed; not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the Covenanters.
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Blun"der*buss (&unr_;), n. [Either fr. blunder + D. bus tube, box, akin to G. büchse box, gun, E. box; or corrupted fr. D. donderbus (literally) thunder box, gun, musket.] 1. A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim.
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Blun"der*er (&unr_;), n. One who is apt to blunder.
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Blun"der*head` (&unr_;), n. [Blunder + head.] A stupid, blundering fellow.
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Blun"der*ing, a. Characterized by blunders.
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Blunge (&unr_;), v. t. To amalgamate and blend; to beat up or mix in water, as clay.
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Blun"ger (&unr_;), n. [Corrupted from plunger.] A wooden blade with a cross handle, used for mi&unr_;ing the clay in potteries; a plunger. Tomlinson.
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Blun"ging (&unr_;), n. The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger. Tomlinson.
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Blunt (blŭnt), a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to E. blind.] 1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
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The murderous knife was dull and blunt. Shak.
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2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
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His wits are not so blunt. Shak.
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3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. “Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior.” “A plain, blunt man.” Shak.
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I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions. Pope.
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&hand_; Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged, blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
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Syn. -- Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude; brusque; impolite; uncivil.
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Blunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blunting.] 1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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Blunt, n. 1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
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2. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
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blunted adj. 1. made dull or blunt.
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Blunt"ish, a. Somewhat blunt. -- Blunt"ish*ness, n.
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Blunt"ly, adv. In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
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Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions, he would quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their deliberations. Jeffrey.
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Blunt"ness, n. 1. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of sharpness.
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The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles. Holland.
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2. Abruptness of address; rude plainness. “Bluntness of speech.” Boyle.
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Blunt"-wit`ted (&unr_;), n. Dull; stupid.
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Blunt-witted lord, ignoble in demeanor! Shak.
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Blur (blûr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blurred (blûrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Blurring.] [Prob. of same origin as blear. See Blear.] 1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink.
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But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor
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Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare. J. R. Drake.
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Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,
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Blur (blûr), n. 1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance.
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As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse. Fuller.
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2. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur.
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Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name. Udall.
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blurred (blûrd), adj. out of focus; not sharply defined.
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Blur"ry (blûr"r&ybreve_;), a. Full of blurs; blurred.
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Blurt (blûrt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blurted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blurting.] [Cf. Blare.] To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with out.
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Others . . . can not hold, but blurt out, those words which afterward they are forced to eat. Hakewill.
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To blurt at, to speak contemptuously of. [Obs.] Shak.
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Blush (blŭsh) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blushed (blŭsht); p. pr. & vb. n. Blushing.] [OE. bluschen to shine, look, turn red, AS. blyscan to glow; akin to blysa a torch, ābl&ymacr_;sian to blush, D. blozen, Dan. blusse to blaze, blush.]
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1. 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.
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To the nuptial bower
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In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the young offender is ashamed to blush. Buckminster.
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He would stroke
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The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set,
-But stayed, and made the western welkin blush. Shak.
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3. To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers.
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Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. T. Gray.
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Blush, v. t. 1. To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate. [Obs.]
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To blush and beautify the cheek again. Shak.
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2. To express or make known by blushing.
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I'll blush you thanks. Shak.
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Blush, n. 1. A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty.
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The rosy blush of love. Trumbull.
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Light's last blushes tinged the distant hills. Lyttleton.
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At first blush, or At the first blush, at the first appearance or view. “At the first blush, we thought they had been ships come from France.” Hakluyt. This phrase is used now more of ideas, opinions, etc., than of material things. “All purely identical propositions, obviously, and at first blush, appear,” etc. Locke. -- To put to the blush, to cause to blush with shame; to put to shame.
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Blush"er (blŭsh"&etilde_;r), n. One that blushes.
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Blush"et (&unr_;), n. A modest girl. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Blush"ful (&unr_;), a. Full of blushes.
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While from his ardent look the turning Spring
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Blush"ing, a. Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate.
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The dappled pink and blushing rose. Prior.
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Blush"ing, n. The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks.
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Blush"ing*ly, adv. In a blushing manner; with a blush or blushes; as, to answer or confess blushingly.
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Blush"less, a. Free from blushes; incapable of blushing; shameless; impudent.
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Vice now, secure, her blushless front shall raise. Dodsley.
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Blush"y (&unr_;), a. Like a blush; having the color of a blush; rosy. [R.] “A blushy color.” Harvey.
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Blus"ter (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blustered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Blustering.] [Allied to blast.]
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And ever-threatening storms
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Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic tyrants. Burke.
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Blus"ter, v. t. To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering; to bully.
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He bloweth and blustereth out . . . his abominable blasphemy. Sir T. More.
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As if therewith he meant to bluster all princes into a perfect obedience to his commands. Fuller.
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Blus"ter, n. 1. Fitful noise and violence, as of a storm; violent winds; boisterousness.
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To the winds they set
-Their corners, when with bluster to confound
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Blus"ter*er (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, blusters; a noisy swaggerer.
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Blus"ter*ing, a. 1. Exhibiting noisy violence, as the wind; stormy; tumultuous.
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A tempest and a blustering day. Shak.
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Blus"ter*ing*ly, adv. In a blustering manner.
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Blus"ter*ous (&unr_;), a. Inclined to bluster; given to blustering; blustering. Motley.
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Blus"trous (&unr_;), a. Blusterous. Shak.
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BM n. an abbreviation for bowel movement; -- used as an informal euphemism, especially in hospitals. [informal, abbrev.]
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Bo (&unr_;), interj. [Cf. W. bw, an interj. of threatening or frightening; n., terror, fear, dread.] An exclamation used to startle or frighten. [Spelt also boh and boo.]
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Bo"a (bō"&adot_;), n.; pl. Boas. [L. boa a kind of water serpent. Perh. fr. bos an ox.] 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (Boa imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (Boa eques).
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Bo"a con*strict"or (&unr_;). [NL. See Boa, and Constrictor.] (Zoöl.) A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long. See Illustration in Appendix.
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&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 Python, found in Asia and Africa.
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‖Bo`a*ner"ges (&unr_;). [Gr. &unr_;, fr. Heb. bnē hargem sons of thunder. -- an appellation given by Christ to two of his disciples (James and John). See Mark iii. 17.] Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator.
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Boar (bōr), n. [OE. bar, bor, bore, AS. bār; akin to OHG. pēr, MHG. bēr, G. bär, boar (but not bär bear), and perh. Russ. borov' boar.] (Zoöl.) The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.
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Board (bōrd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. borð board, side of a ship, Goth. fōtu-baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. √92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.
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&hand_; When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches, it is usually called a plank.
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Fruit of all kinds . . .
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Both better acquainted with affairs than any other who sat then at that board. Clarendon.
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We may judge from their letters to the board. Porteus.
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5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board.
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8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G. borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship. Cf. Border.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.) (a) The side of a ship. “Now board to board the rival vessels row.” Dryden. See On board, below. (b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.
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&hand_; Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board, shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard, cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure.
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The American Board, a shortened form of “The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions” (the foreign missionary society of the American Congregational churches). -- Bed and board. See under Bed. -- Board and board (Naut.), side by side. -- Board of control, six privy councilors formerly appointed to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies. Stormonth. -- Board rule, a figured scale for finding without calculation the number of square feet in a board. Haldeman. -- Board of trade, 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. -- Board wages. (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages. (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food and lodging. (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the procurement of food, or food and lodging. Dryden. -- By the board, over the board, or side. “The mast went by the board.” Totten. Hence (Fig.), To go by the board, to suffer complete destruction or overthrow. -- To enter on the boards, to have one's name inscribed on a board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge, England.] “Having been entered on the boards of Trinity college.” Hallam. -- To make a good board (Naut.), to sail in a straight line when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward. -- To make short boards, to tack frequently. -- On board. (a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I came on board early; to be on board ship. (b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.] -- Returning board, a board empowered to canvass and make an official statement of the votes cast at an election. [U.S.]
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Board, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Boarding.] 1. To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. “The boarded hovel.” Cowper.
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You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication. Totten.
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Board (bōrd), v. i. To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; as, he boards at the hotel.
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We are several of us, gentlemen and ladies, who board in the same house. Spectator.
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Board, v. t. [F. aborder. See Abord, v. t.] To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo. [Obs.]
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Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. Sir F. Drake.
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Boarding house, a house in which boarders are kept. -- Boarding nettings (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. -- Boarding pike (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. Totten. -- Boarding school, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction.
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Boar"fish` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) (a) A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproidæ; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout. (b) An Australian percoid fish (Histiopterus recurvirostris), valued as a food fish.
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Boast (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boasting.] [OE. bosten, boosten, v., bost, boost, n., noise, boasting; cf. G. bausen, bauschen, to swell, pusten, Dan. puste, Sw. pusta, to blow, Sw. pösa to swell; or W. bostio to boast, bost boast, Gael. bosd. But these last may be from English.] 1. 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, to boast of one's exploits courage, descent, wealth.
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Boast, v. t. 1. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
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Boast"ing, n. The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display.
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When boasting ends, then dignity begins. Young.
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Boast"ing*ly, adv. Boastfully; with boasting. “He boastingly tells you.” Burke.
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Boast"ive (&unr_;), a. Presumptuous. [R.]
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Boast"less, a. Without boasting or ostentation.
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Boat (bōt), n. [OE. boot, bat, AS. bāt; akin to Icel. bātr, Sw. båt, Dan. baad, D. & G. boot. Cf. Bateau.]
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1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.
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&hand_; Different kinds of boats have different names; as, canoe, yawl, wherry, pinnace, punt, etc.
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2. Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats.
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Advice boat. See under Advice. -- Boat hook (Naut.), an iron hook with a point on the back, fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat, raft, log, etc. Totten. -- Boat rope, a rope for fastening a boat; -- usually called a painter. -- In the same boat, in the same situation or predicament. [Colloq.] F. W. Newman. -
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Boat (bōt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boated; p. pr. & vb. n. Boating.] 1. To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.
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2. To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.
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To boat the oars. See under Oar.
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Boat, v. i. To go or row in a boat.
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I boated over, ran my craft aground. Tennyson.
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Boat"a*ble (&unr_;), a. 1. Such as can be transported in a boat.
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The boatable waters of the Alleghany. J. Morse.
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Boat"age (&unr_;), n. Conveyance by boat; also, a charge for such conveyance.
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Boat"bill` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) 1. A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost.
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Boat" bug` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; -- so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman.
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Boat"ful (&unr_;), n.; pl. Boatfuls. The quantity or amount that fills a boat.
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Boat"house` (&unr_;), n. A house for sheltering boats.
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Half the latticed boathouse hides. Wordsworth.
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Boat"ing, n. 1. The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an amusement; carriage in boats.
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2. In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.
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Bo*a"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. boatus, fr. boare to roar.] A crying out; a roaring; a bellowing; reverberation. [Obs.]
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The guns were heard . . . about a hundred Italian miles, in long boations. Derham.
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Boat"man (&unr_;), n.; pl. Boatmen (&unr_;). 1. A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat.
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As late the boatman hies him home. Percival.
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2. (Zoöl.) A boat bug. See Boat bug.
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Boat"man*ship, n. The art of managing a boat.
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Boat"-shaped` (&unr_;), a. (Bot.) See Cymbiform.
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Boat" shell` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) (a) A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior deck. (b) A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymba.
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Boats"man (&unr_;), n. A boatman. [Archaic]
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Boat"swain (&unr_;), n. [Boat + swain.] 1. (Naut.) 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.
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) The jager gull. (b) The tropic bird.
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Boatswain's mate, an assistant of the boatswain. Totten.
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Boat"-tail` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States.
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Boat"wom`an (&unr_;), n.; pl. Boatwomen (&unr_;). A woman who manages a boat.
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Bob (b&obreve_;b), n. [An onomatopoetic word, expressing quick, jerky motion; OE. bob bunch, bobben to strike, mock, deceive. Cf. Prov. Eng. bob, n., a ball, an engine beam, bunch, blast, trick, taunt, scoff; as, a v., to dance, to courtesy, to disappoint, OF. bober to mock.] 1. Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail.
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In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob. Dryden.
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2. A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.
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Or yellow bobs, turned up before the plow,
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6. A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.
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7. (Steam Engine) A working beam.
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8. A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
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A plain brown bob he wore. Shenstone.
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9. A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.
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To bed, to bed, will be the bob of the song. L'Estrange.
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11. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
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12. A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.
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He that a fool doth very wisely hit,
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13. A shilling. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.
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Bob (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bobbed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bobbing.] [OE. bobben. See Bob, n.] 1. To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. “He bobbed his head.” W. Irving.
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2. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
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If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants. Elyot.
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3. To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
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Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him. Shak.
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4. To mock or delude; to cheat.
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To play her pranks, and bob the fool,
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5. To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
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Bob, v. i. 1. To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything. “Bobbing and courtesying.” Thackeray.
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He ne'er had learned the art to bob
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To bob at an apple, cherry, etc. 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.
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‖Bo"bac (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The Poland marmot (Arctomys bobac).
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Bo*bance" (&unr_;), n. [OF. bobance, F. bombance, boasting, pageantry, fr. L. bombus a humming, buzzing.] A boasting. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bob"ber (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, bobs.
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Bob"ber*y (&unr_;), n. [Prob. an Anglo-Indian form of Hindi bāp re O thou father! (a very disrespectful address).] A squabble; a tumult; a commotion; a noisy disturbance; as, to raise a bobbery. [Low] Halliwell.
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Bob"bin (&unr_;), n. [F. bobine; of uncertain origin; cf. L. bombus a humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. & Gael. baban tassel, or E. bob.] 1. 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.
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5. (Elec.) 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.
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Bobbin and fly frame, a roving machine. -- Bobbin lace, lace made on a pillow with bobbins; pillow lace.
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Bob`bi*net" (&unr_;), n. [Bobbin + net.] A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not by hand. [Sometimes written bobbin net.]
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The English machine-made net is now confined to point net, warp net, and bobbin net, so called from the peculiar construction of the machines by which they are produced. Tomlinsom.
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Bob"bin*work` (&unr_;), n. Work woven with bobbins.
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Bob"bish (&unr_;), a. Hearty; in good spirits. [Low, Eng.] Dickens.
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Bob"by (&unr_;), n. A nickname for a British policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.
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bobbysocker n. same as bobbysoxer.
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bob"by*socks` n. a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
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bob"by*sox`er n. an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s); -- sometimes used for any adolescent girl, especially one following the latest youthful fashion .
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bob"cat (b&obreve_;b"kăt`), n. 1. small lynx (Lynx rufus) of North America.
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Bob"-cher`ry (&unr_;), n. A play among children, in which a cherry, hung so as to bob against the mouth, is to be caught with the teeth.
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bob"float n. 1. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line.
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Bob"fly` (&unr_;), n. (Fishing) The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.
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Bob"o*link` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.
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The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. W. Irving.
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{ Bob"sled` (&unr_;), Bob"sleigh` } (&unr_;), n. 1. A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [U. S.]
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The long wagon body set on bobsleds. W. D. Howells.
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Bob"stay` (&unr_;), n. [Bob + stay.] (Naut.) A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.
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Bob"tail` (&unr_;), n. [Bob + tail.] An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.
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Rag, tag, and bobtail, the rabble.
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Bob"tail`, a. Bobtailed. “Bobtail cur.” Marryat.
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Bob"tailed` (&unr_;), a. Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; as, a bobtailed horse or dog; a bobtailed coat.
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Bob"white` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The common quail of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus); -- so called from its note.
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Bob" wig` (&unr_;). A short wig with bobs or short curls; -- called also bobtail wig. Spectator.
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Bo"cal (&unr_;), n. [F.] A cylindrical glass vessel, with a large and short neck.
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Bo*car"do (&unr_;), n. [A mnemonic word.] 1. (Logic) A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal affirmative.
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Baroko and Bocardo have been stumbling blocks to the logicians. Bowen.
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Boc"a*sine (&unr_;), n. [F. bocassin, boucassin.] A sort of fine buckram.
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‖Boc"ca (&unr_;), n. [It., mouth.] The round hole in the furnace of a glass manufactory through which the fused glass is taken out. Craig.
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Boce (bōs), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.] (Zoöl.) A European fish (Box vulgaris), having a compressed body and bright colors; -- called also box, and bogue.
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Bock" beer` (&unr_;). [G. bockbier; bock a buck + bier beer; -- said to be so named from its tendency to cause the drinker to caper like a goat.] A strong beer, originally made in Bavaria. [Also written buck beer.]
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Bock"e*let (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A kind of long-winged hawk; -- called also bockerel, and bockeret. [Obs.]
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Bock"ey (&unr_;), n. [D. bokaal.] A bowl or vessel made from a gourd. [Local, New York] Bartlett.
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Bock"ing, n. A coarse woolen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of Bocking, in England, where it was first made.
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Boddhisatva n. a Buddhist, worthy of nirvana, who postpones it to help others.
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Bod"dice (&unr_;), n. See Bodick.
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Bode (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boded; p. pr. & vb. n. Boding.] [OE. bodien, AS. bodian to announce, tell from bod command; akin to Icel. bo&unr_;a to announce, Sw. båda to announce, portend. √89. See Bid.] To indicate by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to portend to presage; to foreshow.
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A raven that bodes nothing but mischief. Goldsmith.
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Good onset bodes good end. Spenser.
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Bode, v. i. To foreshow something; to augur.
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Whatever now
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Bode, n. 1. An omen; a foreshadowing. [Obs.]
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The owl eke, that of death the bode bringeth. Chaucer.
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Bode, n. [AS. boda; akin to OFries. boda, AS. bodo, OHG. boto. See Bode, v. t.] A messenger; a herald. Robertson.
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Bode, n. [See Abide.] A stop; a halting; delay. [Obs.]
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Bode"ful (&unr_;), a. Portentous; ominous. Carlyle.
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This foolish, dreaming, superstitious girl
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Bodge (&unr_;), n. A botch; a patch. [Dial.] Whitlock.
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{ Bo"dhi*sat (?), ‖Bo`dhi*satt"va, ‖Bo`dhi*satt"wa (?) }, n. [Skr. bōdhisattva (perh. through Pali bōdhisattō); fr. bōdhi knowledge, enlightenment + sattva being, essence.] (Buddhism) 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. -- Bo"dhi*sat`ship, n.
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Bo"di*an (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A large food fish (Diagramma lineatum), native of the East Indies.
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Bod"ice (&unr_;), n. [This is properly the plural of body, Oe. bodise a pair of bodies, equiv. to a bodice. Cf. Corset, and see Body.] 1. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.
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Her bodice half way she unlaced. Prior.
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Bod"kin (b&obreve_;d"k&ibreve_;n), n. [OE. boydekyn dagger; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bidog hanger, short sword, Ir. bideog, Gael. biodag.] 1. A dagger. [Obs.]
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Bo*dock" (&unr_;), n. [Corrupt. fr. bois d'arc.] The Osage orange. [Southwestern U.S.]
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After body (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat. -- Body cavity (Anat.), the space between the walls of the body and the inclosed viscera; the cælum; -- in mammals, divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and abdominal cavities. -- Body of a church, the nave. -- Body cloth; pl. Body cloths, a cloth or blanket for covering horses. -- Body clothes. (pl.) 1. Clothing for the body; esp. underclothing. 2. Body cloths for horses. [Obs.] Addison. -- Body coat, a gentleman's dress coat. -- Body color (Paint.), a pigment that has consistency, thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash. -- Body of a law (Law), the main and operative part. -- Body louse (Zoöl.), a species of louse (Pediculus vestimenti), which sometimes infests the human body and clothes. See Grayback. -- Body plan (Shipbuilding), an end elevation, showing the conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her length. -- Body politic, the collective body of a nation or state as politically organized, or as exercising political functions; also, a corporation. Wharton.
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Bod"y (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bodied (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bodying.] To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.
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Bog bean. See Buck bean. -- Bog bumper (bump, to make a loud noise), Bog blitter, Bog bluiter, Bog jumper, the bittern. [Prov.] -- Bog butter, a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found in the peat bogs of Ireland. -- Bog earth (Min.), a soil composed for the most part of silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber. P. Cyc. -- Bog moss. (Bot.) Same as Sphagnum. -- Bog myrtle (Bot.), the sweet gale. -- Bog ore. (Min.) (a) An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land; a variety of brown iron ore, or limonite. (b) Bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese. -- Bog rush (Bot.), any rush growing in bogs; saw grass. -- Bog spavin. See under Spavin.
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Bo"ka*dam` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) See Cerberus.
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Boke, v. t. & i. To poke; to thrust. [Obs. or Dial.]
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Bo"lar (&unr_;), a. [See Bole clay.] Of or pertaining to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey.
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‖Bo"las (&unr_;), n. sing. & pl. [Sp.] 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.
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Bold (bōld), a. [OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth. balþei boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soon. Cf. Bawd, n.] 1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
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Throngs of knights and barons bold. Milton.
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Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice. Shak.
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The cathedral church is a very bold work. Addison.
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Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder. Dryden.
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Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears. Trumbull.
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Bold eagle (&unr_;), (Zoöl.) an Australian eagle (Aquila audax), which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo. -- To make bold, to take liberties or the liberty; to venture.
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Bold (&unr_;), v. t. To make bold or daring. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bold, v. i. To be or become bold. [Obs.]
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Bold"en (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boldened (&unr_;). ] To make bold; to encourage; to embolden.
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Ready speakers, being boldened with their present abilities to say more, . . . use less help of diligence and study. Ascham.
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I have seen enough to confute all the bold-faced atheists of this age. Bramhall.
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Bold"ly, adv. [AS. bealdlīce.] In a bold manner.
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{ ‖Bol"do (&unr_;), ‖Bol"du (&unr_;), } n. (Bot.) A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili (Peumus Boldus). The bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, and the drupes are eaten.
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Bole (&unr_;), n. [OE. bole, fr. Icel. bolr; akin to Sw. bål, Dan. bul, trunk, stem of a tree, G. bohle a thick plank or board; cf. LG. boll round. Cf. Bulge.] The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.
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Enormous elm-tree boles did stoop and lean. Tennyson.
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Bole, n. A measure. See Boll, n., 2. Mortimer.
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Bole, n. [Gr. &unr_; a clod or lump of earth: cf. F. bol, and also L. bolus morsel. Cf. Bolus.] 1. 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 Clay, and Terra alba.
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2. A bolus; a dose. Coleridge.
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Armenian bole. See under Armenian. -- Bole Armoniac, or Armoniak, Armenian bole. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bo*lec"tion (&unr_;), n. (Arch.) A projecting molding round a panel. Same as Bilection. Gwilt.
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‖Bo*le"ro (&unr_;), n. [Sp.] (Mus.) 1. A Spanish dance, or the lively music which accompanies it.
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‖Bo*le"tus (&unr_;), n. [L. boletus, Gr. &unr_;.] (Bot.) 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.
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{ Bo"ley, Bo"lye } (&unr_;), n. Same as Booly.
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Bo"lide (&unr_;), n. [F. See Bolis.] A kind of meteor; a bolis.
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‖Bo"lis, n. [L., fr. Gr. &unr_; missile, arrow, fr. &unr_; to throw.] A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes.
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Boll (&unr_;), n. [OE. bolle boll, bowl, AS. bolla. See Bowl a vessel.] 1. The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form.
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Boll, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bolled (&unr_;).] To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.
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The barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. Ex. ix. 31.
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Bol"land*ists (&unr_;), n. pl. The Jesuit editors of the “Acta Sanctorum”, or Lives of the Saints; -- named from John Bolland, who began the work.
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Bol"lard (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Bole the stem of a tree, and Pollard.] An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.
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Boll"en (&unr_;), a. See Boln, a.
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Boll"worm` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops.
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Boln (&unr_;), v. i. [OE. bolnen, bollen; cf. Dan. bulne. Cf. Bulge.] To swell; to puff. Holland.
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‖Bo"lo (?), n. [Sp.] A kind of large knife resembling a machete. [Phil. Islands]
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Bo*lo`gnese" (&unr_;), a. Of or pertaining to Bologna. -- n. A native of Bologna.
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Bolshevik n. [Russian bol'shevik fr. bol'she more + -vik, a person, i.e. one who is a member of the majority (in the revolutionary Russian parliament).] 1. 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. 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.
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Bol"ster (bōl"st&etilde_;r; 110), n. [AS. bolster; akin to Icel. bōlstr, Sw. & Dan. bolster, OHG. bolstar, polstar, G. polster; from the same root as E. bole stem, bowl hollow vessel. Cf. Bulge, Poltroon.] 1. A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows.
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This arm shall be a bolster for thy head. Gay.
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Bolt (&unr_;), n. [AS. bolt; akin to Icel. bolti, Dan. bolt, D. bout, OHG. bolz, G. bolz, bolzen; of uncertain origin.] 1. 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.
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Which shackles accidents and bolts up change. Shak.
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Bolt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bolting.] [OE. bolten, boulten, OF. buleter, F. bluter, fr. Ll. buletare, buratare, cf. F. bure coarse woolen stuff; fr. L. burrus red. See Borrel, and cf. Bultel.]
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Bol"ton*ite (&unr_;), n. (Min.) A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family.
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Bom"bace (&unr_;), n. [OF.] Cotton; padding. [Obs.]
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Bom"bard (&unr_;), n. [F. bombarde, LL. bombarda, fr. L. bombus + -ard. Cf. Bumper, and see Bomb.] 1. (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.
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They planted in divers places twelve great bombards, wherewith they threw huge stones into the air, which, falling down into the city, might break down the houses. Knolles.
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Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor. Shak.
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Bom"bard (&unr_;), n. [OE. bombarde, fr. F. bombarde.] (Mus.) See Bombardo. [Obs.]
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Bom*bard" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bombarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bombarding.] To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.
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Next, she means to bombard Naples. Burke.
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His fleet bombarded and burnt down Dieppe. Wood.
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Bom`bar*dier" (&unr_;), n. [F. bombardier.] (Mil.) (a) One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner. [Archaic] (b) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.
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Bombardier beetle (Zoöl.), a kind of beetle (Brachinus crepitans), 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 Brachinus displosor, which can produce ten or twelve explosions successively. The common American species is Brachinus fumans.
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Bom"bard*man (&unr_;), n. One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard. [Obs.]
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They . . . made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady. B. Jonson.
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Bom*bard"ment (&unr_;), n. [F. bombardement.] 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.
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{ ‖Bom*bar"do (&unr_;), Bom*bar"don (&unr_;), } n. [It. bombardo.] (Mus.) Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide. Grove.
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Bom`ba*sine" (&unr_;), n. Same as Bombazine.
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Bom"bast (b&obreve_;m"b&adot_;st or bŭm"b&adot_;st; 277), n. [OF. bombace cotton, LL. bombax cotton, bombasium a doublet of cotton; hence, padding, wadding, fustian. See Bombazine.] 1. Originally, cotton, or cotton wool. [Obs.]
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A candle with a wick of bombast. Lupton.
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How now, my sweet creature of bombast! Shak.
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Doublets, stuffed with four, five, or six pounds of bombast at least. Stubbes.
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Nor a tall metaphor in bombast way. Cowley.
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Not bombasted with words vain ticklish ears to feed. Drayton.
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{ Bom*bas"tic (b&obreve_;m*b&adot_;s"t&ibreve_;k or bŭm*b&adot_;s"t&ibreve_;k), Bom*bas"tic*al } (&unr_;), a. Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated. -- Bom*bas"tic*al*ly, adv.
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A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. Burke.
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Bombastry and buffoonery, by nature lofty and light, soar highest of all. Swift.
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‖Bom"bax (&unr_;), n. [LL., cotton. See Bombast, n.] (Bot.) A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.
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{ Bom`ba*zet" Bom`ba*zette" } (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Bombazine.] A sort of thin woolen cloth. It is of various colors, and may be plain or twilled.
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Bom`ba*zine" (&unr_;), n. [F. bombasin, LL. bombacinium, bambacinium, L. bombycinus silken, bombycinum a silk or cotton texture, fr. bombyx silk, silkworm, Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Bombast, Bombycinous.] A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments. [Sometimes spelt bombasin, and bombasine.] Tomlinson.
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bomb" cal`o*rim"e*ter (?), n. 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.
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Bom"bic (&unr_;), a. [L. bombyx silk, silkworm: cf. F. bombique.] Pertaining to, or obtained from, the silkworm; as, bombic acid.
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Bom"bi*late (&unr_;), v. i. [LL. bombilare, for L. bombitare. See Bomb, n.] To hum; to buzz. [R.]
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Bom`bi*la"tion (&unr_;), n. A humming sound; a booming.
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To . . . silence the bombilation of guns. Sir T. Browne.
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Bom"bi*nate (&unr_;), v. i. To hum; to boom.
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Bom"bo*lo (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bomboloes (&unr_;). [Cf. It bombola a pitcher.] A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor. [Written also bumbelo, and bumbolo.]
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Bomb"proof` (&unr_;), a. Secure against the explosive force of bombs. -- n. A structure which heavy shot and shell will not penetrate.
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Bomb"shell` (&unr_;), n. 1. A bomb. See Bomb, n.
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Bom*byc"i*nous (b&obreve_;m*b&ibreve_;s"&ibreve_;*nŭs), a. [L. bombycinus. See Bombazine.] 1. Silken; made of silk. [Obs.] Coles.
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‖Bon (&unr_;), a. [F., fr. L. bonus.] Good; valid as security for something.
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‖Bo"na fi"de (&unr_;). [L.] In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide; a bona fide purchaser or transaction.
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‖Bo"na per`i*tu"ra (&unr_;). [L.] (Law) Perishable goods. Bouvier.
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‖Bo"na ro"ba (&unr_;). [It., prop. “good stuff.”] A showy wanton; a courtesan. Shak
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{ Bo*na"sus (&unr_;), Bo*nas"sus } (&unr_;), n. [L. bonasus, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;.] (Zoöl.) The aurochs or European bison. See Aurochs.
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‖Bon"bon` (&unr_;), n. [F. bonbon, fr. bon bon very good, a superlative by reduplication, fr. bon good.] Sugar confectionery; a sugarplum; hence, any dainty.
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Bond (b&obreve_;nd), n. [The same word as band. Cf. Band, Bend.] 1. 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.
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8. (Arch.) 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 English bond or block bond (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall, called headers, and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of the wall, called stretchers; Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to break joints; Cross bond, 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; Combined cross and English bond, where the inner part of the wall is laid in the one method, the outer in the other.
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Bond (b&obreve_;nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bonded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bonding.] 1. 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.
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Bone (bōn; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. bān; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, and gelatine; as, blood and bone.
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A bone of contention, a subject of contention or dispute. -- A bone to pick, something to investigate, or to busy one's self about; a dispute to be settled (with some one). -- Bone ash, the residue from calcined bones; -- used for making cupels, and for cleaning jewelry. -- Bone black (Chem.), the black, carbonaceous substance into which bones are converted by calcination in close vessels; -- called also animal charcoal. It is used as a decolorizing material in filtering sirups, extracts, etc., and as a black pigment. See Ivory black, under Black. -- Bone cave, a cave in which are found bones of extinct or recent animals, mingled sometimes with the works and bones of man. Am. Cyc. -- Bone dust, ground or pulverized bones, used as a fertilizer. -- Bone earth (Chem.), the earthy residuum after the calcination of bone, consisting chiefly of phosphate of calcium. -- Bone lace, a lace made of linen thread, so called because woven with bobbins of bone. -- Bone oil, 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 Dippel's oil. -- Bone setter. Same as Bonesetter. See in the Vocabulary. -- Bone shark (Zoöl.), the basking shark. -- Bone spavin. See under Spavin. -- Bone turquoise, fossil bone or tooth of a delicate blue color, sometimes used as an imitation of true turquoise. -- Bone whale (Zoöl.), a right whale. -- To be upon the bones of, to attack. [Obs.] -- To make no bones, to make no scruple; not to hesitate. [Low] -- To pick a bone with, to quarrel with, as dogs quarrel over a bone; to settle a disagreement. [Colloq.]
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Bone (bōn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boned (bōnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Boning.] 1. To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery. “To bone a turkey.” Soyer.
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Bone, v. t. [F. bornoyer to look at with one eye, to sight, fr. borgne one-eyed.] 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. Knight.
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Bone"ache` (&unr_;), n. Pain in the bones. Shak.
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Bone"black` (&unr_;), n. See Bone black, under Bone, n.
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Boned (&unr_;), a. 1. Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; as, big-boned; strong-boned.
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Bone"dog` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The spiny dogfish.
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Bone"less, a. Without bones. “Boneless gums.” Shak.
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Bo*net"ta (&unr_;), n. See Bonito. Sir T. Herbert.
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Bon"fire` (&unr_;), n. [OE. bonefire, banefire, orig. a fire of bones; bone + fire; but cf. also Prov. E. bun a dry stalk.] A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement.
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Bon"go (b&obreve_;&nsmacr_;"gō), n. Either of two large antelopes (Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa, and Boöcercus isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
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Bon"i*ness (&unr_;), n. The condition or quality of being bony.
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Bon"i*ta*ry (&unr_;), a. Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; as, bonitary dominion of land.
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‖Bonne" bouche" (&unr_;); pl. Bonnes bouches (&unr_;). [F. bon, fem. bonne, good + bouche mouth.] A delicious morsel or mouthful; a tidbit.
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Bonnet limpet (Zoöl.), a name given, from their shape, to various species of shells (family Calyptræidæ). -- Bonnet monkey (Zoöl.), an East Indian monkey (Macacus sinicus), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga. -- Bonnet piece, a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet. Sir W. Scott. -- To have a bee in the bonnet. See under Bee. -- Black bonnet. See under Black. -- Blue bonnet. See in the Vocabulary.
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Bon"ny (&unr_;), a. [Spelled bonnie by the Scotch.] [OE. boni, prob. fr. F. bon, fem. bonne, good, fr. L. bonus good. See Bounty, and cf. Bonus, Boon.] 1. Handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful.
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Bon"ny*clab`ber (&unr_;), n. [Ir. bainne, baine, milk + clabar mud, mire.] Coagulated sour milk; loppered milk; curdled milk; -- sometimes called simply clabber. B. Jonson.
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‖Bon" ton" (&unr_;). [F., good tone, manner.] The height of the fashion; fashionable society.
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‖Bon" vi`vant" (&unr_;); pl. Bons vivants (&unr_;). [F. bon good + vivant, p. pr. of vivre to live.] A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.
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Bony fish (Zoöl.), the menhaden. -- Bony pike (Zoöl.), the gar pike (Lepidosteus).
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Book account, an account or register of debt or credit in a book. -- Book debt, a debt for items charged to the debtor by the creditor in his book of accounts. -- Book learning, learning acquired from books, as distinguished from practical knowledge. “Neither does it so much require book learning and scholarship, as good natural sense, to distinguish true and false.” Burnet. -- Book louse (Zoöl.), one of several species of minute, wingless insects injurious to books and papers. They belong to the Pseudoneuroptera. -- Book moth (Zoöl.), the name of several species of moths, the larvæ of which eat books. -- Book oath, an oath made on The Book, or Bible. -- The Book of Books, the Bible. -- Book post, a system under which books, bulky manuscripts, etc., may be transmitted by mail. -- Book scorpion (Zoöl.), one of the false scorpions (Chelifer cancroides) found among books and papers. It can run sidewise and backward, and feeds on small insects. -- Book stall, a stand or stall, often in the open air, for retailing books. -- Canonical books. See Canonical. -- In one's books, in one's favor. “I was so much in his books, that at his decease he left me his lamp.” Addison. -- To bring to book. (a) To compel to give an account. (b) To compare with an admitted authority. “To bring it manifestly to book is impossible.” M. Arnold. -- by the book, according to standard procedures; using the correct or usual methods. -- cook the books, make fallacious entries in or otherwise manipulate a financial record book for fraudulent purposes. -- To curse by bell, book, and candle. See under Bell. -- To make book (Horse Racing), to conduct a business of accepting or placing bets from others on horse races. -- To make a book (Horse Racing), 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. -- off the books, 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. -- one for the book, one for the books, something extraordinary, such as a record-breaking performance or a remarkable accomplishment. -- To speak by the book, to speak with minute exactness. -- to throw the book at, to impose the maximum fine or penalty for an offense; -- usually used of judges imposing penalties for criminal acts. -- Without book. (a) By memory. (b) Without authority. -- to write the book, to be the leading authority in a field; -- usually used in the past tense; as, he's not just an average expert, he wrote the book.
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Book, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Booked (b&oobreve_;kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Booking.] 1. To enter, write, or register in a book or list.
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Here I am booked for three days more in Paris. Charles Reade.
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Book"bind`er (&unr_;), n. One whose occupation is to bind books.
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Book"er (&unr_;), n. One who enters accounts or names, etc., in a book; a bookkeeper.
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Book"ful (&unr_;), n. As much as will fill a book; a book full. Shak. -- a. Filled with book learning. [R.] “The bookful blockhead.” Pope.
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Book"hold`er (&unr_;), n. 1. A prompter at a theater. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Book"ing clerk` (&unr_;). A clerk who registers passengers, baggage, etc., for conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage tickets at a booking office.
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Book"ing of`fice (&unr_;). 1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship.
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Book"ish, a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. “A bookish man.” Addison. “Bookish skill.” Bp. Hall.
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Book"keep`er (&unr_;), n. One who keeps accounts; one who has the charge of keeping the books and accounts in an office.
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Book"keep`ing, n. 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 daybook, cashbook, journal, and ledger. See Daybook, Cashbook, Journal, and Ledger.
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Bookkeeping by single entry, the method of keeping books by carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or credit of a single account. -- Bookkeeping by double entry, 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 Italian method.
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{ Book"land` (&unr_;), Bock"land` } (&unr_;), n. [AS. bōcland; bōc book + land land.] (O. Eng. Law) 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.
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Book"-learned` (&unr_;), a. Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books. [Often in a disparaging sense.]
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Book"let (&unr_;), n. A little book. T. Arnold.
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-Syn. -- book louse, deathwatch.
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Book"mak`er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.
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Book"man (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bookmen (&unr_;). A studious man; a scholar. Shak.
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Book"mark` (&unr_;), n. 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.
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Book"mate` (&unr_;), n. [Book + mate.] A schoolfellow; an associate in study.
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Book" mus`lin (&unr_;). 1. A kind of muslin used for the covers of books.
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Book"plate` (&unr_;), n. A label, placed upon or in a book, showing its ownership or its position in a library.
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Book"shop` (&unr_;), n. A bookseller's shop. [Eng.]
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Book"stall` (&unr_;), n. A stall or stand where books are sold.
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Book"store` (&unr_;), n. A store where books are kept for sale; -- called in England a bookseller's shop.
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Book"work` (&unr_;), n. 1. Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work.
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Book"worm` (&unr_;), n. 1. (Zoöl.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.
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I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there. Pope.
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Book"y (&unr_;), a. Bookish.
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Boo"ly (&unr_;), n.; pl. Boolies (&unr_;). [Ir. buachail cowherd; bo cow + giolla boy.] 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. [Obs.] [Written also boley, bolye, bouillie.] Spenser.
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Boom (b&oomacr_;m), n. [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See Beam.] 1. (Naut.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.
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Boom iron, one of the iron rings on the yards through which the studding-sail booms traverse. -- The booms, that space on the upper deck of a ship between the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars, etc., are stowed. Totten.
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Boom (b&oomacr_;m), v. t. (Naut.) To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.
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Boom (b&oomacr_;m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boomed (&unr_;), p. pr. & vb. n. Booming.] [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. bommen to hum, D. bommen to drum, sound as an empty barrel, also W. bwmp a hollow sound; aderyn y bwmp, the bird of the hollow sound, i. e., the bittern. Cf. Bum, Bump, v. i., Bomb, v. i.] 1. To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects.
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At eve the beetle boometh
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Alarm guns booming through the night air. W. Irving.
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She comes booming down before it. Totten.
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Boom, n. 1. A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming.
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‖Boom"das (&unr_;), n. [D. boom tree + das badger.] (Zoöl.) A small African hyracoid mammal (Dendrohyrax arboreus) resembling the daman.
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Boom"er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who, or that which, booms.
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Boom"er*ang (&unr_;), n. 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.
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Boom"ing, a. 1. Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound; making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding.
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Boom"kin (&unr_;), n. (Naut.) Same as Bumkin.
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‖Boom"slang*e (&unr_;), n. [D. boom tree + slang snake.] (Zoöl.) A large South African tree snake (Bucephalus Capensis). Although considered venomous by natives, it has no poison fangs.
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Boon (b&oomacr_;n), n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. bōn; akin to Sw. & Dan. bän, AS. bēn, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. √86. See 2d Ban, Bounty.] 1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.]
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For which to God he made so many an idle boon. Spenser.
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Boon, a. [F. bon. See Boon, n.] 1. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.]
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Boon, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.] The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
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Boor (b&oomacr_;r), n. [D. boer farmer, boor; akin to AS. gebūr countryman, G. bauer; fr. the root of AS. būan to inhabit, and akin to E. bower, be. Cf. Neighbor, Boer, and Big to build.] 1. A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish or unrefined countryman.
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Boort (&unr_;), n. See Bort.
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Boose (&unr_;), n. [AS. bōs, bōsig; akin to Icel. bāss, Sw. bås, Dan. baas, stall, G. banse, Goth. bansts barn, Skr. bhāsas stall. √252.] A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Boose (&unr_;), v. i. To drink excessively. See Booze.
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Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather.
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Booth (b&oomacr_;&thlig_;), n. [OE. bothe; cf. Icel. būð, Dan. & Sw. bod, MHG. buode, G. bude, baude; from the same root as AS. būan to dwell, E. boor, bower, be; cf. Bohem. bauda, Pol. buda, Russ. budka, Lith. buda, W. bwth, pl. bythod, Gael. buth, Ir. both.] 1. A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation. Camden.
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Boot"hale` (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [Boot, for booty + hale.] To forage for booty; to plunder. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Boot"hose` (&unr_;), n. 1. Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots. Shak.
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Booth"y (&unr_;), n. See Bothy.
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Boot"i*kin (&unr_;), n. [Boot + -kin.] 1. A little boot, legging, or gaiter.
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Boot"ing, n. Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty. [Obs.] Sir. J. Harrington.
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Boot"ing, n. 1. A kind of torture. See Boot, n., 2.
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Boot"less (&unr_;), a. [From Boot profit.] Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success. Chaucer.
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Boot"lick` (&unr_;), n. A toady; a bootlicker. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.
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Boot"mak`er (&unr_;), n. One who makes boots. -- Boot"mak`ing, n.
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Boot"top`ping (&unr_;), n. 1. (Naut.) 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.
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Boot"tree` (&unr_;), n. [Boot + tree wood, timber.] 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.
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Boo"ty (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Icel. b&ymacr_;ti exchange, barter, Sw. byte barter, booty, Dan. bytte; akin to D. buit booty, G. beute, and fr. Icel. byta, Sw. byta, Dan. bytte, to distribute, exchange. The Scandinavian word was influenced in English by boot profit.] That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage. Milton.
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To play booty, 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. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
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booyong n. large tree (Heritiera trifoliolata or Terrietia trifoliolata) of Australasia.
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Booze (b&oomacr_;z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boozed (b&oomacr_;zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Boozing.] [D. buizen; akin to G. bausen, and perh. fr. D. buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.] To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple. [Written also bouse, and boose.] Landor.
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This is better than boozing in public houses. H. R. Haweis.
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Bo*peep" (&unr_;), n. [Bo + peep.] 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.
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I for sorrow sung,
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Bor"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being bored. [R.]
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Bo*rach"te (&unr_;), n. [Sp. borracha a leather bottle for wine, borracho drunk, fr. borra a lamb.] A large leather bottle for liquors, etc., made of the skin of a goat or other animal. Hence: A drunkard. [Obs.]
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You're an absolute borachio. Congreve.
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Bo*rac"ic (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. boracique. See Borax.] Pertaining to, or produced from, borax; containing boron; boric; as, boracic acid.
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Bo"ra*cite (&unr_;), n. (Min.) A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium chloride.
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Bo"ra*cous (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) Relating to, or obtained from, borax; containing borax.
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Bor"age (&unr_;), n. [OE. borage (cf. F. bourrache, It. borraggine, borrace, LL. borago, borrago, LGr. &unr_;), fr. LL. borra, F. bourre, hair of beasts, flock; so called from its hairy leaves.] (Bot.) A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis), which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent and diaphoretic.
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Bor"age*wort` (&unr_;), n. Plant of the Borage family.
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Bo*rag`i*na"ceous (&unr_;), a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants (Boraginaceæ) which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
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Bor`a*gin"e*ous (&unr_;), a. (Bot.) Relating to the Borage tribe; boraginaceous.
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Bo"rate (&unr_;), n. [From Boric.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.
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Bo"rax (&unr_;), n. [OE. boras, fr. F. borax, earlier spelt borras; cf. LL. borax, Sp. borraj; all fr. Ar. b&unr_;rag, fr. Pers. b&unr_;rah.] 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 tincal. Borax is a pyroborate or tetraborate of sodium, Na2B4O7.10H2O.
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Bor"bo*rygm (&unr_;), n. [F. borborygme, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to rumble in the bowels.] (Med.) A rumbling or gurgling noise produced by wind in the bowels. Dunglison.
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Bord (&unr_;), n. [See Board, n.] 1. A board; a table. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bord (&unr_;), n. See Bourd. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bord"age (&unr_;), n. [LL. bordagium.] The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his cottage.
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The cottar, the bordar, and the laborer were bound to aid in the work of the home farm. J. R. Green.
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Bor*deaux" (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France. -- n. A claret wine from Bordeaux.
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Bor*deaux" mix"ture. (Hort.) 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.
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Bor"del*lo (&unr_;), n. a building where prostitutes are available for hire; a brothel.
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Bor"der (&unr_;), n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See Board, n., and cf. Bordure.] 1. The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.
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Upon the borders of these solitudes. Bentham.
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In the borders of death. Barrow.
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Border land, land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as, the border land of science. -- The Border, The Borders, specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent. -- Over the border, across the boundary line or frontier.
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Bor"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bordered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bordering.] 1. To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; -- with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.
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Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly. Abp. Tillotson.
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Bor"der, v. t. 1. To make a border for; to furnish with a border, as for ornament; as, to border a garment or a garden.
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Bord"land` (&unr_;), n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + land.] (O. Eng. Law) Either land held by a bordar, or the land which a lord kept for the maintenance of his board, or table. Spelman.
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{ Bord"rag (&unr_;), Bord"ra`ging (&unr_;), } n. [Perh. from OE. bord, for border + raging. Cf. Bodrage.] An incursion upon the borders of a country; a raid. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bore (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bored (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Boring.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan. bore, D. boren, OHG. por&unr_;n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. &unr_; to plow, Zend bar. √91.] 1. 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, to bore a plank.
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Bo"re*al (&unr_;), a. [L. borealis: cf. F. boréal. See Boreas.] 1. Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind; as, a boreal bird; a boreal blast.
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Bore"cole` (&unr_;), n. [Cf. D. boerenkool (lit.) husbandman's cabbage.] 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.
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Bo"ric (&unr_;), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.
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Born (bôrn), p. p. & a. [See Bear, v. t.] 1. Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.
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Borne (bōrn), p. p. of Bear. Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See Bear, v. t.
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Bor"ne*ol (&unr_;), n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (Dryobalanops camphora), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, and camphol.
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Bor"nite (&unr_;), n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.] (Min.) A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface.
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Bo`ro*flu"or*ide (&unr_;), n. [Boron + fluoride.] (Chem.) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element, or radical; -- called also fluoboride, and formerly fluoborate.
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Bo"ron (bō"r&obreve_;n), n. [See Borax.] (Chem.) 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 B.
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Bor"ough (&unr_;), n. [OE. burgh, burw, boru, port, town, burrow, AS. burh, burg; akin to Icel., Sw., & Dan. borg, OS. & D. burg, OHG. puruc, purc, MHG. burc, G. burg, Goth. baúrgs; and from the root of AS. beorgan to hide, save, defend, G. bergen; or perh. from that of AS. beorg hill, mountain. √95. See Bury, v. t., and cf. Burrow, Burg, Bury, n., Burgess, Iceberg, Borrow, Harbor, Hauberk.] 1. 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. Burrill. Erskine.
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Bor"ough, n. [See Borrow.] (O. Eng. Law) (a) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other. (b) The pledge or surety thus given. Blackstone. Tomlins.
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Bor"ough-Eng"lish (&unr_;), n. (Eng. Law) 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. Blackstone.
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Bor"rel (&unr_;), n. [OF. burel a kind of coarse woolen cloth, fr. F. bure drugget. See Bureau. Rustic and common people dressed in this cloth, which was prob. so called from its color.] 1. Coarse woolen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bor"rel, a. [Prob. from Borrel, n.] Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bor"row (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Borrowed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Borrowing.] [OE. borwen, AS. borgian, fr. borg, borh, pledge; akin to D. borg, G. borg; prob. fr. root of AS. beorgan to protect. &unr_;95. See 1st Borough.] 1. 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 lend.
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It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above. Milton.
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The borrowed majesty of England. Shak.
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Any drop thou borrowedst from thy mother. Shak.
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borscht n. [Yiddish borscht, fr. Russian] 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 shchi.
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Bors"hold`er (&unr_;), n. [OE. borsolder; prob. fr. AS. borg, gen. borges, pledge + ealdor elder. See Borrow, and Elder, a.] (Eng. Law) The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d Borough); the headborough; a parish constable. Spelman.
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Bo"ru*ret (&unr_;), n. (Chem.) A boride. [Obs.]
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‖Bos (&unr_;), prop. n. [L., ox, cow.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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‖bo"sa (bō"z&adot_;), n. [Ar. būza, Pers. būzah: cf. F. bosan.] A drink, used in the East. See Boza.
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Bosh (&unr_;), n. [Cf. G. posse joke, trifle; It. bozzo a rough stone, bozzetto a rough sketch, s-bozzo a rough draught, sketch.] Figure; outline; show. [Obs.]
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Bos"om (b&oobreve_;z"ŭm; 277), n. [AS. bōsm; akin to D. bozem, Fries. bōsm, OHG. puosum, G. busen, and prob. E. bough.] 1. The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.
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If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom. Job xxxi. 33.
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To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. Pope.
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Bos*po"ri*an (&unr_;), a. [L. Bosporus, G. Bo`sporos, lit., ox-ford, the ox's or heifer's ford, on account of Io's passage here as a heifer; fr. boy^s ox, heifer + po`ros ford.] Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus.
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Bos"po*rus (b&obreve_;s"p&ouptack_;*rŭs), n. [L.] A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as, the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof. [Written also Bosphorus.]
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Boss (b&obreve_;s; 115), n.; pl. Bosses (-&ebreve_;z). [OE. boce, bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin; cf. OHG. bōzo tuft, bunch, OHG. bōzan, MHG. bôzen, to beat. See Beat, and cf. Botch a swelling.] 1. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
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Boss"age (&unr_;), n. [F. bossage, fr. bosse. See Boss a stud.] 1. (Arch.) A stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape. Gwilt.
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‖Bos"tryx (?), n. [NL.; irreg. fr. Gr. &unr_; a curl.] (Bot.) A form of cymose inflorescence with all the flowers on one side of the rachis, usually causing it to curl; -- called also a uniparous helicoid cyme.
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Botany Bay kino (Med.), an astringent, reddish substance consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian species of Eucalyptus. -- Botany Bay resin (Med.), a resin of reddish yellow color, resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian species of Xanthorrhæa, esp. the grass tree (Xanthorrhæa hastilis).
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Botch (&unr_;), n.; pl. Botches (&unr_;). [Same as Boss a stud. For senses 2 & 3 cf. D. botsen to beat, akin to E. beat.] 1. A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection; a boil; an eruptive disease. [Obs. or Dial.]
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Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss. Milton.
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To leave no rubs nor botches in the work. Shak.
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Botch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Botched (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Botching.] [See Botch, n.] 1. To mark with, or as with, botches.
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Young Hylas, botched with stains. Garth.
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Sick bodies . . . to be kept and botched up for a time. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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For treason botched in rhyme will be thy bane. Dryden.
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Botch"ed*ly (&unr_;), adv. In a clumsy manner.
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Botch"er*ly, a. Bungling; awkward. [R.]
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Botch"er*y (&unr_;), n. A botching, or that which is done by botching; clumsy or careless workmanship.
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Botch"y (&unr_;), a. Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done. “This botchy business.” Bp. Watson.
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Bote (&unr_;), n. [Old form of boot; -- used in composition. See 1st Boot.] (Law) (a) Compensation; amends; satisfaction; expiation; as, man bote, a compensation or a man slain. (b) Payment of any kind. Bouvier. (c) A privilege or allowance of necessaries.
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Bote"less, a. Unavailing; in vain. See Bootless.
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Bot"fly` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A dipterous insect of the family (Estridæ, 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 (Gastrophilus equi), the larvæ of which (bots) 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 Gadfly.
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Both (&unr_;), a. or pron. [OE. bothe, ba&unr_;e, fr. Icel. bā&unr_;ir; akin to Dan. baade, Sw. båda, Goth. baj&unr_;&unr_;s, OHG. beid&unr_;, b&unr_;d&unr_;, G. & D. beide, also AS. begen, bā, b&unr_;, Goth. bai, and Gr. &unr_;, L. ambo, Lith. abà, OSlav. oba, Skr. ubha. √310. Cf. Amb-.] The one and the other; the two; the pair, without exception of either.
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She alone is heir to both of us. Shak.
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Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant. Gen. xxi. 27.
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He will not bear the loss of his rank, because he can bear the loss of his estate; but he will bear both, because he is prepared for both. Bolingbroke.
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Thy weal and woe are both of them extremes. Shak.
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This said, they both betook them several ways. Milton.
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Both, conj. As well; not only; equally.
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Both precedes the first of two coördinate words or phrases, and is followed by and before the other, both . . . and . . . ; 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 coördinate words, connected by and expressed or understood.
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To judge both quick and dead. Milton.
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To whom bothe heven and erthe and see is sene. Chaucer.
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Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound. Goldsmith.
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Both"er (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bothered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bothering.] [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I vex.] To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.
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Both"er*er (&unr_;), n. One who bothers.
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Both"-hands` (&unr_;), n. A factotum. [R.]
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‖Both*ren"chy*ma (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; pit + &unr_; something poured in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Bot.) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
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{ Both"y (&unr_;) Booth"y } (&unr_;) n.; pl. -ies (&unr_;) [Scottish. Cf. Booth.] 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. [Scot.]
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‖Bo`to*cu"dos (&unr_;), n. pl. [Pg. botoque stopple. So called because they wear a wooden plug in the pierced lower lip.] A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted for their use of poisons; -- also called Aymborés.
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Bo" tree` (&unr_;). (Bot.) 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.
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Bot"ry*o*gen (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; cluster of grapes + -gen.] (Min.) A hydrous sulphate of iron of a deep red color. It often occurs in botryoidal form.
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{ Bot"ry*oid (&unr_;), Bot`ry*oid"al (&unr_;), } a. [Gr. &unr_; cluster of grapes + -oid.] 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, botryoidal hematite.
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Bot"ry*o*lite (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; cluster of grapes + -lite.] (Min.) A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure.
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Bots (&unr_;), n. pl. [Cf. Gael. botus belly worm, boiteag maggot.] (Zoöl.) The larvæ of several species of botfly, especially those larvæ which infest the stomach, throat, or intestines of the horse, and are supposed to be the cause of various ailments. [Written also botts.] See Illust. of Botfly.
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Bot"tle (&unr_;), n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille, F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta, flask. Cf. Butt a cask.] 1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for holding liquids.
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Bottle ale, bottled ale. [Obs.] Shak. -- Bottle brush, a cylindrical brush for cleansing the interior of bottles. -- Bottle fish (Zoöl.), a kind of deep-sea eel (Saccopharynx ampullaceus), remarkable for its baglike gullet, which enables it to swallow fishes two or three times its won size. -- Bottle flower. (Bot.) Same as Bluebottle. -- Bottle glass, a coarse, green glass, used in the manufacture of bottles. Ure. -- Bottle gourd (Bot.), the common gourd or calabash (Lagenaria Vulgaris), whose shell is used for bottles, dippers, etc. -- Bottle grass (Bot.), a nutritious fodder grass (Setaria glauca and Setaria viridis); -- called also foxtail, and green foxtail. -- Bottle tit (Zoöl.), the European long-tailed titmouse; -- so called from the shape of its nest. -- Bottle tree (Bot.), an Australian tree (Sterculia rupestris), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen, trunk. -- Feeding bottle, Nursing bottle, a bottle with a rubber nipple (generally with an intervening tube), used in feeding infants.
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Bot"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bottled (&unr_;) p. pr. & vb. n. Bottling (&unr_;).] To put into bottles; to inclose in, or as in, a bottle or bottles; to keep or restrain as in a bottle; as, to bottle wine or porter; to bottle up one's wrath.
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Bot"tle, n. [OE. botel, OF. botel, dim. of F. botte; cf. OHG. bozo bunch. See Boss stud.] A bundle, esp. of hay. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. Shak.
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Bot"tled (&unr_;), a. 1. Put into bottles; inclosed in bottles; pent up in, or as in, a bottle.
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Bot"tle*hold`er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge.
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Bot"tle-nose` Bot"tle-nosed` dolphin (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) 1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of Europe. Also Tursiops truncatus -- a synonym?
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Bot"tom (b&obreve_;t"tŭm), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh`n (for fyqmh`n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir. bonn sole of the foot, W. bon stem, base. √257. Cf. 4th Found, Fund, n.] 1. The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.
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Or dive into the bottom of the deep. Shak.
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2. 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.
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At bottom, At the bottom, at the foundation or basis; in reality. “He was at the bottom a good man.” J. F. Cooper. -- To be at the bottom of, to be the cause or originator of; to be the source of. [Usually in an opprobrious sense.] J. H. Newman.
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Bou"get (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. bougette sack, bag. Cf. Budget.] (Her.) A charge representing a leather vessel for carrying water; -- also called water bouget.
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Bough (&unr_;), n. [OE. bogh, AS. bōg, bōh, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel. bōgr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.&unr_; ( for &unr_; ) forearm, Skr. bāhu (for bhāghu) arm. √88, 251. Cf. Bow of a ship.]
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Bought (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Dan. bugt bend, turning, Icel. bug&unr_;a. Cf. Bight, Bout, and see Bow to bend.]
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The boughts of the fore legs. Sir T. Browne.
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Bought (&unr_;), imp. & p. p. of Buy.
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‖Bou*gie" (&unr_;), n. [F. bougie wax candle, bougie, fr. Bougie, Bugia, a town of North Africa, from which these candles were first imported into Europe.]
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‖Bou*gie" dé`ci`male" (?). [F., lit., decimal candle.] 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 decimal candle.
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‖Bou`illi" (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. bouillir to boil.] (Cookery) 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.
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Boul (b&oomacr_;l), n. A curved handle. Sir W. Scott.
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Bou*lan"ger*ite (&unr_;), n. [From Boulanger, a French mineralogist.] (Min.) A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually in plumose masses, also compact. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead.
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Boul"der (bōl"d&etilde_;r), n. Same as Bowlder.
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{ Boule (&unr_;), Boule"work` } (&unr_;), n. Same as Buhl, Buhlwork.
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Bou"le (?), n. [Gr. &unr_;.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A legislative council of elders or chiefs; a senate. The boule of Homeric times was an aristocratic body of princes and leaders, merely advisory to the king. The Athenian boule of Solon's time was an elective senate of 400, acting as a check on the popular ecclesia, 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.
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‖Boule`verse`ment" (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. bouleverser to overthrow.] Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.
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{ Boul"tel (&unr_;), Boul"tin } (&unr_;), n. (Arch.) (a) 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. (b) One of the shafts of a clustered column. [Written also bowtel, boltel, boultell, etc.]
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Boul"ter (&unr_;), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A long, stout fishing line to which many hooks are attached.
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Boun (&unr_;), a. [See Bound ready.] Ready; prepared; destined; tending. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bounce (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bounced (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bouncing (&unr_;).] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative origin.]
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Bounced off his arm+chair. Thackeray.
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Bounce, v. t. 1. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump. Swift.
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The bounce burst open the door. Dryden.
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This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me. Bickerstaff.
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The stone must be a bouncer. De Quincey.
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Bouncing Bet (Bot.), the common soapwort (Saponaria officinalis). Harper's Mag.
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Bound (bound), n. [OE. bounde, bunne, OF. bonne, bonde, bodne, F. borne, fr. LL. bodina, bodena, bonna; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bonn boundary, limit, and boden, bod, a tuft or cluster of trees, by which a boundary or limit could be marked. Cf. Bourne.] 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.
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He hath compassed the waters with bounds. Job xxvi. 10.
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And mete the bounds of hate and love. Tennyson.
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Bound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bounding.]
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Bound, v. i. [F. bondir to leap, OF. bondir, bundir, to leap, resound, fr. L. bombitare to buzz, hum, fr. bombus a humming, buzzing. See Bomb.]
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Before his lord the ready spaniel bounds. Pope.
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And the waves bound beneath me as a steed
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Bound bailiff (Eng. Law), a sheriff's officer who serves writs, makes arrests, etc. The sheriff being answerable for the bailiff's misdemeanors, the bailiff is usually under bond for the faithful discharge of his trust. -- Bound up in, entirely devoted to; inseparable from.
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Bound, a. [Past p. of OE. bounen to prepare, fr. boun ready, prepared, fr. Icel. būinn, p. p. of būa to dwell, prepare; akin to E. boor and bower. See Bond, a., and cf. Busk, v.] Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz. “The mariner bound homeward.” Cowper.
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That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth and Meath. Macaulay.
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Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our thoughts. Locke.
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This holy word, that teacheth us truly our bounden duty toward our Lord God in every point. Ridley.
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I am much bounden to your majesty. Shak.
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Bound"less, a. Without bounds or confines; illimitable; vast; unlimited. “The boundless sky.” Bryant. “The boundless ocean.” Dryden. “Boundless rapacity.” “Boundless prospect of gain.” Macaulay.
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Boun"te*ous (&unr_;), a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.] Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production.
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God, the bountiful Author of our being. Locke.
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Bou*quet" (&unr_;), n. [F. bouquet bunch, bunch of flowers, trees, feathers, for bousquet, bosquet, thicket, a little wood, dim. of LL. boscus. See Bush thicket, and cf. Bosket, Busket.]
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bourtree n. common black-fruited shrub or small tree (Sambucus nigra) of Europe and Asia; -- the fruit is used for wines and jellies.
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Bouse (&unr_;), v. i. To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze. See Booze.
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‖Bou`stro*phe"don (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; turning like oxen in plowing; &unr_; to turn.] 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.
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Bousy (&unr_;), a. Drunken; sotted; boozy.
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Bout (&unr_;), n. [A different spelling and application of bought bend.]
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In notes with many a winding bout
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The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that I am in no danger of starving for this bout. Goldsmith.
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The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one bout with you; he can not by the duello avoid it. Shak.
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Bou*tade" (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. bouter to thrust. See Butt.] An outbreak; a caprice; a whim. [Obs.]
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‖Bou`ton`nière" (&unr_;), n. [F., buttonhole.] A bouquet worn in a buttonhole.
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‖Bouts`-ri*més" (&unr_;), n. pl. [F. bout end + rimé rhymed.] Words that rhyme, proposed as the ends of verses, to be filled out by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are offered.
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Bo"vate (&unr_;), n. [LL. bovata, fr. bos, bovis, ox.] (O. Eng. Law.) 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.
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Bo"vey coal` (&unr_;). (Min.) A kind of mineral coal, or brown lignite, burning with a weak flame, and generally a disagreeable odor; -- found at Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, England. It is of geological age of the oölite, and not of the true coal era.
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Bo"vid (&unr_;), a. [L. bos, bovis, ox, cow.] (Zoöl.) Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus Bos is the type.
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The bovine gaze of gaping rustics. W. Black.
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Bow (bou), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bowing.] [OE. bowen, bogen, bugen, AS. būgan (generally v. i.); akin to D. buigen, OHG. biogan, G. biegen, beugen, Icel. boginn bent, beygja to bend, Sw. böja, Dan. böie, bugne, Coth. biugan; also to L. fugere to flee, Gr. &unr_;, and Skr. bhuj to bend. √88. Cf. Fugitive.]
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1. To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
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We bow things the contrary way, to make them come to their natural straightness. Milton.
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The whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind of tyranny. Prescott.
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Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion. Bacon.
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Not to bow and bias their opinions. Fuller.
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They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 2 Kings ii. 15.
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Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave. Shak.
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Bow (bou), v. i. 1. To bend; to curve. [Obs.]
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O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. Ps. xcv. 6.
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Bow (bō), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. būgan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See Bow, v. t.]
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I do set my bow in the cloud. Gen. ix. 13.
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Bow bearer (O. Eng. Law), an under officer of the forest who looked after trespassers. -- Bow drill, a drill worked by a bow and string. -- Bow instrument (Mus.), any stringed instrument from which the tones are produced by the bow. -- Bow window (Arch.) See Bay window. -- To draw a long bow, to lie; to exaggerate. [Colloq.]
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Bow (bō), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bowed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bowing.] To play (music) with a bow. -- v. i. To manage the bow.
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Bow (bō), n. [Icel. bōgr shoulder, bow of a ship. See Bough.]
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Bow chaser (Naut.), a gun in the bow for firing while chasing another vessel. Totten.
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Bow"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced; yielding. [Obs.]
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Bow"bell` (&unr_;), n. One born within hearing distance of Bow-bells; a cockney. Halliwell.
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Bow"bent` (&unr_;), a. Bent, like a bow. Milton.
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It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones . . . that a Bowdlerized version of it would be hardly intelligible as a tale. F. Harrison.
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Bow"el (?), n. [OE. bouel, bouele, OF. boel, boele, F. boyau, fr. L. botellus a small sausage, in LL. also intestine, dim. of L. botulus sausage.]
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Bow"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boweled or Bowelled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Boweling or Bowelling.] To take out the bowels of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.
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Bo"wer (&unr_;), n. [From Bow, v. & n.]
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Right bower, the knave of the trump suit, the highest card (except the “Joker”) in the game. -- Left bower, the knave of the other suit of the same color as the trump, being the next to the right bower in value. -- Best bower or Joker, 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.
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Bow"er, n. [OE. bour, bur, room, dwelling, AS. būr, fr. the root of AS. būan to dwell; akin to Icel. būr chamber, storehouse, Sw. būr cage, Dan. buur, OHG. pūr room, G. bauer cage, bauer a peasant. √97] Cf.Boor, Byre.]
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Bow"er, v. t. To embower; to inclose. Shak.
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Bow"er-Barff" proc`ess . (Metal.) 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° F. in a closed space, a coating containing more or less of the ferric oxide (Fe2O3) and the subsequent change of this in a reduced atmosphere to the magnetic oxide (Fe2O4).
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Bow"er bird` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), 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.
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Bow"er*y, n.; pl. Boweries (&unr_;). [D. bouwerij.] A farm or plantation with its buildings. [U. S. Hist.]
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Bowl (bōl), n. [OE. bolle, AS. bolla; akin to Icel. bolli, Dan. bolle, G. bolle, and perh. to E. boil a tumor. Cf. Boll.]
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{ Bowl"der, Boul"der (&unr_;), } n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.]
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Bow"line (&unr_;), n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. böglïna&unr_;, Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or side of the sail. See Bow (of a ship), and Line.] (Naut.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled.
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Bowline bridles, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened to the leech of the sail. -- Bowline knot. See Illust. under Knot. -- On a bowline, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; -- said of a ship.
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Bowl"ing (&unr_;), n. The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.
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Bowling alley, a covered place for playing at bowls or tenpins. -- Bowling green, 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.
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Bowls (bōlz), n. pl. See Bowl, a ball, a game.
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Bow"man (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bowmen (&unr_;). A man who uses a bow; an archer.
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The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen. Jer. iv. 29.
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Bowman's root. (Bot.) See Indian physic, under Indian.
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Bow"man (&unr_;), n. (Naut.) The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.
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Bowne (&unr_;), v. t. [See Boun.] To make ready; to prepare; to dress. [Obs.]
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We will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. Sir W. Scott.
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Bow" net` (&unr_;). 1. A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.
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2. A net for catching birds. J. H. Walsh.
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Bow" oar` (&unr_;). 1. The oar used by the bowman.
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2. One who rows at the bow of a boat.
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Bow"-pen` (&unr_;), n. Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. See Bow-compass.
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Bow"-pen`cil (&unr_;), n. Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil.
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Bow"-saw` (&unr_;), n. A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.
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Bowse (&unr_;), v. i. [See Booze, and Bouse.]
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1. To carouse; to bouse; to booze. De Quincey.
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2. (Naut.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.
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Bowse, n. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
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Bow"shot` (&unr_;), n. The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
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Bow"sprit` (&unr_;), n. [Bow + sprit; akin to D. boegspriet; boeg bow of a ship + spriet, E. sprit, also Sw. bogspröt, G. bugspriet.] (Naut.) A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
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Bows"sen (&unr_;), v. t. To drench; to soak; especially, to immerse (in water believed to have curative properties). [Obs.]
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There were many bowssening places, for curing of mad men.
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Bow"string` (&unr_;), n. 1. The string of a bow.
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2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
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Bowstring bridge, 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. -- Bowstring girder, an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting its two ends. -- Bowstring hemp (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made. Balfour.
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Bow"string` (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowstringed (&unr_;) or Bowstrung (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bowstringing.] To strangle with a bowstring.
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Bow"stringed` (&unr_;), p. a. 1. Furnished with bowstring.
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2. Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.
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Bow"tel (&unr_;), n. See Boultel.
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Bow"wow` (&unr_;), n. An onomatopoetic name for a dog or its bark. -- a. Onomatopoetic; as, the bowwow theory of language; a bowwow word. [Jocose.]
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Bow"yer (&unr_;), n. [From Bow, like lawyer from law.]
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1. An archer; one who uses bow.
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2. One who makes or sells bows.
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Box (b&obreve_;ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Box a case.] (Bot.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (Buxus suffruticosa), 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.
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Box elder, the ash-leaved maple (Negundo aceroides), of North America. -- Box holly, the butcher's broom (Russus aculeatus). -- Box thorn, a shrub (Lycium barbarum). -- Box tree, the tree variety of the common box.
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Box, n.; pl. Boxes (&unr_;) [As. box a small case or vessel with a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. büchse; fr. L. buxus boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a tree, Bushel.] 1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
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2. The quantity that a box contain.
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3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
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Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage. Dorset.
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The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges. Dryden.
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4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
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Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
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5. A small country house. “A shooting box.” Wilson.
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Tight boxes neatly sashed. Cowper.
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6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
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7. (Mach) (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing. (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
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8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
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9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift. “A Christmas box.” Dickens.
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10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
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11. (Zoöl.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
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&hand_; Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
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Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have the form of a long box. -- Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and inclosed on the sides to protect its contents. -- Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals, to preserve its proper position. -- Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a heavy cape to carry off the rain. -- Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or other parts in machinery. -- Box crab (Zoöl.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which, when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box. -- Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides, and with flat top and bottom. -- Box girder (Arch.), a box beam. -- Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between collars on another. R. W. Raymond. -- Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead, and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc. -- Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the left. -- Box turtle or Box tortoise (Zoöl.), a land tortoise or turtle of the genera Cistudo and Emys; -- 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. Emerson. -- In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in difficulty. (Colloq.) -- In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element; awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) Ridley (1554)
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Box, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boxed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Boxing.]
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1. To inclose in a box.
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2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
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3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
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To box a tree, to make an incision or hole in a tree for the purpose of procuring the sap. -- To box off, to divide into tight compartments. -- To box up. (a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed up twelve score pounds. (b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.
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Box, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf. Pash.] A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
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A good-humored box on the ear. W. Irving.
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Box, v. i. To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
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Box, v. t. To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
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Box, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.] To boxhaul.
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To box off (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback. -- To box the compass (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points of the compass in their order.
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Box"ber`ry (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) The wintergreen. (Gaultheria procumbens). [Local, U.S.]
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boxed adj. 1. (Printing) enclosed in or set off by a border or box; as, boxed sections of the report; boxed announcements in the newspaper.
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Box"en (b&obreve_;ks"'n), a. Made of boxwood; pertaining to, or resembling, the box (Buxus). [R.]
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The faded hue of sapless boxen leaves. Dryden.
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Box"er (b&obreve_;ks"&etilde_;r), n. One who packs boxes.
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Box"er, n. One who boxes; a pugilist.
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Box"er, n. A breed of dog.
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Box"fish` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The trunkfish.
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Box"haul` (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boxhauled (&unr_;).] (Naut.) 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). Totten.
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Box"haul`ing, n. (Naut.) A method of going from one tack to another. See Boxhaul.
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Box"ing, n. 1. The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation.
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2. Material used in making boxes or casings.
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3. Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.
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4. (Arch.) The external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form.
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Box"ing, n. The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring; pugilism. Blackstone.
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Boxing glove, a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement.
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Box"ing day`. 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 boxing night. [Eng.]
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Box"-i`ron (&unr_;), n. A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within.
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Box"keep`er (&unr_;), n. An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.
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Box kite. 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 Hargrave kite, or cellular kite.
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boxlike boxy adj. resembling a box in rectangularity.
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box-number n. the mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent.
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Box tail. (Aëronautics) In a flying machine, a tail or rudder, usually fixed, resembling a box kite.
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Box"thorn` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Lycium, esp. Lycium barbarum.
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Box"wood` (&unr_;), n. The wood of the box (Buxus).
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Boy (&unr_;), n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.
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My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott.
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&hand_; Boy 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.
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He reverted again and again to the labor difficulty, and spoke of importing boys from Capetown. Frances Macnab.
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Boy bishop, 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. -- The Old Boy, the Devil. [Slang] -- Yellow boys, guineas. [Slang, Eng.] -- Boy's love, a popular English name of Southernwood (Artemisia abrotonum); -- called also lad's love. -- Boy's play, childish amusements; anything trifling.
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Boy, v. t. To act as a boy; -- in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.
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{ Bo*yar" (&unr_;), Bo*yard" (&unr_;), } n. [Russ. boiárin'.] A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania.
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&hand_; English writers sometimes call Russian landed proprietors boyars.
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‖Boy"au (&unr_;), n.; pl. Boyaux or Boyaus (&unr_;). [F. boyau gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See Bowel.] (Fort.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.
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Boy"cott` (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boycotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boycotting.] [From Captain Boycott, a land agent in Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880.] 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.
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Boy"cott, n. 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.
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Boy"cott`er (&unr_;), n. A participant in boycotting.
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Boy"de*kin (&unr_;), n. A dagger; a bodkin. [Obs.]
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Boy"er (&unr_;), n. [D. boeijer; -- so called because these vessels were employed for laying the boeijen, or buoys: cf. F. boyer. See Buoy.] (Naut.) A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end. Sir W. Raleigh.
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Boy"hood (&unr_;), n. [Boy + -hood.] The state of being a boy; the time during which one is a boy. Hood.
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Boy"ish, a. Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile.
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A boyish, odd conceit. Baillie.
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Boy"ish*ly, adv. In a boyish manner; like a boy.
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Boy"ism (&unr_;), n. 1. Boyhood. [Obs.] T. Warton.
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Boyle's" law` (&unr_;). See under Law.
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boylike adj. same as boyish.
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Boyne n. 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.
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boys-and-girls n. (Bot.) a Eurafrican annual (Mercurialis annua) naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic.
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Boy scout. Orig., a member of the “Boy Scouts,” an organization of boys founded in 1908, by Sir R. S. S. Baden-Powell, 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 “The Boy Scouts of America” 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, tenderfoot, second-class scout, and first-class scout.
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boysenberry n. 1. a cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a raspberrylike flavor.
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‖Bo"za (&unr_;), n. [See Bosa.] 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. [Written also bosa, bozah, bouza.]
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bra n. same as brassiere.
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Bra*bant"ine (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to Brabant, an ancient province of the Netherlands.
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Brab"ble (&unr_;), v. i. [D. brabbelen to talk confusedly. √95. Cf. Blab, Babble.] To clamor; to contest noisily. [R.]
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Brac"cate (&unr_;), a.[L. bracatus wearing breeches, fr. bracae breeches.] (Zoöl.) Furnished with feathers which conceal the feet.
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Brace (&unr_;), n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. &unr_;.] 1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
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The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in that. Derham.
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The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its brace or tension. Holder.
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5. (Print.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.
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He is said to have shot . . . fifty brace of pheasants. Addison.
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A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for learning and religion, now appeared in the church. Fuller.
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I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces. Thackeray.
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Brace (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braced (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bracing.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.
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And welcome war to brace her drums. Campbell.
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The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet. Locke.
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Some who spurs had first braced on. Sir W. Scott.
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A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced. Fairfax.
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Brace"let (&unr_;), n. [F. bracelet, dim. of OF. bracel armlet, prop. little arm, dim. of bras arm, fr. L. bracchium. See Brace,n.] 1. An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.
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Brach (brăk), n. [OE. brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. brache, F. braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G. bracke; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr. L. fragrare to smell.] A bitch of the hound kind. Shak.
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‖Brach*el"y*tra (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (&unr_;) short + &unr_; a covering.] (Zoöl.) A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles.
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‖Brach"i*a (&unr_;), n. pl. See Brachium.
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‖Brach`i*a"ta (&unr_;), n. pl. [See Brachiate.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See Crinoidea.
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‖Brach"i*um (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bracchia (&unr_;). [L. brachium or bracchium, arm.] (Anat.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.
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Bra*chyg"ra*pher (&unr_;), n. A writer in short hand; a stenographer.
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Bra*chyg"ra*phy (&unr_;), n. [Gr. brachy`s short + -graphy: cf. F. brachygraphie.] Stenography. B. Jonson.
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‖Bra*chyp"te*ra (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; short-winged; brachy`s short + &unr_; feather, wing.] (Zoöl.) A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles.
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Bra*chys"to*chrone (&unr_;), n. [Incorrect for brachistochrone, fr. Gr. bra`chistos shortest (superl. of brachy`s short) + &unr_; time : cf. F. brachistochrone. ] (Math.) 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 curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid.
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‖Brach`y*u"ra (&unr_;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. brachy`s short + o'yra` tail.] (Zoöl.) 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. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix.
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{ Brach`y*u"ral (&unr_;), Brach`y*u"rous (&unr_;) }, a. [Cf. F. brachyure.] (Zoöl.) Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the Brachyura.
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Bra"cing (&unr_;), a. Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.
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Stain or brack in her sweet reputation. J. Fletcher.
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Brack, n. [D. brak, adj., salt; cf. LG. wrak refuse, G. brack.] Salt or brackish water. [Obs.] Drayton.
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Brack"et (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette, Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim. fr. L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop, support; of unknown origin. Cf. Breeches.]
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7. (Gunnery) 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, to establish a bracket. 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 fork.
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Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall, column, etc.
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Brack"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bracketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bracketing] 1. To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets.
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Brack"ish (&unr_;), a. [See Brack salt water.] Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.
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Bract (&unr_;), n. [See Bractea.] (Bot.) (a) A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises. (b) Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower.
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‖Brac"te*a (&unr_;), n. [L., a thin plate of metal or wood, gold foil.] (Bot.) A bract.
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Brad (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point, spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See Bristle, n.] 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.
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bra`dy*ki"nin n. a hypotensive tissue hormone (C50H73N15O11) 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: Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg. MI11
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Brag"gard*ism (&unr_;), n. [See Braggart.] Boastfulness; act of bragging. Shak.
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Brag"get (&unr_;), n. [OE. braket, bragot, fr. W. bragawd, bragod, fr. brag malt.] A liquor made of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Brah"ma (&unr_;), n. [See Brahman.] 1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
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Braid (brād), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braided; p. pr. & vb. n. Braiding.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach, braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to Icel. bregða, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave, OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. Broid.]
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Brail (&unr_;), n. [OE. brayle furling rope, OF. braiol a band placed around the breeches, fr.F. braies, pl., breeches, fr. L. braca, bracae, breeches, a Gallic word; cf. Arm. bragez. Cf. Breeches.]
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Brain (brān), n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, brægen; akin to LG. brägen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. bre`gma, brechmo`s, the upper part of head, if β = φ. √95.]
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1. (Anat.) 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.
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&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 corpus callosum, while the two halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under side of the brain by the bridge, or pons Varolii.
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2. (Zoöl.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.
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Brain box or Brain case, the bony or cartilaginous case inclosing the brain. -- Brain coral, Brain stone coral (Zoöl), 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 Mæandrina and Diploria. -- Brain fag (Med.), brain weariness. See Cerebropathy. -- Brain fever (Med.), fever in which the brain is specially affected; any acute cerebral affection attended by fever. -- Brain sand, calcareous matter found in the pineal gland.
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Brain (brān), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brained (brānd); p. pr. & vb. n. Braining.]
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1. To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat.
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There thou mayst brain him. Shak.
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It was the swift celerity of the death . . .
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If th' other two be brained like us. Shak.
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{ Braise, Braize } (&unr_;), n. [So called from its iridescent colors.] (Zoöl.) A European marine fish (Pagrus vulgaris) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species. [Also written brazier.]
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{ Braise, Braize }, n. [F.] 1. Charcoal powder; breeze.
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Braise, v. t. [F. braiser, fr. braise coals.] (Cookery) To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan.
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Brait (&unr_;), n. [Cf.W. braith variegated, Ir. breath, breagh, fine, comely.] A rough diamond.
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Brake (brāk), imp. of Break. [Arhaic] Tennyson.
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Brake, n. [OE. brake fern; cf. AS. bracce fern, LG. brake willow bush, Da. bregne fern, G. brach fallow; prob. orig. the growth on rough, broken ground, fr. the root of E. break. See Break, v. t., cf. Bracken, and 2d Brake, n.]
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1. (Bot.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the Pteris aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern.
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Air brake. See Air brake, in the Vocabulary. -- Brake beam or Brake bar, the beam that connects the brake blocks of opposite wheels. -- Brake block. (a) The part of a brake holding the brake shoe. (b) A brake shoe. -- Brake shoe or Brake rubber, the part of a brake against which the wheel rubs. -- Brake wheel, a wheel on the platform or top of a car by which brakes are operated. -- Continuous brake . See under Continuous.
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Brak"y (brāk"&ybreve_;), a. Full of brakes; abounding with brambles, shrubs, or ferns; rough; thorny.
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Bra"ma (&unr_;), n. See Brahma.
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Bram"ble (brăm"b'l), n. [OE. brembil, AS. brēmel, brēmbel, br&aemacr_;mbel (akin to OHG. brāmal), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. brōm. See Broom.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub.
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The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. Shak.
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Bram"ble bush` (b&usdot_;sh`). (Bot.) The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together.
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Bram"bling (&unr_;), n. [OE. bramline. See Bramble, n.] (Zoöl.) The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); -- called also bramble finch and bramble.
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Bran (&unr_;), n. [OE. bren, bran, OF. bren, F. bran, from Celtic; cf. Armor. brenn, Ir. bran, bran, chaff.] 1. 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.
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Branch (&unr_;), n.; pl. Branches (&unr_;). [OE. braunche, F. branche, fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor. brank branch, bough.] 1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.
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His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock. Carew.
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Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear the bit, the cross chains, and the curb. -- Branch herring. See Alewife. -- Root and branch , totally, wholly.
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Branch (&unr_;), a. Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store.
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To branch off, to form a branch or a separate part; to diverge. -- To branch out, 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.
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Brash (brăsh), a. [Cf. Gael. bras or G. barsch harsh, sharp, tart, impetuous, D. barsch, Sw. & Dan. barsk.] Hasty in temper; impetuous. Grose.
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{ Bra"sier, Bra"zier } (&unr_;), n. [OE. brasiere, F. braise live coals. See Brass.] An artificer who works in brass. Franklin.
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Brasque (?), n. [F.] (Metal.) 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 steep.
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Brass (&unr_;), n.; pl. Brasses (&unr_;). [OE. bras, bres, AS. bræs; akin to Icel. bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire, and to E. braze, brazen. Cf. 1st & 2d Braze.] 1. 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.
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Bras`siere" Bras`sière" (br&adot_;*zēr"), n. [F.] 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 bra. It usually has straps which support it from the shoulders, but strapless variants are also made.
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Don't clear out when the quadrilles are over, for we are going to have a breakdown to wind up with. New Eng. Tales.
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Break"er (&unr_;), n. 1. One who, or that which, breaks.
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The breakers were right beneath her bows. Longfellow.
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The wolves will get a breakfast by my death. Dryden.
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First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast. Prior.
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Break"wa`ter (&unr_;), n. 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.
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Bream (&unr_;), n. [OE. breme, brem, F. brême, OF. bresme, of German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G. brassen. Cf. Brasse.]
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Bream, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breamed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Breaming.] [Cf. Broom, and G. ein schiff brennen.] (Naut.) To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
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Breast (br&ebreve_;st), n. [OE. brest, breost, As. breóst; akin to Icel. brjōst, Sw. bröst, Dan. bryst, Goth. brusts, OS. briost, D. borst, G. brust.] 1. The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.
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My brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother. Cant. viii. 1.
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Breast drill, a portable drilling machine, provided with a breastplate, for forcing the drill against the work. -- Breast pang. See Angina pectoris, under Angina. -- To make a clean breast, to disclose the secrets which weigh upon one; to make full confession.
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Breast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Breasting.] To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves.
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Breast"band` (-bănd`), n. A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who heaves the lead in sounding.
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Breath (br&ebreve_;th), n. [OE. breth, breeth, AS. br&aemacr_;ð odor, scent, breath; cf. OHG. brādam steam, vapor, breath, G. brodem, and possibly E. Brawn, and Breed.] 1. 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.
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Breathe (brē&thlig_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Breathed (brē&thlig_;d); p. pr. & vb. n. Breathing.] [From Breath.]
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To breathe again, to take breath; to feel a sense of relief, as from danger, responsibility, or press of business. -- To breathe one's last, to die; to expire. -- To breathe a vein, to open a vein; to let blood. Dryden.
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‖Brec"cia (&unr_;), n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone, fr. F. brèche; of German origin. See Breach.] (Geol.) 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.
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The brecciated appearance of many specimens [of meteorites]. H. A. Newton.
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Bred (&unr_;), imp. & p. p. of Breed.
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Bred out, degenerated. “The strain of man's bred out into baboon and monkey.” Shak. -- Bred to arms. See under Arms. -- Well bred. (a) Of a good family; having a good pedigree. “A gentleman well bred and of good name.” Shak. [Obs., except as applied to domestic animals.] (b) Well brought up, as shown in having good manners; cultivated; refined; polite.
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{ Brede, or Breede } (&unr_;), n. Breadth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Brede (&unr_;), n. [See Braid woven cord.] A braid. [R.]
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Breech (brēch or br&ibreve_;ch; 277), n. [See Breeches.] 1. The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
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Breech, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breeched (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Breeching (&unr_;).] 1. To put into, or clothe with, breeches.
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A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith's youngest boy was breeched. Macaulay.
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2. To cover as with breeches. [Poetic]
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Their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore. Shak.
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Had not a courteous serving man conveyed me away, whilst he went to fetch whips, I think, in my conscience, he would have breeched me. Old Play.
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Breech action. 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.
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Breech"block (&unr_;), n. 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.
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Breech"es (br&ibreve_;ch"&ebreve_;z), n. pl. [OE. brech, brek, AS. brēk, pl. of brōc breech, breeches; akin to Icel. brōk breeches, ODan. brog, D. broek, G. bruch; cf. L. bracae, braccae, which is of Celtic origin. Cf. Brail.] 1. A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
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His jacket was red, and his breeches were blue. Coleridge.
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Breeches buoy, 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. -- Breeches pipe, a forked pipe forming two branches united at one end. -- Knee breeches, breeches coming to the knee, and buckled or fastened there; smallclothes. -- To wear the breeches, to usurp the authority of the husband; -- said of a wife. [Colloq.]
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Breech"ing (&unr_;), n. 1. A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.
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I view the prince with Aristarchus' eyes,
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Breech"load`er (&unr_;), n. A firearm which receives its load at the breech.
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Breech"-load`ing, a. Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.
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{ Breech" pin` (&unr_;), Breech" screw` } (&unr_;). A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.
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Breed (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bred (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Breeding.] [OE. breden, AS. brēdan to nourish, cherish, keep warm, from brōd brood; akin to D. broeden to brood, OHG. bruoten, G. brüten. See Brood.] 1. To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch.
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Yet every mother breeds not sons alike. Shak.
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If the sun breed maggots in a dead dog. Shak.
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Born and bred on the verge of the wilderness. Everett.
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Lest the place
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The kind of animal which you wish to breed from. Gardner.
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Breeze (&unr_;), Breeze" fly` (&unr_;), n. [OE. brese, AS. briósa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D. brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble, L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse, to roar, rush.] (Zoöl.) A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidæ, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written also breese and brize.]
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Breeze, n. [F. brise; akin to It. brezza breeze, Sp. briza, brisa, a breeze from northeast, Pg. briza northeast wind; of uncertain origin; cf. F. bise, Pr. bisa, OHG. bisa, north wind, Arm. biz northeast wind.] 1. A light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing wind.
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Into a gradual calm the breezes sink. Wordsworth.
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Land breeze, a wind blowing from the land, generally at night. -- Sea breeze, a breeze or wind blowing, generally in the daytime, from the sea.
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Breeze (&unr_;), n. [F. braise cinders, live coals. See Brasier.] 1. Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.
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‖Breg"ma (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; the front part of the head: cf. F. bregma.] (Anat.) The point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull.
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‖Bre*lan" (?), n. [F.] (Card Playing) (a) A French gambling game somewhat like poker. (b) In French games, a pair royal, or triplet.
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{ Bren (&unr_;), Bren"ne (&unr_;), } v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Brent (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Brenning.] [See Burn.] To burn. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bren"nage (&unr_;), n. [OF. brenage; cf. LL. brennagium, brenagium. See Bran.] (Old Eng. Law) A tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds.
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bren"schluss, n. [German: end of burning.] (Rocketry) 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.
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Breq"uet chain` (&unr_;). A watch-guard.
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Brere (&unr_;), n. A brier. [Archaic] Chaucer.
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Brest (&unr_;), 3d sing. pr. for Bursteth. [Obs.]
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Bres"te (&unr_;), v. t. & i. [imp. Brast; p. p. Brusten, Borsten, Bursten.] To burst. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bret"on (&unr_;), a. [F. breton.] Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican.
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Bret"tice (&unr_;), n.; pl. Brettices (&unr_;). [OE. bretasce, bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bretèche, LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett board; akin to E. board. See Board, n., and cf. Bartizan.] The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See Brattice.
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Bret"wal*da (&unr_;), n. [AS. Bretwalda, br&unr_;ten walda, a powerful ruler.] (Eng. Hist.) 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. Brande & C.
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Breve (brēv), n. [It. & (in sense 2) LL. breve, fr. L. brevis short. See Brief.] 1. (Mus.) 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. Moore.
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Brew (br&usuml_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brewed (br&usuml_;d); p. pr. & vb. n. Brewing.] [OE. brewen, AS. breówan; akin to D. brouwen, OHG. priuwan, MHG. briuwen, brūwen, G. brauen, Icel. brugga, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and perh. to L. defrutum must boiled down, Gr. bry^ton (for fry^ton?) a kind of beer. The original meaning seems to have been to prepare by heat. √93. Cf. Broth, Bread.] 1. To boil or seethe; to cook. [Obs.]
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2. To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation. “She brews good ale.” Shak.
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3. To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.
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Go, brew me a pottle of sack finely. Shak.
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4. To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.
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Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver! Milton.
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Brew (&unr_;), v. i. 1. To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
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I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour. Shak.
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2. To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west.
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There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest. Shak.
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Brew (&unr_;), n. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed. Bacon.
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Brew"age (&unr_;), n. Malt liquor; drink brewed. “Some well-spiced brewage.” Milton.
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A rich brewage, made of the best Spanish wine. Macaulay.
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Brew"er (&unr_;), n. One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.
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Brew"er*y (&unr_;), n. A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on.
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Brew"house` (&unr_;), n. A house or building appropriated to brewing; a brewery.
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Brew"ing (&unr_;), n. 1. The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale.
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2. The quantity brewed at once.
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A brewing of new beer, set by old beer. Bacon.
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3. A mixing together.
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I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a brewing and sophistication of them they make. Holland.
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4. (Naut.) A gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.
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Brew"is (&unr_;), n. [OE. brewis, brouwys, browesse, brewet, OF. brouet, -s being the OF. ending of the nom. sing. and acc. pl.; dim. of OHG. brod. √93. See Broth, and cf. Brose.] 1. Broth or pottage. [Obs.]
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Let them of their Bonner's “beef” and “broth” make what brewis they please for their credulous guests. Bp. Hall.
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2. Bread soaked in broth, drippings of roast meat, milk, or water and butter.
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Brews"ter*ite (&unr_;), n. [Named after Sir David Brewster.] A rare zeolitic mineral occurring in white monoclinic crystals with pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, baryta, and strontia.
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Brez"i*lin (&unr_;), n. See Brazilin.
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Bri"ar (&unr_;), n. Same as Brier.
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briard (brē*är"; brē*ärd"), n. an old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat.
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Bri*a"re*an (&unr_;), a. [L. Briareius, fr. Briareus a mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; strong.] Pertaining to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed.
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briarroot n. the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea. [Also spelled brierroot.]
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briarwood n. wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes.
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briary adj. 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; -- of plants or animals.
-Syn. -- barbed, barbellate, briery, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny.
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Brib"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Capable of being bribed.
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A more bribable class of electors. S. Edwards.
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Bribe (brīb), n. [F. bribe a lump of bread, scraps, leavings of meals (that are generally given to a beggar), LL. briba scrap of bread; cf. OF. briber, brifer, to eat gluttonously, to beg, and OHG. bilibi food.] 1. A gift begged; a present. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. 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.
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Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe. Hobart.
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3. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
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Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these ever&unr_;blooming sweets. Akenside.
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Bribe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bribed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bribing.] 1. To rob or steal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. 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.
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Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience. F. W. Robertson.
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3. To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
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Bribe, v. i. 1. To commit robbery or theft. [Obs.]
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2. 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.
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An attempt to bribe, though unsuccessful, has been holden to be criminal, and the offender may be indicted. Bouvier.
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The bard may supplicate, but cannot bribe. Goldsmith.
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Bribe"less, a. Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes.
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From thence to heaven's bribeless hall. Sir W. Raleigh.
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Brib"er (&unr_;), n. 1. A thief. [Obs.] Lydgate.
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2. One who bribes, or pays for corrupt practices.
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3. That which bribes; a bribe.
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His service . . . were a sufficient briber for his life. Shak.
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Brib"er*y (&unr_;), n.; pl. Briberies (&unr_;). [OE. brybery rascality, OF. briberie. See Bribe, n.] 1. Robbery; extortion. [Obs.]
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2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements.
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Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]
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Bric"-a brac` (&unr_;), n. [F.] Miscellaneous curiosities and works of decorative art, considered collectively.
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A piece of bric-a-brac, any curious or antique article of virtu, as a piece of antiquated furniture or metal work, or an odd knickknack.
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Brick (br&ibreve_;k), n. [OE. brik, F. brique; of Ger. origin; cf. AS. brice a breaking, fragment, Prov. E. brique piece, brique de pain, equiv. to AS. hlāfes brice, fr. the root of E. break. See Break.] 1. 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.
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The Assyrians appear to have made much less use of bricks baked in the furnace than the Babylonians. Layard.
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2. Bricks, collectively, as designating that kind of material; as, a load of brick; a thousand of brick.
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Some of Palladio's finest examples are of brick. Weale.
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3. Any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a penny brick (of bread).
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4. A good fellow; a merry person; as, you 're a brick. [Slang] “He 's a dear little brick.” Thackeray.
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To have a brick in one's hat, to be drunk. [Slang]
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&hand_; Brick is used adjectively or in combination; as, brick wall; brick clay; brick color; brick red.
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Brick clay, clay suitable for, or used in making, bricks. -- Brick dust, dust of pounded or broken bricks. -- Brick earth, clay or earth suitable for, or used in making, bricks. -- Brick loaf, a loaf of bread somewhat resembling a brick in shape. -- Brick nogging (Arch.), rough brickwork used to fill in the spaces between the uprights of a wooden partition; brick filling. -- Brick tea, 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. S. W. Williams. -- Brick trimmer (Arch.), a brick arch under a hearth, usually within the thickness of a wooden floor, to guard against accidents by fire. -- Brick trowel. See Trowel. -- Brick works, a place where bricks are made. -- Bath brick. See under Bath, a city. -- Pressed brick, 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.
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Brick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bricked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bricking.] 1. To lay or pave with bricks; to surround, line, or construct with bricks.
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2. 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.
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To brick up, to fill up, inclose, or line, with brick.
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Brick"bat` (&unr_;), n. A piece or fragment of a brick. See 1st Bat, n. 4. Bacon.
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Brickellia n. genus of herbs of SW America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath.
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brick"field` n. a place where bricks are made and sold.
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Brick"field`er (?), n. [Australia] 1. 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 southerly buster. It blew across the Brickfields, formerly so called, a district of Sydney, and carried clouds of dust into the city.
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Brick"kiln` (&unr_;), n. 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.
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Brick"lay`er (&unr_;), n. [Brick + lay.] One whose occupation is to build with bricks.
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Bricklayer's itch. See under Itch.
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Brick"lay`ing, n. The art of building with bricks, or of uniting them by cement or mortar into various forms; the act or occupation of laying bricks.
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Bric"kle (&unr_;), a. [OE. brekil, brokel, bruchel, fr. AS. brecan, E. break. Cf. Brittle.] Brittle; easily broken. [Obs. or Prov.] Spenser.
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As stubborn steel excels the brickle glass. Turbervile.
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Bric"kle*ness, n. Brittleness. [Obs.]
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Brick"mak`er (&unr_;), n. One whose occupation is to make bricks. -- Brick"mak*ing, n.
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Brick"work` (&unr_;), n. 1. Anything made of bricks.
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Niches in brickwork form the most difficult part of the bricklayer's art. Tomlinson.
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2. The act of building with or laying bricks.
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Brick"y (&unr_;), a. Full of bricks; formed of bricks; resembling bricks or brick dust. [R.] Spenser.
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Brick"yard` (&unr_;), n. A place where bricks are made, especially an inclosed place.
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‖Bri*cole" (&unr_;), n. [F.] (Mil.) A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.
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2. An ancient kind of military catapult.
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3. 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.
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Brid (&unr_;), n. A bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Brid"al (&unr_;), a. [From Bride. Cf. Bridal, n.] Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.
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Brid"al, n. [OE. bridale, brudale, AS. br&ymacr_;dealo brideale, bridal feast. See Bride, and Ale, 2.] A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage.
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Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,
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Brid"al*ty (&unr_;), n. Celebration of the nuptial feast. [Obs.] “In honor of this bridalty.” B. Jonson.
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bridalwreath n. a shrub (Spiraea prunifolia) having copious small white flowers in spring.
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Bride (brīd), n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud, burd, AS. br&ymacr_;d; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. brūd, D. bruid, OHG. prūt, brūt, G. braut, Icel. brūðr, Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. brūþs; cf. Armor. pried spouse, W. priawd a married person.] 1. A woman newly married, or about to be married.
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Has by his own experience tried
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I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. Rev. xxi. 9.
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2. Fig.: An object ardently loved.
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Bride of the sea, the city of Venice.
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Bride, v. t. To make a bride of. [Obs.]
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Bride"-ale` (&unr_;), n. [See Bridal.] A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See Ale.
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The man that 's bid to bride-ale, if he ha' cake,
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Bride"bed` (&unr_;), n. The marriage bed. [Poetic]
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Bride"cake` (&unr_;), n. Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding.
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Bride"cham`ber (&unr_;), n. The nuptial apartment. Matt. ix. 15.
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Bride"groom` (-gr&oomacr_;m`), n. [OE. bridegome, brudgume, AS. br&ymacr_;dguma (akin to OS. brūdigumo, D. bruidegom, bruigom, OHG. prūtigomo, MHG. briutegome, G. bräutigam); AS. br&ymacr_;d bride + guma man, akin to Goth. guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo, L. homo; the insertion of r being caused by confusion with groom. See Bride, and cf. Groom, Homage.] A man newly married, or just about to be married.
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Bride"knot` (&unr_;), n. A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding favor. [Obs.]
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Bride"maid` (&unr_;), n., Bride"man (&unr_;), n. See Bridesmaid, Bridesman.
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Brides"maid` (&unr_;), n. A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding.
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Brides"man (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bridesmen (&unr_;). A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the “best man.” Sir W. Scott.
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Bride"stake` (&unr_;), n. A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round.
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Divide the broad bridecake
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Bride"well (&unr_;), n. A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
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Bridge (br&ibreve_;j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. brücke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. brū bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.] 1. 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.
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2. 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.
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3. (Mus.) 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.
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4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.
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5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall.
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Aqueduct bridge. See Aqueduct. -- Asses' bridge, Bascule bridge, Bateau bridge. See under Ass, Bascule, Bateau. -- Bridge of a steamer (Naut.), 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. -- Bridge of the nose, the upper, bony part of the nose. -- Cantalever bridge. See under Cantalever. -- Draw bridge. See Drawbridge. -- Flying bridge, 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. -- Girder bridge or Truss bridge, a bridge formed by girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers. -- Lattice bridge, a bridge formed by lattice girders. -- Pontoon bridge, Ponton bridge. See under Pontoon. -- Skew bridge, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering. -- Suspension bridge. See under Suspension. -- Trestle bridge, a bridge formed of a series of short, simple girders resting on trestles. -- Tubular bridge, 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. -- Wheatstone's bridge (Elec.), 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 Wheatstone.
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Bridge (br&ibreve_;j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bridged (br&ibreve_;jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Bridging.] 1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.
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Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees the streams which could not be forded. Palfrey.
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Bridge, n. A card game resembling whist. The trump, if any, is determined by the dealer or his partner, the value of each trick taken over six being: for “no trumps” 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 game; the side which first wins two games wins a rubber. 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 slam, little slam, and chicane.
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Bridge"board` (&unr_;), n. 1. (Arch.) A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.
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Bridge"head` (&unr_;), n. 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 tête-de-pont.
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Bridge"pot` (&unr_;), n. (Mining) The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle. Knight.
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Bridge"tree` (&unr_;), n. [Bridge + tree a beam.] (Mining) The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill. Knight.
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Bridge"-ward` (&unr_;), n. 1. A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott.
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Bridge"ing (&unr_;), n. (Arch.) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight.
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Bridging joist. Same as Binding joist.
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Bridge"y (&unr_;), a. Full of bridges. [R.] Sherwood.
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Bri"dle (&unr_;), n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. Bridoon.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages.
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Bowline bridle. See under Bowline. -- Branches of a bridle. See under Branch. -- Bridle cable (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. -- Bridle hand, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. -- Bridle path, Bridle way, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. -- Bridle port (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. -- Bridle rein, a rein attached to the bit. -- Bridle road. (a) Same as Bridle path. Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. -- Bridle track, a bridle path. -- Scolding bridle. See Branks, 2.
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Bri"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bridled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bridling (&unr_;).] 1. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse.
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He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. Drake.
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2. To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse. Addison.
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Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation. Burke.
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Apostolical brief, a letter of the pope written on fine parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the secretary of briefs, dated “a die Nativitatis,” i. e., “from the day of the Nativity,” and sealed with the ring of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its parchment, written character, date, and seal. See Bull. -- Brief of title, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds and other papers constituting the chain of title to any real estate. -- In brief, in a few words; in short; briefly. “Open the matter in brief.” Shak.
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The thorns and briers of reproof. Cowper.
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Brig"an*dine (&unr_;), n. [F. brigandine (cf. It. brigantina), fr. OF. brigant. See Brigand.] 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. [Written also brigantine.] Jer. xlvi. 4.
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Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet,
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The sun was bright o'erhead. Longfellow.
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The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright. Drake.
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Bring (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brought (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bringing.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. 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.
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And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread. 1 Kings xvii. 11.
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To France shall we convey you safe,
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In distillation, the water . . . brings over with it some part of the oil of vitriol. Sir I. Newton.
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It seems so preposterous a thing . . . that they do not easily bring themselves to it. Locke.
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To bring about, to bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish. -- To bring back. (a) To recall. (b) To restore, as something borrowed, to its owner. -- To bring by the lee (Naut.), 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. -- To bring down. (a) To cause to come down. (b) To humble or abase; as, to bring down high looks. -- To bring down the house, to cause tremendous applause. [Colloq.] -- To bring forth. (a) To produce, as young fruit. (b) To bring to light; to make manifest. -- To bring forward (a) To exhibit; to introduce; to produce to view. (b) To hasten; to promote; to forward. (c) To propose; to adduce; as, to bring forward arguments. -- To bring home. (a) To bring to one's house. (b) To prove conclusively; as, to bring home a charge of treason. (c) To cause one to feel or appreciate by personal experience. (d) (Naut.) To lift of its place, as an anchor. -- To bring in. (a) To fetch from without; to import. (b) To introduce, as a bill in a deliberative assembly. (c) To return or repot to, or lay before, a court or other body; to render; as, to bring in a verdict or a report. (d) To take to an appointed place of deposit or collection; as, to bring in provisions or money for a specified object. (e) To produce, as income. (f) To induce to join. -- To bring off, to bear or convey away; to clear from condemnation; to cause to escape. -- To bring on. (a) To cause to begin. (b) To originate or cause to exist; as, to bring on a disease. -- To bring one on one's way, to accompany, guide, or attend one. -- To bring out, to expose; to detect; to bring to light from concealment. -- To bring over. (a) To fetch or bear across. (b) To convert by persuasion or other means; to cause to change sides or an opinion. -- To bring to. (a) To resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or life, as a fainting person. (b) (Naut.) 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 lie to). (c) To cause (a vessel) to lie to, as by firing across her course. (d) To apply a rope to the capstan. -- To bring to light, to disclose; to discover; to make clear; to reveal. -- To bring a sail to (Naut.), to bend it to the yard. -- To bring to pass, to accomplish to effect. “Trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.” Ps. xxxvii. 5. -- To bring under, to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to obedience. -- To bring up. (a) To carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate. (b) To cause to stop suddenly. (c) [v. i. by dropping the reflexive pronoun] To stop suddenly; to come to a standstill. [Colloq.] -- To bring up (any one) with a round turn, to cause (any one) to stop abruptly. [Colloq.] -- To be brought to bed. See under Bed.
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Bring"er (&unr_;), n. One who brings.
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Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news
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Bringer in, one who, or that which, introduces.
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Brink (br&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;k), n. [Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink declivity, hill, Icel. brekka; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill, W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock.] 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, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig. “The brink of vice.” Bp. Porteus. “The brink of ruin.” Burke.
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The plashy brink of weedy lake. Bryant.
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Brin"y (&unr_;), a. [From Brine.] Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.
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Brisk (br&ibreve_;sk), a. [Cf. W. brysg, fr. brys haste, Gael. briosg quick, lively, Ir. broisg a start, leap, jerk.] 1. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.
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Brisk toil alternating with ready ease. Wordworth.
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Bris"ket (&unr_;), n. [OE. bruskette, OF. bruschet, F. bréchet, brichet; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brysced the breast of a slain animal, brisket, Corn. vrys breast, Armor. brusk, bruched, the front of the chest, Gael. brisgein the cartilaginous part of a bone.] 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. [See Illust. of Beef.]
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Bris"tle (br&ibreve_;s"s'l), n. [OE. bristel, brustel, AS. bristl, byrst; akin to D. borstel, OHG. burst, G. borste, Icel. burst, Sw. borst, and to Skr. bh&rsdot_;shti edge, point, and prob, L. fastigium extremity, Gr. 'a`flaston stern of a ship, and E. brush, burr, perh. to brad. √96.] 1. A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
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Broad" Church` (&unr_;). (Eccl.) 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.
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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 Broad Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. Conybeare.
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The broadening sun appears. Wordsworth.
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Brock (&unr_;), n. [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael. broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.] (Zoöl.) A badger.
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Brode"kin (brōd"k&ibreve_;n), n. [F. brodequin, OE. brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin, prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. by`rsa skin, hide. Cf. Buskin.] A buskin or half-boot. [Written also brodequin.] [Obs.]
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Broil (&unr_;), n. [F. brouiller to disorder, from LL. brogilus, broilus, brolium, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin; cf. W. brog a swelling out, OHG. prōil marsh, G. brühl, MHG. brogen to rise. The meaning tumult, confusion, comes apparently from tangled undergrowth, thicket, and this possibly from the meaning to grow, rise, sprout.] A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state.
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Bro"ker (brō"k&etilde_;r), n. [OE. brocour, from a word akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS. brūcan to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F. brocanteur. See Brook, v. t.] 1. One who transacts business for another; an agent.
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Bill broker, one who buys and sells notes and bills of exchange. -- Curbstone broker or Street broker, 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. [U.S.] -- Exchange broker, one who buys and sells uncurrent money, and deals in exchanges relating to money. -- Insurance broker, one who is agent in procuring insurance on vessels, or against fire. -- Pawn broker. See Pawnbroker. -- Real estate broker, one who buys and sells lands, and negotiates loans, etc., upon mortgage. -- Ship broker, one who acts as agent in buying and selling ships, procuring freight, etc. -- Stock broker. See Stockbroker.
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Bro*mid"i*om (?), n. [Bromide + idiom.] A conventional comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides{2}; a bromide{3}. [Slang]
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Bro"mi*nate (&unr_;), v. t. See Bromate, v. t.
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Bro"mine (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; bad smell, stink. Cf. Brome.] (Chem.) 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.
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Bro"mism (&unr_;), n. (Med.) A diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine or one of its compounds. It is characterized by mental dullness and muscular weakness.
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Brom"life (&unr_;), n. [From Bromley Hill, near Alston, Cumberland, England.] (Min.) A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite; -- called also alstonite.
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Bro"mo*form (&unr_;), n. [Bromine + formyl.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, CHBr3, 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. Watts.
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Bro`mo*gel"a*tin (?), a. [Bromine + gelatin.] (Photog.) Designating or pertaining to, a process of preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
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Bro"mol (?), n. [Abbr. fr. tribromophenol.] (Pharm.) A crystalline substance (chemically, tribromophenol, C6H2Br3OH), used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
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Brom*pi"crin (&unr_;), n. [G. brompikrin; brom bromine + pikrinsäure picric acid.] (Chem.) A pungent colorless explosive liquid, CNO2Br3, analogous to and resembling chlorpicrin. [Spelt also brompikrin.]
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Bromp"ton's mixture, Bromp"ton mixture, Bromp"ton's cocktail, Bromp"ton cocktail (&unr_;), n. [from Brompton Hospital, London.](Pharmacy) 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.
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Brom"u*ret (&unr_;), n. See Bromide. [Obs.]
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‖Bron"chi (&unr_;), n. pl. (Anat.) See Bronchus.
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‖Bron"chi*a (&unr_;), n. pl. [L. , pl. Cf. Bronchus.] (Anat.) The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi. Dunglison.
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Bron"chi*al (&unr_;), a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See Bronchia.] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs.
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Bron"cho (&unr_;), n. [Sp. bronco rough, wild.] A native or a Mexican horse of small size. [Western U.S.]
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Bron*choph"o*ny (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; windpipe + &unr_; sound.] 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.
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‖Bron"chus (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bronchi (&unr_;). [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; windpipe. Cf. Bronchia.] (Anat.) One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.
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Brond (&unr_;), n. [See Brand.] A sword. [Obs.]
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Bron"to*graph (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; thunder + -graph.] (Meteor.) (a) A tracing or chart showing the phenomena attendant on thunderstorms. (b) An instrument for making such tracings, as a recording brontometer.
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‖Bron`to*the"ri*um (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; thunder + &unr_; beast.] (Paleon.) 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 Illustration in Appendix.
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‖Bron`to*zo"um (&unr_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; thunder + &unr_; animal.] (Paleon.) An extinct animal of large size, known from its three-toed footprints in Mesozoic sandstone.
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Bronze (&unr_;), n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG. br&unr_;n, G. braun. See Brown, a.] 1. 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.
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A print, a bronze, a flower, a root. Prior.
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Aluminium bronze. See under Aluminium. -- Bronze age, an age of the world which followed the stone age, and was characterized by the use of implements and ornaments of copper or bronze. -- Bronze powder, a metallic powder, used with size or in combination with painting, to give the appearance of bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface. -- Phosphor bronze and Silicious bronze or Silicium bronze are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity.
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Bronze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bronzed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bronzing.] [Cf. F. bronzer. See Bronze, n.] 1. 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, to bronze plaster casts; to bronze coins or medals.
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The tall bronzed black-eyed stranger. W. Black.
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The lawer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead. Sir W. Scott.
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Bronz"ite (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. bronzite.] (Min.) A variety of enstatite, often having a bronzelike luster. It is a silicate of magnesia and iron, of the pyroxene family.
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Brooch (brōch; 277), n. [See Broach, n.] 1. 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.
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Brood (br&oomacr_;d), n. [OE. brod, AS. brōd; akin to D. broed, OHG. bruot, G. brut, and also to G. brühe broth, MHG. brüeje, and perh. to E. brawn, breath. Cf. Breed, v. t.] 1. The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens.
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Brood (brōch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brooded; p. pr. & vb. n. Brooding.] 1. 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.
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Birds of calm sir brooding on the charmed wave. Milton.
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Brooding on unprofitable gold. Dryden.
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Brook (&unr_;), n. [OE. brok, broke, brook, AS. brōc; akin to D. broek, LG. brōk, marshy ground, OHG. pruoh, G. bruch marsh; prob. fr. the root of E. break, so as that it signifies water breaking through the earth, a spring or brook, as well as a marsh. See Break, v. t.] A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.
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The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water. Deut. viii. 7.
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Brook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brooked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Brooking.] [OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS. br&unr_;can; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr&unr_;hhan, G. brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br&unr_;ka, Goth. br&unr_;kjan, and L. frui, to enjoy. Cf. Fruit, Broker.] 1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Brook"ite (&unr_;), n. [Named from the English mineralogist, H. J. Brooke.] (Min.) A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
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Broom (br&oomacr_;m), n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. brōm; akin to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. brāmo broom, thorn&unr_;bush, G. brombeere blackberry. Cf. Bramble, n.] 1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp., the Cytisus scoparius of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers.
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Broth"er (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brothered (&unr_;).] To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood. Sir W. Scott.
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Broth"er ger"man (&unr_;). (Law) A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only. Bouvier.
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A brotherhood of venerable trees. Wordsworth.
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Broth"er-in-law` (&unr_;), n.; pl. Brothers-in-law (&unr_;). The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.
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Brow (brou), n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. brū; akin to AS. br&aemacr_;w, breáw, eyelid, OFries. brē, D. braauw, Icel. brā, brūn, OHG. prāwa, G. braue, OSlav. brŭv&ibreve_;, Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor. abrant, Gr. 'ofry`s, Skr. bhrū. Cf. Bray a bank, Bridge.] 1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
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And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes,
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'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair. Shak.
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To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. Milton.
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He told them with a masterly brow. Milton.
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Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts
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Brow"beat` (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Browbeat; p. p. Browbeaten (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Browbeating.] 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, to browbeat witnesses.
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The imperious browbeatings and scorn of great men. L'Estrange.
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Brow"bound` (-bound`), a. Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem. Shak.
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Of goldsmithrye, of browdyng, and of steel. Chaucer.
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Brow"less (&unr_;), a. Without shame. L. Addison.
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Brown (broun), a. [Compar. Browner (&unr_;); superl. Brownest.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br&unr_;n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br&unr_;n, Icel. br&unr_;nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. √93, 253. Cf. Bruin, Beaver, Burnish, Brunette.] Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow.
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Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. Longfellow.
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Brown Bess, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army. -- Brown bread (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham bread. “He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic.” Shak. (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.] -- Brown coal, wood coal. See Lignite. -- Brown hematite or Brown iron ore (Min.), the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See Limonite. -- Brown holland. See under Holland. -- Brown paper, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials. -- Brown spar (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite. -- Brown stone. See Brownstone. -- Brown stout, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor. -- Brown study, a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie. W. Irving.
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A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves,
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Brown"back` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See Dowitcher.
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&hand_; The black, or as it is sometimes called, the brown bill, 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. Grose.
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Brown"i*an (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below.
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Brown"ie (&unr_;), n. [So called from its supposed tawny or swarthy color.] An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping. [Scot.]
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Brown"ism (&unr_;), n. (Eccl. Hist.) The views or teachings of Robert Brown of the Brownists. Milton.
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Brown" thrush" (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher.
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Brown"y (&unr_;), a. Brown or, somewhat brown. “Browny locks.” Shak.
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Browse (brouz), n. [OF. brost, broust, sprout, shoot, F. brout browse, browsewood, prob. fr. OHG. burst, G. borste, bristle; cf. also Armor. brousta to browse. See Bristle, n., Brush, n.] The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food. Spenser.
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Sheep, goats, and oxen, and the nobler steed,
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Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets,
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Browse"wood` (&unr_;), n. Shrubs and bushes upon which animals browse.
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Browsings for the deer. Howell.
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Bru"cine (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. brucine, fr. James Bruce, a Scottish traveler.] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of Strychnos, especially in the Nux vomica. It is less powerful than strychnine. Called also brucia and brucina.
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As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed
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And from the boughts brush off the evil dew. Milton.
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To brush aside, to remove from one's way, as with a brush. -- To brush away, to remove, as with a brush or brushing motion. -- To brush up, to paint, or make clean or bright with a brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew.
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You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I have done my best to brush you up like your neighbors. Pope.
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Brus"tle (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brustled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Brustling (&unr_;).] [OE. brustlien and brastlien, AS. brastlian, fr. berstan to burst, akin to G. prasseln to crackle. See Burst, v. i.] 1. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.] Gower.
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Brut (&unr_;), v. i. [F. brouter, OF. brouster. See Browse, n.] To browse. [Obs.] Evelyn.
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The . . . brutalities exercised in war. Brougham.
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He mixed . . . with his countrymen, brutalized with them in their habits and manners. Addison.
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Brute (&unr_;), a. [F. brut, nasc., brute, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L. brutus stupid, irrational: cf. It. & Sp. bruto.] 1. Not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or volition; as, the brute earth; the brute powers of nature.
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The influence of capital and mere brute labor. Playfair.
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brute force, 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, the first prime numbers were discovered by the brute force repetition of the Sieve of Eratosthenes.
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Brute, v. t. [For bruit.] To report; to bruit. [Obs.]
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Any man not quite brutified and void of sense. Barrow.
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Bru"tish (&unr_;), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent.
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O, let all provocation
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‖Bu`an*su"ah (&unr_;), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The wild dog of northern India (Cuon primævus), supposed by some to be an ancestral species of the domestic dog.
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Bub (&unr_;), n. Strong malt liquor. [Cant] Prior.
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Bu"ba*le (&unr_;), n. [Cf. F. bubale. See Buffalo, n.] (Zoöl.) A large antelope (Alcelaphus bubalis) of Egypt and the Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow deer of the Bible.
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Bub"ble (&unr_;), n. [Cf. D. bobbel, Dan. boble, Sw. bubbla. Cf. Blob, n.] 1. A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.
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The milk that bubbled in the pail. Tennyson.
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She has bubbled him out of his youth. Addison.
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Bub"bling Jock` (&unr_;) (Zoöl.) The male wild turkey, the gobbler; -- so called in allusion to its notes.
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Bub"by (bŭb"b&ybreve_;), n. [Cf. Prov. G. bübbi, or It. poppa, Pr. popa, OF. poupe, a woman's breast.] A woman's breast. [Low]
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Bu"bo (bū"b&ouptack_;), n.; pl. Buboes (-b&ouptack_;z). [LL. bubo the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr. boubw`n.] (Med.) An inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis.
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Bubonic plague. (Med.) a severe and often fatal disease caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly Pasteurella pestis), 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 black death, and was responsible for several devastating plagues throughout the middle ages. When lungs became infected, the disease was called the pneumonic plague. It is still found occasionally in poor areas of undeveloped countries but is rare in developed countries.
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Bu*bon"o*cele (b&uuptack_;*b&obreve_;n"&ouptack_;*sēl), n. [Gr. boubw`n groin + &unr_; tumor: cf. F. bubonocèle.] (Med.) 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.
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Buck (bŭk), n. [Akin to LG. büke, Dan. byg, Sw. byk, G. bauche: cf. It. bucato, Prov. Sp. bugada, F. buée.] 1. Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
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Buck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bucked (bŭkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Bucking.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. büken, Dan. byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the preceding noun.] 1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.
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buckbean, Buck" bean` (bēn`). (Bot.) A perennial plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) 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 bog bean. It often roots at the water margin and spreads across the surface.
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Buck"et (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bucketed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bucketing.] 1. To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets; as, to bucket water.
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Buck"ie (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See Buccinum. [Scot.]
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Buc"kle (&unr_;), n. [OE. bocle buckle, boss of a shield, OF. bocle, F. boucle, boss of a shield, ring, fr. L. buccula a little cheek or mouth, dim. of bucca cheek; this boss or knob resembling a cheek.] 1. 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.
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Buc"kler (&unr_;), n. [OE. bocler, OF. bocler, F. bouclier, a shield with a boss, from OF. bocle, boucle, boss. See Buckle, n.] 1. 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.
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Buck"ra (&unr_;), n. [In the language of the Calabar coast, buckra means “demon, a powerful and superior being.” J. L. Wilson.] A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.
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Buck"ram (&unr_;), n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F. bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG. boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F. bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See Buck, Barracan.] 1. 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.
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Buck's"-horn` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (Plantago Coronopus); also, Lobelia coronopifolia.
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Bud (bŭd), n. [OE. budde; cf. D. bot, G. butze, butz, the core of a fruit, bud, LG. butte in hagebutte, hainbutte, a hip of the dog-rose, or OF. boton, F. bouton, bud, button, OF. boter to bud, push; all akin to E. beat. See Button.] 1. (Bot.) 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.
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Bud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Budded; p. pr. & vb. n. Budding.] 1. To put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or shoot.
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Bud, v. t. 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.
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Bud"dha (&unr_;), n. [Skr. buddha wise, sage, 'the enlightened' fr. budh to know.] 1. The title of an incarnation of self-abnegation, virtue, and wisdom.
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budg"ie n. small Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors.
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Budg"y, a. [From Budge, n.] Consisting of fur. [Obs.]
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Bud"let (&unr_;), n. [Bud + -let.] A little bud springing from a parent bud.
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We have a criterion to distinguish one bud from another, or the parent bud from the numerous budlets which are its offspring. E. Darwin.
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Budorcas n. a genus of mammals comprising the gnu goats.
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Buff (bŭf), n. [OE. buff, buffe, buff, buffalo, F. buffle buffalo. See Buffalo.] 1. 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. “A suit of buff.” Shak.
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2. The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.
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A visage rough,
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3. A military coat, made of buff leather. Shak.
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4. (Med.) The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a.
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5. (Mech.) A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.
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6. The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff. [Colloq.]
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To be in buff is equivalent to being naked. Wright.
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Buff, a. 1. Made of buff leather. Goldsmith.
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2. Of the color of buff.
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Buff coat, 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. -- Buff jerkin, originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward, one of cloth of a buff color. [Obs.] Nares. -- Buff stick (Mech.), a strip of wood covered with buff leather, used in polishing.
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Buff, v. t. to polish with a soft cloth, especially one similar to a buff{5}. See Buff, n., 5.
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Buff, v. t. [OF. bufer to cuff, buffet. See Buffet a blow.] To strike. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Buff, n. [See Buffet.] A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase “Blindman's buff.” See blindman's buff.
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Nathless so sore a buff to him it lent
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Buff, a. [Of uncertain etymol.] Firm; sturdy.
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And for the good old cause stood buff,
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‖Buf"fa (&unr_;), n. fem. (Mus.) [It. See Buffoon.] The comic actress in an opera. -- a. Comic, farcical.
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Aria buffa, a droll or comic air. -- Opera buffa, a comic opera. See Opera bouffe.
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Buf"fa*lo (&unr_;), n.; pl. Buffaloes (&unr_;). [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. &unr_; buffalo, prob. fr. &unr_; ox. See Cow the animal, and cf. Buff the color, and Bubale.] 1. (Zoöl.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (Bubalus bubalus), 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.
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2. (Zoöl.) A very large and savage species of the same genus (Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zoöl.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zoöl.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zoöl.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri (Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries. -- Buffalo bird (Zoöl.), an African bird of the genus Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites. -- Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet. -- Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel. [U.S.] -- Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium reflexum and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison. -- Buffalo cod (Zoöl.), a large, edible, marine fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also blue cod, and cultus cod. -- Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zoöl.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, 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. -- Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass (Buchloë dactyloides), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed. [U.S.] -- Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub itself; oilnut. -- Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs.
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buffalofish, buffalo fish n. (Zoöl.) 1. any of several large carplike North American fish.
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2. (Zoöl.) Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the family Catostomidæ (also called suckers see Sucker family), of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the big-mouthed buffalofish (Ictiobus cyrinellus, formerly called Bubalichthys urus), the black buffalofish (Ictiobus niger), and the small-mouthed buffalofish (Ictiobus bubalus, formerly called Bubalichthys altus), are among the more important species used as food.
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buffalo nickel A United States five-cent coin minted from 1913 to 1937 having an image of an American bison (“buffalo”) on its reverse, and an American Indian on the obverse.
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buffalo soldier 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.
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Buf"fel duck (bŭf"f&ebreve_;l dŭk`). [See Buffalo.] (Zoöl.) A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead.
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Buff"er (bŭf"&etilde_;r), n. [Prop a striker. See Buffet a blow.] 1. (Mech.) (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car. (b) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which receives the blow; -- sometimes called buffing apparatus.
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2. One who polishes with a buff.
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3. A wheel for buffing; a buff.
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4. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man. [Colloq.] Dickens.
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5. (Chem.) 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 antacid.
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6. (Computers) 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.
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7. any object or person that shields another object or person from harm, shock, or annoyance; as, the President's staff is his buffer from constant interruptions of his work.
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buff"er (bŭf"&etilde_;r), v. t. (Chem.) to add a buffer{5} to (a solution), so as to reduce unwanted fluctuation of acidity.
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Buff"er*head` (&unr_;), n. The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in railroad carriages.
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Bufferin n. [trademark.] a brand of aspirin tablets coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (a “buffer”); -- sometimes applied generically to any buffered aspirin preparation.
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Buf*fet" (b&oobreve_;f*fā"), n. [F. buffet, LL. bufetum; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. the same source as E. buffet a blow, the root meaning to puff, hence (cf. puffed up) the idea of ostentation or display.] 1. 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.
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Not when a gilt buffet's reflected pride
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2. A counter for food or refreshments.
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Buf"fet (bŭf"f&ebreve_;t), n. [OE. buffet, boffet, OF. buffet a slap in the face, a pair of bellows, fr. buffe blow, cf. F. bouffer to blow, puff; prob. akin to E. puff. For the meaning slap, blow, cf. F. soufflet a slap, souffler to blow. See Puff, v. i., and cf. Buffet sidebroad, Buffoon] 1. A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff.
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When on his cheek a buffet fell. Sir W. Scott.
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Those planks of tough and hardy oak that used for yeas to brave the buffets of the Bay of Biscay. Burke.
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Fortune's buffets and rewards. Shak.
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Go fetch us a light buffet. Townely Myst.
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Buf"fet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buffeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Buffeting.] [OE. buffeten, OF. buffeter. See the preceding noun.] 1. To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap.
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They spit in his face and buffeted him. Matt. xxvi. 67.
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The sudden hurricane in thunder roars,
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You are lucky fellows who can live in a dreamland of your own, instead of being buffeted about the world. W. Black.
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3. [Cf. Buffer.] To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
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Buf"fet, v. i. 1. To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.
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If I might buffet for my love, or bound my horse for her favors, I could lay on like a butcher. Shak.
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Strove to buffet to land in vain. Tennyson.
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Buf"fet*er (&unr_;), n. One who buffets; a boxer. Jonson.
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Buf"fet*ing, n. 1. A striking with the hand.
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He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but . . . fitted to endure the buffeting on the rudest storm. Wirt.
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Buf"fin (&unr_;), n. [So called from resembling buff &unr_;eather.] A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns. [Obs.]
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Buff"ing ap`pa*ra"tus (&unr_;). See Buffer, 1.
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Buf"fle (&unr_;), n. [OE., from F. buffle. See Buffalo.] The buffalo. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
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Buf"fle, v. i. To puzzle; to be at a loss. [Obs.] Swift.
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Buf"fle*head` (&unr_;), n. [Buffle + head.] 1. One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [Obs.]
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What makes you stare so, bufflehead? Plautus (trans. 1694).
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2. (Zoöl.) The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.
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Buf"fle-head`ed, a. Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering. [Obs.]
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So fell this buffle-headed giant. Gayton.
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‖buf"fo (&unr_;), n. masc. [It. See Buffoon.] (Mus.) The comic actor in an opera.
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buf*foon" (&unr_;), n. [F. bouffon (cf. It. buffone, buffo, buffa, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), fr. bouffer to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for the amusement of the spectators. See Buffet a blow.] 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.
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buf*foon" (&unr_;), a. Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. “Buffoon stories.” Macaulay.
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To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances. Melmoth.
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buf*foon", v. i. To act the part of a buffoon. [R.]
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Buf*foon", v. t. To treat with buffoonery. Glanvill.
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Buf*foon"er*y (&unr_;), n.; pl. Buffooneries (&unr_;). [F. bouffonnerie.] The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures.
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Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of buffoonery with a “What makes you blush?” Spectator.
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Buf*foon"ish, a. Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gestures. Blair.
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Buf*foon"ism (&unr_;), n. The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
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Apish tricks and buffoonly discourse. Goodman.
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Buff"y (&unr_;), a. (Med.) Resembling, or characterized by, buff.
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Buffy coat, 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. Huxley.
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‖Bu"fo (&unr_;), n. [L. bufo a toad.] (Zoöl.) A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads.
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Bu"fon*ite (&unr_;), n. [L. bufo toad: cf. F. bufonite.] (Paleon.) 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 oölite and chalk formations; toadstone; -- so named from a notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad.
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Bug (bŭg), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. Bogey, Boggle.] 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.]
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2. (Zoöl.) A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc.
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3. (Zoöl.) An insect of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug (Cimex lectularius). See Bedbug.
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4. (Zoöl.) One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.
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&hand_; According to popular usage in England and among housekeepers in America around 1900, bug, when not joined with some qualifying word, was used specifically for bedbug. 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. “God's rare workmanship in the ant, the poorest bug that creeps.” Rogers (Naaman). “This bug with gilded wings.” Pope.
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6. (Computers) An error in the coding of a computer program, especially one causing the program to malfunction or fail. See, for example, year 2000 bug. “That's not a bug, it's a feature!”
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10. An undiagnosed illness, usually mild, believed to be caused by an infectious organism. [Colloq.] In some communities in the 1990's, the incidence of AIDS is high and AIDS is referred to colloquially as “the bug”.
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11. An enthusiast; -- used mostly in combination, as a camera bug. [Colloq.]
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Bait bug. See under Bait. -- Bug word, swaggering or threatening language. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Bug (bŭg), v. t. to annoy; to bother or pester.
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{ Bug`a*boo" (&unr_;), Bug"bear` } (&unr_;), n. [See Bug.] 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. “Bugaboos to fright ye.” Lloyd.
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But, to the world no bugbear is so great
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The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. S. B. Griffin.
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The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. J. Burroughs.
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Syn. -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; bogeyman; boogeyman; booger.
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Bug"bane` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A perennial white-flowered herb of the order Ranunculaceæ and genus Cimiciguga; bugwort. There are several species.
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Bug"bear` (&unr_;), n. Same as Bugaboo. -- a. Causing needless fright. Locke.
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Bug"fish` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The menhaden. [U.S.]
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Bug"ger (&unr_;), n. [F. bougre, fr. LL. Bulgarus, a Bulgarian, and also a heretic; because the inhabitants of Bulgaria were infected with heresy. Those guilty of the crime of buggery were called heretics, 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.] 1. One guilty of buggery or unnatural vice; a sodomite.
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Bug"ger*y (&unr_;), n. [OF. bougrerie, bogrerie, heresy. See Bugger.] Unnatural sexual intercourse; sodomy.
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Bug"gy, n.; pl. Buggies. 1. A light one horse two-wheeled vehicle. [Eng.]
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Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a buggy. Beaconsfield.
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Buggy cultivator, a cultivator with a seat for the driver. -- Buggy plow, a plow, or set of plows, having a seat for the driver; -- called also sulky plow.
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Bu"gle (&unr_;), n. [OE. bugle buffalo, buffalo's horn, OF. bugle, fr. L. buculus a young bullock, steer, dim. of bos ox. See Cow the animal.] A sort of wild ox; a buffalo. E. Phillips.
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Bu"gle, n. [See Bugle a wild ox.] 1. A horn used by hunters.
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Bu"gle, n. [LL. bugulus a woman's ornament: cf. G. bügel a bent piece of metal or wood, fr. the same root as G. biegen to bend, E. bow to bend.] An elongated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly black.
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Bu"gle, a. [From Bugle a bead.] Jet black. “Bugle eyeballs.” Shak.
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Bu"gle, n. [F. bugle; cf. It. bugola, L. bugillo.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Ajuga of the Mint family, a native of the Old World.
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Bu"gled (&unr_;), a. Ornamented with bugles.
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Bu"gler (&unr_;), n. One who plays on a bugle.
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Bu"gle*weed` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A plant of the Mint family and genus Lycopus; esp. Lycopus Virginicus, which has mild narcotic and astringent properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage.
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Bu"gloss (&unr_;), n.; pl. Buglosses (&unr_;). [F. buglosse, L. buglossa, buglossus, fr. Gr. &unr_; oxtongue &unr_; ox + &unr_; tongue.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Anchusa, and especially the Anchusa officinalis, sometimes called alkanet; oxtongue.
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{ Buhl (&unr_;), Buhl"work } (&unr_;), n. [From A. Ch. Boule, a French carver in wood.] Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc. [Written also boule, boulework.]
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Bul*ba"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. bulbaceus. See Bulb, n.] Bulbous. Jonson.
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{ ‖Bu*lim"i*a (bŭ*l&ibreve_;m"&ibreve_;*&adot_;), Bu"li*my (&unr_;), } n. [NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. boylimi`a, lit., ox-hunger; boy^s ox + limo`s hunger: cf. F. boulimie.] 1. (Med.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.
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Bulk (bŭlk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b&unr_;lkast to be bulky. Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.] 1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
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Bull (&unr_;), n. [OE. bule, bul, bole; akin to D. bul, G. bulle, Icel. boli, Lith. bullus, Lett. bollis, Russ. vol'; prob. fr. the root of AS. bellan, E. bellow.] 1. (Zoöl.) The male of any species of cattle (Bovidæ); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.
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Bull bat (Zoöl.), the night hawk; -- so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening. -- Bull calf. (a) A stupid fellow. -- Bull mackerel (Zoöl.), the chub mackerel. -- Bull pump (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump. -- Bull snake (Zoöl.), the pine snake of the United States. -- Bull stag, a castrated bull. See Stag. -- Bull wheel, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring, etc.
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Bull, n. [OE. bulle, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud, knob, LL., a seal or stamp: cf. F. bulle. Cf. Bull a writing, Bowl a ball, Boil, v. i.] 1. A seal. See Bulla.
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Bul"late (bŭl"l&auptack_;t/), a. [L. bullatus, fr. bulla bubble.] (Biol.) Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.
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Bull" bri`er (&unr_;). (Bot.) A species of Smilax (Smilax Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, 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 bamboo brier and China brier.
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Bul"lion (b&usdot_;l"yŭn), n. [Cf. OE. bullyon a hook used for fastening the dress, a button, stud, an embossed ornament of various kinds, e. g., on the cover of a book, on bridles or poitrels, for purses, for breeches and doublets, LL. bullio the swelling of boiling water, a mass of gold or silver, fr. L. bulla boss, stud, bubble (see Bull an edict), or perh. corrupted fr. F. billon base coin, LL. billio bullion. Cf. Billon, Billet a stick.] 1. Uncoined gold or silver in the mass.
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Bul"lion*ist, n. An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.
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Bul"li*rag (&unr_;), v. t. [Cf. bully,n. & v., and rag to scold, rail. Cf. Ballarag.] To intimidate by bullying; to rally contemptuously; to badger. [Low]
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Bull"ish (&unr_;), a. Partaking of the nature of a bull, or a blunder.
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Bull"ist, n. [F. bulliste. See Bull an edict.] A writer or drawer up of papal bulls. [R.] Harmar.
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Bul*li"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. bullire, bullitum, to boil. See Boil, v. i.] The action of boiling; boiling. [Obs.] See Ebullition. Bacon.
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Bull Moose. (U. S. Politics) (a) 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 “like a bull moose.” [Cant] (b) The figure of a bull moose used as the party symbol of the Progressive party in the presidential campaign of 1912. -- Bull Mooser. [Cant]
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Bul"lock (&unr_;), n. [AS. bulluc a young bull. See Bull.] 1. A young bull, or any male of the ox kind.
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Bul"lock, v. t. To bully. [Obs.]
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Bul"lock's-eye` (&unr_;), n. See Bull's-eye, 3.
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Bull"pout` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) See Bullhead, 1 (b).
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Bull"-roar`er (?), n. 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.
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Bull" ter`ri*er, bull"ter`rier (b&usdot_;l" t&ebreve_;r`r&ibreve_;*&etilde_;r). (Zoöl.) A breed of short-haired terrier dogs originated in England by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.
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Bull" trout` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) (a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as Salmo trutta and Salmo Cambricus, which ascend rivers; -- called also sea trout. (b) Salvelinus malma of California and Oregon; -- called also Dolly Varden trout and red-spotted trout. (c) The huso or salmon of the Danube.
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Bull"weed` (&unr_;), n. [Bole a stem + weed.] (Bot.) Knapweed. Prior.
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Bul"ly (b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Bullies (bŭl"l&ibreve_;z). [Cf. LG. bullerjaan, bullerbäk, bullerbrook, a blusterer, D. bulderaar a bluster, bulderen to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or cf. MHG. buole lover, G. buhle.] 1. 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.
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{ Bul"ly (b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_;), n., Bul"ly beef` (b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_; bēf`) }. [F. bouilli boiled meat, fr. bouillir to boil. See Boil, v. The word bouilli was formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef.] Pickled or canned beef.
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Bul"ly (b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_;), a. 1. Jovial and blustering; dashing. [Slang] “Bless thee, bully doctor.” Shak.
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Bul"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bullied (b&usdot_;l"lēd); p. pr. & vb. n. Bullying.] To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully{1} toward.
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Bul"ly*rook` (b&usdot_;l"l&ibreve_;*r&oobreve_;k`), n. A bully. [Slang Obs.] Shak.
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Bul"ly tree` (b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_; trē`). (Bot.) The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceæ, as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops. Most of them yield a substance closely resembling gutta-percha.
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Bul"rush` (b&usdot_;l"rŭsh`), n. [OE. bulrysche, bolroysche; of uncertain origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.] (Bot.) A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.
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‖Bulse (&unr_;), n. A purse or bag in which to carry or measure diamonds, etc. [India] Macaulay.
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Bul"tel (&unr_;), n. [LL. bultellus. See Bolt to sift.] A bolter or bolting cloth; also, bran. [Obs.]
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Bul"wark (&unr_;), n. [Akin to D. bolwerk, G. bollwerk, Sw. bolwerk, Dan. bolvärk, bulvärk, rampart; akin to G. bohle plank, and werk work, defense. See Bole stem, and Work, n., and cf. Boulevard.] 1. (Fort.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
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Bum (bŭm), n. [Contr. fr. bottom in this sense.] The buttock. [Low] Shak.
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Bum"kin (&unr_;), n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See Bumpkin.] (Naut.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen. [Written also boomkin.]
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Bump (bŭmp; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bumped (bŭmpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Bumping.] [Cf. W. pwmp round mass, pwmpiaw to thump, bang, and E. bum, v. i., boom to roar.] To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
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‖Bund (&unr_;), n. [G.] League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states.
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‖Bund (&unr_;), n. [Hindi band.] An embankment against inundation. [India] S. Wells Williams.
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‖Bun"des*rath` (b&oobreve_;n"d&ebreve_;s*rät`), n. [G., from bund (akin to E. bond) confederacy + rath council, prob. akin to E. read.] 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.
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&hand_; The Bundesrath 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.
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By this united congress, the highest tribunal of Switzerland, -- the Bundesrath -- is chosen, and the head of this is a president. J. P. Peters (Trans. Müller's Pol. Hist.).
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‖Bun"des-Ver*samm"lung (?), n. [G.; bund confederacy + versammlung assembly.] See Legislature, Switzerland.
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Bun"dle (bŭn"d'l), n. [OE. bundel, AS. byndel; akin to D. bondel, bundel, G. bündel, dim. of bund bundle, fr. the root of E. bind. See Bind.] 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, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes.
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The fable of the rods, which, when united in a bundle, no strength could bend. Goldsmith.
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Bundle pillar (Arch.), a column or pier, with others of small dimensions attached to it. Weale.
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Bun"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bundled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bundling (&unr_;).] 1. To tie or bind in a bundle or roll.
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They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach. T. Hook.
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To bundle off, to send off in a hurry, or without ceremony; as, the working mothers bundle their children off to school and then try to get themselves to work on time. -- To bundle one's self up, to wrap one's self up warmly or cumbrously.
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Bun"dle, v. i. 1. To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony.
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Van Corlear stopped occasionally in the villages to eat pumpkin pies, dance at country frolics, and bundle with the Yankee lasses. W. Irving.
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To bundle up, to dress warmly, snugly, or cumbrously.
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‖Bun"do*bust (?), n. [Hind. & Per. bando-bast tying and binding.] System; discipline. [India]
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He has more bundobust than most men. Kipling.
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Bung (bŭng), n. [Cf. W. bwng orfice, bunghole, Ir. buinne tap, spout, OGael. buine.] 1. The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.
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You filthy bung, away. Shak.
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Bung, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bunged (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bunging (&unr_;).] To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up.
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He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years. Shelton (Trans. Don Quixote).
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Bun"ga*low (&unr_;), n. [Bengalee bānglā] A thatched or tiled house or cottage, of a single story, usually surrounded by a veranda. [India]
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‖Bun"ga*rum (&unr_;), n. [Bungar, the native name.] (Zoöl.) A venomous snake of India, of the genus Bungarus, allied to the cobras, but without a hood.
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Bun"gee (&unr_;), n. 1. (Aeronautics) a spring or other elastic device, especially one attached to a control to facilitate its manipulation.
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Bung"hole` (&unr_;), n. See Bung, n., 2. Shak.
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Bun"gle (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bungled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bungling (&unr_;).] [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See Bang.] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
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Bun"gle, v. t. To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up.
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I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron.
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Bun"gle (&unr_;), n. A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder.
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Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth.
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Bun"gler (&unr_;), n. A clumsy, awkward workman; one who bungles.
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If to be a dunce or a bungler in any profession be shameful, how much more ignominious and infamous to a scholar to be such! Barrow.
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Bun"gling (&unr_;), a. Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman. Swift.
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They make but bungling work. Dryden.
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Bun"go (&unr_;), n. (Naut.) A kind of canoe used in Central and South America; also, a kind of boat used in the Southern United States. Bartlett.
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Bun"ion (&unr_;), n. (Med.) Same as Bunyon.
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bunji-bunji n. an Australian timber tree (Flindersia schottiana) whose bark yields a poison.
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Bunk (bŭ&nsmacr_;k), n. [Cf. OSw. bunke heap, also boaring, flooring. Cf. Bunch.] 1. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night. [U.S.]
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Bunk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bunked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bunking.] To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett.
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Bunk"bed (bŭ&nsmacr_;k"b&ebreve_;d), n. 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.
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Bun"ker (&unr_;), n. [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low chest, serving for a seat. Cf. Bunk, Bank, Bench.]
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Bun"ko (&unr_;), n. [Sf. Sp. banco bank, banca a sort of game at cards. Cf. Bank (in the commercial sense).] A kind of swindling game or scheme, originally by means of cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling tactic. [Written also bunco.]
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Bun"ko (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bunkoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bunkoing.] 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.
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Bunko steerer, a person employed as a decoy in bunko. [Slang, U.S.]
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Bun"kum (&unr_;), n. See Buncombe.
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Bunn (&unr_;), n. See Bun.
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Bun"nian (&unr_;), n. See Bunyon.
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Bun"ny (&unr_;), n. (Mining) A great collection of ore without any vein coming into it or going out from it.
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Bun"ny, n. A pet name for a rabbit or a squirrel.
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{ ‖Bu`no*don"ta (&unr_;), Bu"no*donts (&unr_;), } n. pl. [NL. bunodonta, fr. Gr. &unr_; hill, heap + &unr_;, &unr_;, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and hippopotami; -- so called because the teeth are tuberculated.
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buns n. pl. the buttocks. [Slang]
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bunsen n. 1. same as bunsen burner; a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air.
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Bun"sen burn"er, Bun"sen's burn"er (Chem.), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, 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.
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Bun"sen's bat"ter*y (&unr_;). See under Battery.
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Bun"sen cell (?). (Elec.) 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.
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Bunt (bŭnt), n. (Bot.) A fungus (Ustilago fœtida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.
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Bunt, n. [Cf. Sw. bunt bundle, Dan. bundt, G. bund, E. bundle.] (Naut.) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. Totten.
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Bunt, n. A push or shove; a butt; specif. (Baseball), the act of bunting the ball.
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Bunt, v. i. (Naut.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts.
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Bunt, v. t. & i. 1. To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.
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Her . . . daughters, like bunters in stuff gowns. Goldsmith.
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Bun"ting (&unr_;), n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zoöl.) A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidæ).
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&hand_; Among European species are the common or corn bunting (Emberiza miliaria); the ortolan (Emberiza hortulana); the cirl (Emberiza cirlus); and the black-headed (Granitivora melanocephala). American species are the bay-winged or grass (Poöcætes gramineus or Poœcetes gramineus); the black-throated (Spiza Americana); the towhee bunting or chewink (Pipilo); the snow bunting (Plectrophanax nivalis); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See Ortolan, Chewick, Snow bunting, Lark bunting.
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{ Bun"ting, Bun"tine } (&unr_;), n. [Prov. E. bunting sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material used for that purpose.] A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.
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Bunt"line (&unr_;), n. [2d bunt + line.] (Naut.) 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. Totten.
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{ Bun"yon, Bun"ion } (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Prov. E. bunny a small swelling, fr. OF. bugne, It. bugna, bugnone. See Bun.] (Med.) An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac (one of the bursæ muscosæ), usually occurring on the first joint of the great toe.
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Buoy (bwoi or boi; 277), n. [D. boei buoy, fetter, fr. OF. boie, buie, chain, fetter, F. bouée a buoy, from L. boia. “Boiae genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae.” Festus. So called because chained to its place.] (Naut.) 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.
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Anchor buoy, a buoy attached to, or marking the position of, an anchor. -- Bell buoy, a large buoy on which a bell is mounted, to be rung by the motion of the waves. -- Breeches buoy. See under Breeches. -- Cable buoy, an empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage. -- Can buoy, a hollow buoy made of sheet or boiler iron, usually conical or pear-shaped. -- Life buoy, a float intended to support persons who have fallen into the water, until a boat can be dispatched to save them. -- Nut buoy or Nun buoy, a buoy large in the middle, and tapering nearly to a point at each end. -- To stream the buoy, to let the anchor buoy fall by the ship's side into the water, before letting go the anchor. -- Whistling buoy, a buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves.
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Buoy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buoyed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Buoying.] 1. To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; -- with up.
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Those old prejudices, which buoy up the ponderous mass of his nobility, wealth, and title. Burke.
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Not one rock near the surface was discovered which was not buoyed by this floating weed. Darwin.
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Buoy"an*cy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Buoyancies (&unr_;). 1. 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.
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Such are buoyancies or displacements of the different classes of her majesty's ships. Eng. Cyc.
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Buoy"ant (&unr_;), a. [From Buoy, v. t. & i.] 1. Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury. “Buoyant on the flood.” Pope.
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The water under me was buoyant. Dryden.
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Bu*pres"ti*dan (&unr_;), n. [L. buprestis, 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.] (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of beetles, of the genus Buprestis and allied genera, usually with brilliant metallic colors. The larvæ are usually borers in timber, or beneath bark, and are often very destructive to trees.
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{ Bur, Burr } (bûr), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr- for burz-), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, “the downe, or hairie coat, wherewith divers herbes, fruits, and flowers, are covered,” fr. L. burrae trifles, LL. reburrus rough.] 1. (Bot.) 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.
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Bur and brake and brier. Tennyson.
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Bur"den (bû"d'n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byrðen; akin to Icel. byrði, Dan. byrde, Sw. börda, G. bürde, OHG. burdi, Goth. baúrþei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran, Goth. bairan. √92. See 1st Bear.] 1. That which is borne or carried; a load.
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Bur"den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burdened (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Burdening (&unr_;).] 1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
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I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened. 2 Cor. viii. 13.
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2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes.
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My burdened heart would break. Shak.
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It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell. Coleridge.
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Bur"den (bûr"d'n), n. [OE. burdoun the bass in music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. Bourdon.] 1. 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, the burden of a prayer.
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I would sing my song without a burden. Shak.
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Bur"den, n. [See Burdon.] A club. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bur"den*ous (&unr_;), a. Burdensome. [Obs.] “Burdenous taxations.” Shak.
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The debt immense of endless gratitude
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-- Bur"den*some*ly, adv. -- Bur"den*some*ness, n.
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Bur"dock (&unr_;), n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals.
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Bur"don (&unr_;), n. [See Bourdon.] A pilgrim's staff. [Written also burden.] Rom. of R.
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Bu"reau (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Bureaus (&unr_;), F. Bureaux (&unr_;). [F. bureau a writing table, desk, office, OF., drugget, with which a writing table was often covered, equiv. to F. bure, and fr. OF. buire dark brown, the stuff being named from its color, fr. L. burrus red, fr. Gr. &unr_; flame-colored, prob. fr. &unr_; fire. See Fire, n., and cf. Borel, n.] 1. Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers. Swift.
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&hand_; On the continent of Europe, the highest departments, in most countries, have the name of bureaux; as, the Bureau of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In England and America, the term is confined to inferior and subordinate departments; as, the “Pension Bureau,” a subdepartment of the Department of the Interior. [Obs.] In Spanish, bureo denotes a court of justice for the trial of persons belonging to the king's household.
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Bureau system. See Bureaucracy. -- Bureau Veritas, 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 reëstablished in Brussels in 1870.
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Bu*reau"cra*cy (&unr_;), n. [Bureau + Gr. &unr_; to be strong, to govern, &unr_; strength: cf. F. bureaucratie.] 1. 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.
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Bur"el (&unr_;), n. & a. Same as Borrel.
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‖Bu*rette" (&unr_;), n. [F., can, cruet, dim. of buire flagon.] (Chem.) 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.
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Bur" fish` (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish.
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Burg (&unr_;), n. [AS. burh, burg, cf. LL. burgus. See 1st Borough.] 1. A fortified town. [Obs.]
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Burg"age (&unr_;), n. [From Burg: cf. F. bourgage, LL. burgagium.] (Eng. Law) 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. Burrill.
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Bur"gall (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A small marine fish; -- also called cunner.
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Bur"ga*mot (&unr_;), n. See Bergamot.
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Bur"gee (&unr_;), n. 1. A kind of small coat.
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Bur*geois" (bûr*jois"), n. (Print.) See 1st Bourgeois.
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Bur"geon (&unr_;), v. i. To bud. See Bourgeon.
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Bur"gess (&unr_;), n. [OE. burgeis, OF. burgeis, fr. burcfortified town, town, F. bourg village, fr. LL. burgus fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. burc, G. burg. See 1st Borough, and cf. 2d Bourgeois.] 1. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough. Blackstone.
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&hand_; Before the Revolution, the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called burgesses; they are now called delegates.
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Burgess oath. See Burgher, 2.
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Bur"gess-ship (&unr_;), n. The state of privilege of a burgess. South.
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Burg"grave (&unr_;), n. [G. burggraf; burg fortress + graf count: cf. D. burggraaf, F. burgrave. See Margrave.] (Germany) Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached.
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Burgh (&unr_;), n. [OE. See Burg.] A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough.
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Burgh"al (&unr_;), a. Belonging to a burgh.
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Burgh"brech` (&unr_;), n. [Burgh + F. brèche, equiv. to E. breach.] (AS. Law) The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace. Burrill.
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Burgh"er (&unr_;), n. [From burgh; akin to D. burger, G. bürger, Dan. borger, Sw. borgare. See Burgh.] 1. A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough.
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Burgh"er*mas`ter (&unr_;), n. See Burgomaster.
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Burgh"mote` (&unr_;), n. (AS. Law) [Burgh + mote meeting.] A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times yearly.
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Bur"glar (&unr_;), n. [OE. burg town, F. bourg, fr. LL. burgus (of German origin) + OF. lere thief, fr. L. latro. See Borough, and Larceny.] (Law) One guilty of the crime of burglary.
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To come down a chimney is held a burglarious entry. Blackstone.
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Bur"gla*ry (&unr_;), n.; pl. Burglaries (&unr_;). [Fr. Burglar; cf. LL. burglaria.] (Law) 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. Wharton. Burrill.
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Bur"go*mas`ter (&unr_;), n. [D. burgemeester; burg borough + meester master; akin to G. burgemeister, bürgermeister. See 1st Borough, and Master.] 1. A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster.
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2. (Zoöl.) An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions.
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Bur"go*net (&unr_;), n. [F. bouruignotte, because the Burgundians, F. Bouruignons, first used it.] A kind of helmet. [Written also burganet.] Shak.
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Bur"goo (&unr_;), n. [Prov. E. burgood yeast, perh. fr. W. burym yeast + cawl cabbage, gruel.] A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen. [Written also burgout.]
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Bur"grass` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) Grass of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand, and having burs for fruit.
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Bur"grave (&unr_;), n. [F.] See Burggrave.
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Burgundy pitch, a resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) 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.
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Burh (&unr_;), n. See Burg. [Obs.]
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{ Bur"hel, Burr"hel } (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (Ovis burrhel).
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Bur"i*al (&unr_;), n. [OE. buriel, buriels, grave, tomb, AS. byrgels, fr. byrgan to bury, and akin to OS. burgisli sepulcher.] 1. A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture. [Obs.]
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The erthe schook, and stoones weren cloven, and biriels weren opened. Wycliff [Matt. xxvii. 51, 52].
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Burial case, a form of coffin, usually of iron, made to close air-tight, for the preservation of a dead body. -- Burial ground, a piece of ground selected and set apart for a place of burials, and consecrated to such use by religious ceremonies. -- Burial place, any place where burials are made. -- Burial service. (a) The religious service performed at the interment of the dead; a funeral service. (b) That portion of a liturgy which is read at an interment; as, the English burial service.
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Bu"rin (&unr_;), n. [F. burin, cf. It. burino, bulino; prob. from OHG. bora borer, borōn to bore, G. bohren. See 1st Bore.] 1. 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.
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Bu"ri*on (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The red-breasted house sparrow of California (Carpodacus frontalis); -- called also crimson-fronted bullfinch. [Written also burrion.]
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Burke (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Burking.] [From one Burke of Edinburgh, who committed the crime in 1829.] 1. 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.
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Burl (bûrl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burled (bûrld); p. pr. & vb. n. Burling.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F. bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc., dim. of bourre. √92. See Bur.] To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.
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Burn (bûrn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burned (bûrnd) or Burnt (bûrnt); p. pr. & vb. n. Burning.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. bærnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS. brinnan, OFries. barna, berna, OHG. brinnan, brennan, G. brennen, OD. bernen, D. branden, Dan. brænde, Sw. bränna, brinna, Icel. brenna, Goth. brinnan, brannjan (in comp.), and possibly to E. fervent.] 1. To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood. “We'll burn his body in the holy place.” Shak.
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To burn, To burn together, as two surfaces of metal (Engin.), to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a quantity of the same metal in a liquid state. -- To burn a bowl (Game of Bowls), to displace it accidentally, the bowl so displaced being said to be burned. -- To burn daylight, to light candles before it is dark; to waste time; to perform superfluous actions. Shak. -- To burn one's fingers, to get one's self into unexpected trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others, speculation, etc. -- To burn out, (a) to destroy or obliterate by burning. “Must you with hot irons burn out mine eyes?” Shak. (b) to force (people) to flee by burning their homes or places of business; as, the rioters burned out the Chinese businessmen. -- To be burned out, to suffer loss by fire, as the burning of one's house, store, or shop, with the contents. -- To burn up, To burn down, to burn entirely.
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The groan still deepens, and the combat burns. Pope.
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Burn, n. [See 1st Bourn.] A small stream. [Scot.]
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Burn"a*ble (&unr_;), a. Combustible. Cotgrave.
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Bur"net (&unr_;), n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See Brunette.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially, Poterium Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
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Burning fluid, any volatile illuminating oil, as the lighter petroleums (naphtha, benzine), or oil of turpentine (camphine), but esp. a mixture of the latter with alcohol. -- Burning glass, a convex lens of considerable size, used for producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to a focus. -- Burning house (Metal.), the furnace in which tin ores are calcined, to sublime the sulphur and arsenic from the pyrites. Weale. -- Burning mirror, a concave mirror, or a combination of plane mirrors, used for the same purpose as a burning glass.
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Bur"nish (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnished (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Burnishing.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF. burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun brown, fr. OHG. br&unr_;n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish. See Brown, a.] To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
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Now the village windows blaze,
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{ Bur"noose, Bur"nous } (&unr_;), n. [Ar. burnus a kind of high-crowned cap: cf. F. bournous, burnous, Sp. al-bornoz, a sort of upper garment, with a hood attached.] 1. A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs.
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Burnt ear, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain. See Smut. -- Burnt offering, 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 burnt sacrifice. [2 Sam. xxiv. 22.]
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Bur"rel (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. burel reddish (cf. Borel, n.), or F. beurré butter pear, fr. beurre butter. Cf. Butter.] A sort of pear, called also the red butter pear, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp.
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Bur"rel shot` (&unr_;). [Either from annoying the enemy like a burrel fly, or, less probably, fr. F. bourreler to sting, torture.] (Gun.) A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency. [R.]
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Burrowing owl (Zoöl.), a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.
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Burying beetle (Zoöl.), the general name of many species of beetles, of the tribe Necrophaga; the sexton beetle; -- so called from their habit of burying small dead animals by digging away the earth beneath them. The larvæ feed upon decaying flesh, and are useful scavengers. -- To bury the hatchet, 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.
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Bus"by (bŭz"b&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Busbies (b&ibreve_;z). (Mil.) 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.
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‖Bus"con (&unr_;), n. [Sp., a searcher, fr. buscar to search.] One who searches for ores; a prospector. [U.S.]
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Bush (b&usdot_;sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. būskr, būski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain; if the LL., it is perh. from the same source as E. box a case. Cf. Ambush, Boscage, Bouquet, Box a case.] 1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.
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If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is true that a good play needs no epilogue. Shak.
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To beat about the bush, to approach anything in a round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a metaphor taken from hunting. -- Bush bean (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and requires no support (Phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus). See Bean, 1. -- Bush buck, or Bush goat (Zoöl.), a beautiful South African antelope (Tragelaphus sylvaticus); -- so called because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is also applied to other species. -- Bush cat (Zoöl.), the serval. See Serval. -- Bush chat (Zoöl.), a bird of the genus Pratincola, of the Thrush family. -- Bush dog. (Zoöl.) See Potto. -- Bush hammer. See Bushhammer in the Vocabulary. -- Bush harrow (Agric.) See under Harrow. -- Bush hog (Zoöl.), a South African wild hog (Potamochœrus Africanus); -- called also bush pig, and water hog. -- Bush master (Zoöl.), a venomous snake (Lachesis mutus) of Guinea; -- called also surucucu. -- Bush pea (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed. -- Bush shrike (Zoöl.), a bird of the genus Thamnophilus, and allied genera; -- called also batarg. Many species inhabit tropical America. -- Bush tit (Zoöl.), a small bird of the genus Psaltriparus, allied to the titmouse. Psaltriparus minimus inhabits California.
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Bush (b&usdot_;sh), v. i. To branch thickly in the manner of a bush. “The bushing alders.” Pope.
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Bush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bushed (b&usdot_;sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Bushing.] 1. To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush peas.
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Bush, n. [D. bus a box, akin to E. box; or F. boucher to plug.] 1. (Mech.) 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. Knight.
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Bush, v. t. To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole.
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bush baby, bush"ba*by (b&usdot_;sh"bā*b&ybreve_;), n. 1. any of several agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemurlike primates of the genus Galago with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears; -- called also galago.
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Bush"el (b&usdot_;sh"&ebreve_;l), n. [OE. buschel, boischel, OF. boissel, bussel, boistel, F. boisseau, LL. bustellus; dim. of bustia, buxida (OF. boiste), fr. pyxida, acc. of L. pyxis box, Gr. pyxi`s. Cf. Box.] 1. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
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&hand_; The Winchester bushel, formerly used in England, contained 2150.42 cubic inches, being the volume of a cylinder 181/2 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° 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° Fahr.
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Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick? Mark iv. 21.
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&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.
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The worthies of antiquity bought the rarest pictures with bushels of gold, without counting the weight or the number of the pieces. Dryden.
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Bush"el (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Busheled (?), p. pr. & vb. n. Busheling.] [Cf. G. bosseln.] (Tailoring) To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments. [U. S.]
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Bush"et (&unr_;), n. [See Bosket.] A small bush.
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Bush"fight`er (&unr_;), n. One accustomed to bushfighting. Parkman.
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Bush"ham`mer (&unr_;), n. 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.
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‖Bu"shi`do` (b&oomacr_;"shē`dō`), n. [Jap. bu military + shi knight + dō way, doctrine, principle.] The unwritten code of moral principles regulating the actions of the Japanese knighthood, or Samurai; the chivalry of Japan.
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Unformulated, Bushido was and still is the animating spirit, the motor force of our country. Inazo Nitobé.
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Bush"i*ness (&unr_;), n. The condition or quality of being bushy.
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Bush"less (&unr_;), a. Free from bushes; bare.
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O'er the long backs of the bushless downs. Tennyson.
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Bush"man (&unr_;), n.; pl. Bushmen (&unr_;). [Cf. D. boschman, boschjesman. See 1st Bush.] 1. A woodsman; a settler in the bush.
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Bush"y (&unr_;), a. [From 1st Bush.] 1. Thick and spreading, like a bush. “Bushy eyebrows.” Irving.
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Dingle, or bushy dell, of this wild wood. Milton.
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Bus"i*ly (&unr_;), adv. In a busy manner.
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Busi"ness (b&ibreve_;z"n&ebreve_;s), n.; pl. Businesses (b&ibreve_;z"n&ebreve_;s*&ebreve_;z). [From Busy.] 1. 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, the business of life; business before pleasure.
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Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? Luke ii. 49.
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It seldom happens that men of a studious turn acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge of business. Bp. Popteus.
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What business has the tortoise among the clouds? L'Estrange.
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It was a gentle business, and becoming
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Bestow
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To do one's business, to ruin one. [Colloq.] Wycherley. -- To make (a thing) one's business, to occupy one's self with a thing as a special charge or duty. [Colloq.] -- To mean business, to be earnest. [Colloq.]
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Busk (bŭsk), n. [F. busc, perh. fr. the hypothetical older form of E. bois wood, because the first busks were made of wood. See Bush, and cf. OF. busche, F. bûche, a piece or log of wood, fr. the same root.] A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset.
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Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall,
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Busk (bŭsk), n. 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.
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Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride. Hamilton.
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Bus"ket (&unr_;), n. [See Bosket, Bouquet.] 1. A small bush; also, a sprig or bouquet. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bus"kin (&unr_;), n. [Prob. from OF. brossequin, or D. broosken. See Brodekin.] 1. A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg.
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Great Fletcher never treads in buskins here,
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Bus"kined (&unr_;), a. 1. Wearing buskins.
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Bus"ky (&unr_;), a. See Bosky, and 1st Bush, n. Shak.
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Buss (&unr_;), n. [OE. basse, fr. L. basium; cf. G. bus (Luther), Prov. G. busserl, dim. of bus kiss, bussen to kiss, Sw. puss kiss, pussa to kiss, W. & Gael. bus lip, mouth.] A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack. Shak.
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Buss, n. [Cf. OF. busse, Pr. bus, LL. bussa, busa, G. büse, D. buis.] (Naut.) A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery.
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bust (bŭst), n. [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL. busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See Bushel.] 1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
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But (bŭt), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. būtan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be- + ūtan outward, without, fr. ūt out. Primarily, būtan, as well as ūt, is an adverb. √198. See By, Out; cf. About.] 1. Except with; unless with; without. [Obs.]
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So insolent that he could not go but either spurning equals or trampling on his inferiors. Fuller.
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Touch not the cat but a glove. Motto of the Mackintoshes.
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2. Except; besides; save.
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Who can it be, ye gods! but perjured Lycon? E. Smith.
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&hand_; In this sense, but is often used with other particles; as, but for, without, had it not been for. “Uncreated but for love divine.” Young.
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3. Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it not that; unless; -- elliptical, for but that.
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And but my noble Moor is true of mind . . . it were enough to put him to ill thinking. Shak.
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4. Otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a negative, with that.
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It cannot be but nature hath some director, of infinite power, to guide her in all her ways. Hooker.
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There is no question but the king of Spain will reform most of the abuses. Addison.
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5. Only; solely; merely.
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Observe but how their own principles combat one another. Milton.
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If they kill us, we shall but die. 2 Kings vii. 4.
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A formidable man but to his friends. Dryden.
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6. 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, the House of Representatives passed the bill, but the Senate dissented; our wants are many, but quite of another kind.
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Now abideth faith hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 1 Cor. xiii. 13.
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When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom. Prov. xi. 2.
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All but. See under All. -- But and if, 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_;.
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But and if 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. Luke xii. 45, 46.
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But if, unless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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-Thou her afford, full shortly I her dead shall see. Spenser.
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Syn. -- But, However, Still. These conjunctions mark opposition in passing from one thought or topic to another. But marks the opposition with a medium degree of strength; as, this is not winter, but it is almost as cold; he requested my assistance, but I shall not aid him at present. However is weaker, and throws the opposition (as it were) into the background; as, this is not winter; it is, however, almost as cold; he required my assistance; at present, however, I shall not afford him aid. The plan, however, is still under consideration, and may yet be adopted. Still is stronger than but, and marks the opposition more emphatically; as, your arguments are weighty; still they do not convince me. See Except, However.
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&hand_; “The chief error with but is to use it where and is enough; an error springing from the tendency to use strong words without sufficient occasion.” Bain.
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But (&unr_;), n. [Cf. But, prep., adv. & conj.] The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house; -- opposed to ben, the inner room. [Scot.]
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But, n. [See 1st But.] 1. A limit; a boundary.
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2. 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 butt{2}. See 1st Butt.
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But end, the larger or thicker end; as, the but end of a log; the but end of a musket. See Butt, n.
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But, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Butted; p. pr. & vb. n. Butting.] See Butt, v., and Abut, v.
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butacaine n. a white crystalline ester (C18H30N2O2) that is applied to mucous membranes as a topical anesthetic. Chemically it is 3-(di-n-butylamino)-1-propanol 4-aminobenzoate (H2N.C6H4.CO.O.(CH2)3N(C4H9)2). It is usually used as the sulfate salt.
-Syn. -- butacaine sulfate.
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butadiene n. a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; -- it is used as a monomer unit in making synthetic rubbers.
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Bu"tane (bū"tān), n. [L. butyrum butter. See Butter.] (Chem.) An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.
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butanol (būt"ăn*&asuml_;l), n. a flammable alcohol (C4H9.OH) derived from butane and used as a solvent.
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butch (b&usdot_;ch), adj. 1. markedly masculine in appearance or manner; -- used of men.
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2. same as lesbian. [pejorative]
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butch n. a lesbian who is noticeably masculine.
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Butch"er (b&usdot_;ch"&etilde_;r), n. [OE. bochere, bochier, OF. bochier, F. boucher, orig., slaughterer of buck goats, fr. OF. boc, F. bouc, a buck goat; of German or Celtic origin. See Buck the animal.] 1. One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food.
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2. A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle. “Butcher of an innocent child.” Shak.
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Butcher's meat, such flesh of animals slaughtered for food as is sold for that purpose by butchers, as beef, mutton, lamb, and pork.
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Butch"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Butchered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Butchering.] 1. To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs.
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2. To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner. Macaulay.
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[Ithocles] was murdered, rather butchered. Ford.
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3. to bungle badly; to botch; -- used also when an object is damaged (literally or figuratively) in an activity; as, the new choir butchered the hymn.
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butcher bird, butcher-bird, butcherbird n. 1. (Zoöl.) any species of shrike of the genus Lanius, so called because they impale their prey on thorns.
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2. (Zoöl.) large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrikelike habit of impaling prey on thorns.
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&hand_; The Lanius excubitor is the common butcher bird of Europe. In England, the bearded tit is sometimes called the lesser butcher bird. The American species are Lanius borealis, or northern butcher bird, and Lanius Ludovicianus or loggerhead shrike. The name butcher bird is derived from its habit of suspending its prey impaled upon thorns, after killing it.
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Butch"er*ing, n. 1. The business of a butcher.
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2. The act of slaughtering; the act of killing cruelly and needlessly.
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That dreadful butchering of one another. Addison.
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Butch"er*li*ness (&unr_;), n. Butchery quality.
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Butch"er*ly, a. Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell. “The victim of a butcherly murder.” D. Webster.
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What stratagems, how fell, how butcherly,
-This deadly quarrel daily doth beget! Shak.
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Butch"er's broom` (&unr_;). (Bot.) A genus of plants (Ruscus); esp. Ruscus aculeatus, which has large red berries and leaflike branches. See Cladophyll.
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Butch"er*y (&unr_;), n. [OE. bocherie shambles, fr. F. boucherie. See Butcher, n.] 1. The business of a butcher. [Obs.]
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2. Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual barbarity; great or cruel slaughter. Shak.
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The perpetration of human butchery. Prescott.
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3. A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is shed. [Obs.]
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Like as an ox is hanged in the butchery. Fabyan.
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Syn. -- Murder; slaughter; carnage. See Massacre.
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Butea n. a genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak.
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butene n. any of three isomeric singly unsaturated hydrocarbons C4H8; all are used in making synthetic rubbers; -- called also butylene.
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Buteo n. (Zoöl.) a genus of broad-winged soaring hawks.
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But"ler (bŭt"l&etilde_;r), n. [OE. boteler, F. bouteillier a bottle-bearer, a cupbearer, fr. LL. buticularius, fr. buticula bottle. See Bottle a hollow vessel.] 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.
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The butler and the baker of the king of Egypt. Gen. xl. 5.
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Your wine locked up, your butler strolled abroad. Pope.
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But"ler*age (&unr_;), n. (O. Eng. Law) 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. Blackstone.
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But"ler*ship, n. The office of a butler.
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But"ment (&unr_;), n. [Abbreviation of Abutment.] 1. (Arch.) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.
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Butment cheek (Carp.), the part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear. Knight.
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{ Butt, But } (&unr_;), n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. bōzan, akin to E. beat. See Beat, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
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Here is my journey's end, here my butt
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&hand_; As applied to land, the word is nearly synonymous with mete, and signifies properly the end line or boundary; the abuttal.
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2. The larger or thicker end of anything; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp end; as, the butt of a rifle. Formerly also spelled but. See 2nd but, n. sense 2.
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3. A mark to be shot at; a target. Sir W. Scott.
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The groom his fellow groom at butts defies,
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4. A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company.
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I played a sentence or two at my butt, which I thought very smart. Addison.
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5. A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an animal; as, the butt of a ram.
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To prove who gave the fairer butt,
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7. A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
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The hay was growing upon headlands and butts in cornfields. Burrill.
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8. (Mech.) (a) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint. (b) The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib. (c) The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
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9. (Shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
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10. (Carp.) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
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11. (Leather Trade) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
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12. The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
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13. The buttocks; as, get up off your butt and get to work; -- used as a euphemism, less objectionable than ass. [slang]
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Amen; and make me die a good old man!
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A butt's length, the ordinary distance from the place of shooting to the butt, or mark. -- Butts and bounds (Conveyancing), abuttals and boundaries. In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape, butts are the lines at the ends (F. bouts), and bounds are those on the sides, or sidings, as they were formerly termed. Burrill. -- Bead and butt. See under Bead. -- Butt and butt, joining end to end without overlapping, as planks. -- Butt weld (Mech.), 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 Weld. -- Full butt, headfirst with full force. [Colloq.] “The corporal . . . ran full butt at the lieutenant.” Marryat.
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Butt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Butted; p. pr. & vb. n. Butting.] [OE. butten, OF. boter to push, F. bouter. See Butt an end, and cf. Boutade.] 1. To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut. [Written also but.]
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And Barnsdale there doth butt on Don's well-watered ground. Drayton.
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2. To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See Butt, n.]
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A snow-white steer before thine altar led,
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Butt, v. t. To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head.
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Two harmless lambs are butting one the other. Sir H. Wotton.
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Butt, n. [F. botte, boute, LL. butta. Cf. Bottle a hollow vessel.] A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads.
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&hand_; A wine butt contains 126 wine gallons (= 105 imperial gallons, nearly); a beer butt 108 ale gallons (= about 110 imperial gallons).
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Butt, n. (Zoöl.) The common English flounder.
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‖Butte (&unr_;), n. [F. See Butt a bound.] 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.
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But"ter (bŭt"t&etilde_;r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS. butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`turon; either fr. boy`s ox, cow + turo`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf. Cow.] 1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.
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2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter.
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Butter boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at table. -- Butter flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower. -- Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also butter stamp. Locke. -- Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw. -- Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is the Bassia butyracea; that of Africa is the Shea tree (Bassia Parkii). See Shea tree. -- Butter trier, a tool used in sampling butter. -- Butter wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called also butter woman. [Obs. or Archaic]
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But"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Buttering.] 1. To cover or spread with butter.
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I know what's what. I know on which side
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2. To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game. [Cant] Johnson.
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Butt"er (&unr_;), n. One who, or that which, butts.
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Butter and eggs, butter-and-eggs n.(Bot.), a name given to several perennial plants having showy flowers of two shades of yellow, or of yellow and orange, such as Narcissus incomparabilis in Europe, and the toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) in the United States; the latter is a naturalized weed in North America.
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But"ter*ball` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) 1. The buffel duck.
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But"ter*bird` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The rice bunting or bobolink; -- so called in the island of Jamaica.
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But"ter*bump` (&unr_;), n. [OE. buttur the bittern + 5th bump.] (Zoöl.) The European bittern. Johnson.
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But"ter*bur` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A broad-leaved plant (Petasites vulgaris) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter.
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But"ter*cup` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly Ranunculus bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare.
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butterfat n. the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made.
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but"ter*fin`gered, But"ter-fin`gered (&unr_;), a. Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; not skillful in using the hands; slippery; careless.
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But"ter*fish` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.
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butterflower n. any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus.
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But"ter*fly` (&unr_;), n.; pl. Butterflies (&unr_;). [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. buter-flēge, buttor-fleóge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See Butter, and Fly.] (Zoöl.) A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera. [See Illust. under Aphrodite.]
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Asclepias butterfly. See under Asclepias. -- Butterfly fish (Zoöl.), the ocellated blenny (Blennius ocellaris) of Europe. See Blenny. The term is also applied to the flying gurnard. -- Butterfly shell (Zoöl.), a shell of the genus Voluta. -- Butterfly valve (Mech.), 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.
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butterflyfish n. tropical gurnardlike fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins.
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But"ter*ine (&unr_;), n. A substance prepared from animal fat with some other ingredients intermixed, as an imitation of butter.
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But"ter*is (&unr_;), n. [The same word as buttress, noun, in a different application, F. bouter to push.] (Far.) 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.
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But"ter*man` (&unr_;), n.; pl. Buttermen (&unr_;). A man who makes or sells butter.
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But"ter*nut` (&unr_;), n. 1. (Bot.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut.
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butter-print n. 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.
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But"ter-scotch` (&unr_;), n. A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter. [Colloq.] Dickens.
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But"ter*weed` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley (Senecio lobatus).
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But"ter*weight` (&unr_;), n. Over weight. Swift.
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&hand_; Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter for a pound.
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But"ter*wort` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A genus of low herbs (Pinguicula) 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.
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But"ter*y (&unr_;), a. Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.
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But"ter*y, n.; pl. Butteries (&unr_;). [OE. botery, botry; cf. LL. botaria wine vessel; also OE. botelerie, fr. F. bouteillerie, fr. boutellie bottle. Not derived from butter. See Bottle a hollow vessel, Butt a cask.] 1. An apartment in a house where butter, milk and other provisions are kept.
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And the major Oxford kept the buttery bar. E. Hall.
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Butt" hinge` (&unr_;). See 1st Butt, 10.
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But"-thorn` (&unr_;), n. (Zoöl.) The common European starfish (Asterias rubens).
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But"ting (&unr_;), n. An abuttal; a boundary.
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But"ting joint`. 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 abutting joint.
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Butt" joint` (&unr_;). A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8.
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But"tock (&unr_;), n. [From Butt an end.] 1. 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 buttocks.
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But"ton (&unr_;), n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See Butt an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
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Button hook, a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves. -- Button shell (Zoöl.), a small, univalve marine shell of the genus Rotella. -- Button snakeroot. (Bot.) (a) The American composite genus Liatris, having rounded buttonlike heads of flowers. (b) An American umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow leaves, and flowers in dense heads. -- Button tree (Bot.), a genus of trees (Conocarpus), furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West Indies. -- To hold by the button, to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.
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But"ton, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttoned (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Buttoning (&unr_;).] [OE. botonen, OF. botoner, F. boutonner. See Button, n.] 1. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.
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But"ton, v. i. To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.
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But"ton*ball` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) See Buttonwood.
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But"ton*bush` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) A shrub (Cephalanthus occidentalis) growing by the waterside; -- so called from its globular head of flowers. See Capitulum.
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But"ton*hole` (&unr_;), n. The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
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But"ton*mold` (&unr_;), n. A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a button by covering it with cloth. [Written also buttonmould.]
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But"tons (&unr_;), n. A boy servant, or page, -- in allusion to the buttons on his livery. [Colloq.] Dickens.
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But"ton*wood` (&unr_;), n. (Bot.) The Platanus occidentalis, or American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; -- called also buttonball tree, and, in some parts of the United States, sycamore. The California buttonwood is Platanus racemosa.
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But"ton*y (&unr_;), a. Ornamented with a large number of buttons. “The buttony boy.” Thackeray. “My coat so blue and buttony.” W. S. Gilbert.
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But"tress (&unr_;), n. [OE. butrasse, boterace, fr. F. bouter to push; cf. OF. bouteret (nom. sing. and acc. pl. bouterez) buttress. See Butt an end, and cf. Butteris.] 1. (Arch.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.
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But"tress (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttressed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Buttressing.] To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
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Butt" shaft` (&unr_;) An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow. [Also but shaft.] Shak.
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Butt" weld` (&unr_;). See Butt weld, under Butt.
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But"ty (&unr_;), n. (Mining) One who mines by contract, at so much per ton of coal or ore.
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Bu"tyl (&unr_;), n. [L. butyrum butter + -yl. See Butter.] (Chem.) A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.
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Bu"ty*lene (&unr_;), n. [From Butyl.] 1. (Chem.) Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, C4H8, of the ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily liquefiable; -- called also butene.
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Bu`ty*ra"ceous (&unr_;), a. [L. butyrum butter. See Butter.] Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter.
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Butyric acid, C3H7.CO2H, 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 normal- and iso-butyric acid. The normal butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter.
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Bux"e*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. buxeus, fr. buxus the box tree.] Belonging to the box tree.
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Bux"om (&unr_;), a. [OE. buxum, boxom, buhsum, pliable, obedient, AS. bōcsum, būhsum (akin to D. buigzaam blexible, G. biegsam); būgan to bow, bend + -sum, E. -some. See Bow to bend, and -some.] 1. Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble. [Obs.]
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I submit myself unto this holy church of Christ, to be ever buxom and obedient to the ordinance of it. Foxe.
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A daughter fair,
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Buy (bī), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bought (b&asuml_;t); p. pr. & vb. n. Buying (bī"&ibreve_;ng).] [OE. buggen, buggen, bien, AS. bycgan, akin to OS. buggean, Goth. bugjan.] 1. 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 sell.
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To buy again. See Againbuy. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- To buy off. (a) To influence to compliance; to cause to bend or yield by some consideration; as, to buy off conscience. (b) To detach by a consideration given; as, to buy off one from a party. -- To buy out (a) To buy off, or detach from. Shak. (b) 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, A buys out B. (c) To purchase the entire stock in trade and the good will of a business. -- To buy in, to purchase stock in any fund or partnership. -- To buy on credit, to purchase, on a promise, in fact or in law, to make payment at a future day. -- To buy the refusal (of anything), to give a consideration for the right of purchasing, at a fixed price, at a future time.
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Buz (bŭz), v. & n. See Buzz. [Obs.]
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Buz"zard (bŭz"z&etilde_;rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
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By (bī), prep. [OE. bi, AS. bī, big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be, D. bij, OHG. bī, G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. 'amfi`. E. prefix be- is orig. the same word. √203. See pref. Be-.] 1. In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; as, come and sit by me.
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By"-end` (&unr_;), n. Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage. [Written also bye-end.]
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“Profit or some other by-end.” L'Estrange.
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By"gone` (bī"g&obreve_;n`; 115), a. Past; gone by. “Bygone fooleries.” Shak.
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By"-in`ter*est (&unr_;), n. Self-interest; private advantage. Atterbury.
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By"land*er (&unr_;), n. See Bilander. [Obs.]
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By"-lane` (bī"-lān`), n. A private lane, or one opening out of the usual road.
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By"-law` (bī"-l&asuml_;`), n. [Cf. Sw. bylag, D. bylov, Icel. b&ymacr_;arlög, fr. Sw. & Dan. by town, Icel. bær, byr (fr. bûa to dwell) + the word for law; hence, a law for one town, a special law. Cf. Birlaw and see Law.] 1. A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own government.
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There was likewise a law to restrain the by-laws, or ordinances of corporations. Bacon.
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The law or institution; to which are added two by-laws, as a comment upon the general law. Addison.
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By"-name` (&unr_;), n. A nickname. Camden.
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By"-pass (&unr_;), n. (Mech.) A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course.
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By"-pas`sage (&unr_;), n. A passage different from the usual one; a byway.
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By"-past (&unr_;), a. Past; gone by. “By-past perils.” Shak.
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By"-place` (&unr_;), n. A retired or private place.
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By"-room` (&unr_;), n. A private room or apartment. “Stand in some by-room” Shak.
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Byss (&unr_;), n. See Byssus, n., 1.
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Bys*sa"ceous (&unr_;), a. [From Byssus.] (Bot.) Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algæ.
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‖Bys"sus (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Byssuses (&unr_;); L. Byssi. (&unr_;) [L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]
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By"stand`er (&unr_;), n. [By + stander, equiv. to stander-by; cf. AS. big-standan to stand by or near.] One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.
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He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey.
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By"-wipe` (&unr_;), n. A secret or side stroke, as of raillery or sarcasm. Milton.
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K, (kā), the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K 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 Phœnician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically K is most nearly related to c, g, h (which see).

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K2 n. A mountain in Northern Kashmir; it is one of the highest in the world, 28,250 feet high.
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Ka prop. n. (Hinduism) An unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma.
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ka n. (Ancient Egyptian Religion) 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 ba, which deserts teh body at death.
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Ka*a"ba (k&adot_;*ā"b&adot_;), prop. n. [Ar. ka'bah, lit., a square building, fr. ka'b cube.] 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. [Written also caaba, kaabeh and kaabah.]
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Kaa"ma (?), n. (Zoöl.) The hartbeest.
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Kab"a*la (?), n. See Cabala.
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Ka*bas"sou (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Cabassou.
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Ka*bob" (?), n. & v. t. See Cabob, n. & v. t.
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Ka*book" (?), n. (min.) A clay ironstone found in Ceylon.
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Ka*byle" (?), n. [Ar. qabīla.] (Ethnol.) A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis. See Berber.
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Kad"der (?), n. [Cf. Caddow.] (Zoöl.) The jackdaw.

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Ka*fal" (?), n. (Bot.) The Arabian name of two trees of the genus Balsamodendron, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.

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{ Kaf"fir (kăf"f&etilde_;r), Ka"fir (kä"f&etilde_;r), } n. [Ar. kāfir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. Giaour.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) 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. (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [Spelt also Caffre.]
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Kaffir corn (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet.
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Kaf"fle (?), n. See Coffle.
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‖Ka"fi*lah (?), n. See Cafila.
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Kafka prop. n. Franz Kafka, a writer, b. 1883, d. 1924.
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Kafkaesque prop. a. [fr. Franz Kafka, novelist; especially from his novels such as "The Trial".] 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.
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Kaf"tan (?), n. & v. See Caftan.
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Kage (?), n. A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.
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‖Ka"gu (?), n. (Zoöl.) A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), 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.
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Ka`gu*an" (?), n. (Zoöl.) The colugo.
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‖Ka"ha"ni (?), n. A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant.
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Ka*hau" (?), n. [Native name, from its cry.] (Zoöl.) A long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus, formerly Semnopithecus nasalis), 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 proboscis monkey. It is now an endangered species. [Written also kaha.]
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Kail (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A kind of headless cabbage. Same as Kale, 1.
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Kail yard, a kitchen garden. [Scot.]
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‖Kai`ma*cam" (?), n. Same as Caimacam.
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Kain (?), n. (Scots Law) Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord. Wharton (Law Dict.).
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Kai"nit (?), n. [Trade name, fr. kainite.] Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.
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Kai"nite (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; recent.] (Min.) A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.
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Kai`no*zo"ic (?), a. See Cenozoic.
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Kai"rine (?), n. (Chem.) A pale buff or white crystalline alkaloid derived from quinoline, and used as an antipyretic in medicine.
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Kai"ser (?), n. [Gr., fr. L. Caesar. Cf. Kesar, and Czar.] The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871.
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Ka"ka (?), n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its note.] (Zoöl.) A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).
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Night kaka. (Zoöl.) The kakapo.
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Ka`ka*po" (?), n. (Zoöl.) A singular nocturnal parrot (Strigops habroptilus), 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 owl parrot, night parrot, and night kaka.
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Kak`a*ral"li (?), n. A kind of wood common in Demerara, durable in salt water, because not subject to the depredations of the sea worm and barnacle.
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Ka`la*sie" (?), n. (Zoöl.) A long-tailed monkey of Borneo (Semnopithecus rubicundus). It has a tuft of long hair on the head.
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Sea kale (Bot.), a European cruciferous herb (Crambe maritima), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.
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Ka*leege" (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of several species of large, crested, Asiatic pheasants, belonging to the genus Euplocamus, and allied to the firebacks.

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Ka*lei"do*scope (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; beautiful + e'i^dos form + -scope.] An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, 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.
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‖Ka"li (?), n. [Skr. kali.] (Hind. Cosmog.) The last and worst of the four ages of the world; -- considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000 years.
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‖Kal"ki (?), n. [Skr.] The name of Vishnu in his tenth and last avatar. Whitworth.
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Ka*long" (?), n. (Zoöl.) A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat (Pteropus edulis).
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‖Kal"pa (?), n. [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.) One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated.
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Kal"so*mine (?), n. & v. t. Same as Calcimine.
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Kam (?), a. [From Celtic; cf. Gael., Ir., & W. cam. Cf. Jamb, n.] Crooked; awry. [Obs.] “This is clean kam.” Shak.
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‖Ka"ma (kä"mä), n. [Skr. kāma love, the god of love.] 1. The Hindu Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth, with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.
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Ka*ma"la (?), n. (Bot.) The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. [Written also kameela.]
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‖Ka"mi (?), n. pl. [Japanese, god.] 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.
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Ka"mi*chi (?), n. (Zoöl.) A curious South American bird (Anhima or Palamedea cornuta), 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 (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and Screamer.
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Kamp*tu"li*con (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; to bend + &unr_; material, fr. &unr_; wood, matter.] A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
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Kam"py*lite (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; bent, curved, fr. &unr_; to bend.] (Min.) A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow. [Written also campylite.]

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Kam"tscha*dales (?), n. pl. [from the older spelling Kamtschatka for Kamchatka.] (Ethnol.) An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of the Kamchatka peninsula; called also Kamchadals and Itelmen.
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Kan (?), v. t. To know; to ken. [Obs.] See Ken.
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kan"chil (?), n. [Malay canchīl.] (Zoöl.) A small chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, esp. Tragulus pygmæus, or Tragulus kanchil, inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning.
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Kanchanjanga prop. n. same as Kanchenjunga.
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Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plant Solanum aviculare. -- Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass (Anthistiria australis). -- Kangaroo hare (Zoöl.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under Jerboa. -- Kangaroo mouse. (Zoöl.) See Jumping mouse, under Jumping.
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{ Ka"o*lin, Ka"o*line } (?), n. [Chin. kao-ling.] (Min.) 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.
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‖Ka*pel"le (?), n. [G.] (Mus.) A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra of a prince's chapel; now, a musical establishment, usually orchestral. Grove.
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‖Ka*pell"meis`ter (?), n. [G.] (Mus.) See Capellmeister.
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Ka"pi*a (?), n. [Native name.] (Min.) The fossil resin of the kauri tree of New Zealand.
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Ka*pok" (?), n. [Prob. fr. the native name.] (Bot.) A silky wool derived from the seeds of Ceiba pentandra (syn. Eriodendron anfractuosum), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies.
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Kar"a*gane (?), n. [Russ. karagan'] (Zoöl.) A species of gray fox found in Russia.
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Ka"ra*ite (?), n. [Heb. qārā to read.] (Eccl. Hist.) 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 Rabbinists.
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‖Ka`ra*kul" (?), prop. n. [Russ. karakul' curly fleece of Bokhara and Khiva sheep.] 1. A type of Astrakhan, esp. in fine grades, obtained from the Karakul sheep. See sense 2 and cf. Caracul.
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Ka*ra"tas (?), n. (Bot.) A West Indian plant of the Pineapple family (Nidularium Karatas).
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Kar"ma (?), n. [Skr.] 1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence.
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Karn (?), n. [Cornish. Cf. Cairn.] (Mining) A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock. See Cairn.
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Ka"rob (?), n. [Cf. Carat.] The twenty-fourth part of a grain; -- a weight used by goldsmiths. Crabb.
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Kar"pho*lite (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; rice straw + -lite: cf. F. carpholithe.] (Min.) A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese.
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Kar*roo" (k&adot_;r*r&oomacr_;"), n.; pl. Karroos (k&adot_;r*r&oomacr_;z"). One of the dry table-lands of South Africa, which often rise terracelike to considerable elevations. [Also karoo.]
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Kar"sten*ite (?), n. Same as Anhydrite.
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‖Kar"y*o*ki*ne`sis (kăr`&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*k&iuptack_;*nē"s&ibreve_;s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ka`ryon a nut, kernel + kinei^n to move.] 1. (Biol.) 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 karyostenosis. The nucleus becomes enlarged and convoluted, and finally the threads are separated into two groups which ultimately become disconnected and constitute the daughter nuclei. Called also mitosis. See Cell development, under Cell.
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‖Kar`y*o*ste*no"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ka`ryon a nut, kernel + &unr_; a being straitened.] (Biol.) 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 karyokinesis.
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Kar`y*o*ste*not"ic (?), a. (Biol.) Pertaining to, or connected with, karyostenosis; as, the karyostenotic mode of nuclear division.
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Ka*sack" (kăt), n. (Ethnol.) Same as Cossack.
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Kat (kät), n. (Bot.) An Arabian shrub (Catha edulis) the leaves of which are used as tea by the Arabs.
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kat`a*bol"ic (?), a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to catabolism; same as catabolic.
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Kath"e*tal (?), a. [Gr. &unr_; a perpendicular line. See Cathetus.] (Math.) Making a right angle; perpendicular, as two lines or two sides of a triangle, which include a right angle.
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Katsuwonidae prop. n. A natural family of fish which in some classifications is considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos.
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Kat`ti*mun"doo (?), n. A caoutchouc-like substance obtained from the milky juice of the East Indian Euphorbia Kattimundoo. It is used as a cement.
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Ka"ty*did` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus concavus) of the family Locustidæ, 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 Katy-did, whence the name.
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‖Ka"u*ri (?), n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A tall coniferous tree of New Zealand Agathis australis, or Dammara australis), having white straight-grained wood furnishing valuable timber and also yielding one kind of dammar resin. [Written also kaudi, kaury, cowdie, and cowrie.]
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Ka"va (?), n. [Polynesian.] (Bot.) A species of Macropiper (Macropiper methysticum), 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. [Written also kawa, kava, and ava.]
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Ka*vass" (?), n.; pl. Kavasses (#) [Turk. kāvvās] An armed constable; also, a government servant or courier. [Turkey]
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Kaw (?), v. i. & n. See Caw.
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Ka*wa"ka (?), n. (Bot.) a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar (Libocedrus Doniana), having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood.
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Kay"ak (?), n. (Naut.) 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.
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Kay"ko (?), n. (Zoöl.) The dog salmon.
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Kayles (?), n. pl. [Akin to Dan. kegle, Sw. kegla, D. & G. kegel, OHG. kegil, whence F. quille.] A game; ninepins. [Prov Eng.] Carew.
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Kay"nard (?), n. [F. cagnard.] A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Keck"sy (?), n.; pl. Kecksies (-s&ibreve_;z). [Properly pl. of kex. See Kex.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also kex, and in pl., kecks, kaxes.]
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‖Ked"dah (?), n. [Malay kedah, fr. Ar. qadah hole.] An inclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants; an elephant trap. [India]
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Ked"lock (k&ebreve_;d"l&obreve_;k), n. [Cf. dial. G. köddik, küdik, kettich, keek, Dan. kidike, E. charlock, and AS. cedelc the herb mercury.] (Bot.) See Charlock.
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Bilge keel (Naut.), a keel peculiar to ironclad vessels, extending only a portion of the length of the vessel under the bilges. Ham. Nav. Encyc. -- False keel. See under False. -- Keel boat. (a) A covered freight boat, with a keel, but no sails, used on Western rivers. [U. S.] (b) A low, flat-bottomed freight boat. See Keel, n., 3. -- Keel piece, one of the timbers or sections of which a keel is composed. -- On even keel, in a level or horizontal position, so that the draught of water at the stern and the bow is the same. Ham. Nav. Encyc. -- On an even keel a. & adv., steady; balanced; steadily.
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Keel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Keeled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Keeling.] 1. To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
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2. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
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To keel over, to upset; to capsize. [Colloq.]
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Keel"age (?), n. [Cf. F. guillage, fr. guille keel; of German or Scand origin. See 3d Keel.] The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll. Bouvier. Wharton.
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Keeled (?), a. 1. (Bot.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf.
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2. (Zoöl.) Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale.
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Keel"er (?), n. [See 3d Keel.] 1. One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.
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2. A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc.
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Keel"fat` (?), n. [Keel to cool + fat a large tub, a vat.] (Brewing) A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc. [Written also keelvat.] Johnson.
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Keel"haul` (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Keelhauled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Keelhauling.] [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D. kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also keelhale.] (Naut.) 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. Totten.
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Kee"ling (?), n. [Cf. Icel. keila, Sw. kolja, Dan. kulle.] (Zoöl.) A cod.
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Kee"li*vine (?), n. [Cf. Gael. cil ruddle.] A pencil of black or red lead; -- called also keelyvine pen. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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Keel"man (?), n.; pl. -men (&unr_;). See Keeler, 1.
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keel` o"ver (?), v. i. To drop down in a faint, or as if dead; to die. [Colloq.]
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Keel"rake` (?), v. t. (Naut.) Same as Keelhaul.
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Keels (?), n. pl. Ninepins. See Kayles.
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Keel"son (?), n. [Akin to Sw. kölsvin, Dan. kjölsviin, G. kielschwein; apparently compounded of the words keel and swine; but cf. Norweg. kjölsvill, where svill is akin to E. sill, n. ] (Shipbuilding) 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.
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Cross keelson, a similar structure lying athwart the main keelson, to support the engines and boilers.
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Keel"vat` (kēl"văt`), n. See Keelfat.
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Keen (kēn), a. [Compar. Keener (kēn"&etilde_;r); superl. Keenest.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. cēne bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. kühn, OSw. kyn, kön, Icel. kænn, for kœnn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able. √45.] 1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
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A bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and kene. Chaucer.
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That my keen knife see not the wound it makes. Shak.
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2. Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
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To make our wits more keen. Shak.
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Before the keen inquiry of her thought. Cowper.
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3. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
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Good father cardinal, cry thou amen
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4. Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc.; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
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Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes. Goldsmith.
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5. Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. “Of full kene will.” Piers Plowman.
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So keen and greedy to confound a man. Shak.
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6. Wonderful; delightful; marvelous; as, that would be keen. [slang]
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Keen, v. t. To sharpen; to make cold. [R.]
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Cold winter keens the brightening flood. Thomson.
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Keen, n. [Ir. caoine.] A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach. [Ireland] Froude.
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Keen, v. i. To wail as a keener does. [Ireland]
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Keen"er (?), n. A professional mourner who wails at a funeral. [Ireland]
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Keen"ly, adv. In a keen manner.
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Keen"ness, n. The quality or state of being keen.
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Keep (kēp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kept (k&ebreve_;pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Keeping.] [OE. kēpen, AS. cēpan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.]
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I kepe not of armes for to yelp [boast]. Chaucer.
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2. 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.
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If we lose the field,
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That I may know what keeps me here with you. Dryden.
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If we would weigh and keep in our minds what we are considering, that would instruct us. Locke.
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3. To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.
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His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal. Milton.
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Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on. Addison.
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&hand_; In this sense it is often used with prepositions and adverbs, as to keep away, to keep down, to keep from, to keep in, out, or off, etc. “To keep off impertinence and solicitation from his superior.” Addison.
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4. To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.
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The crown of Stephanus, first king of Hungary, was always kept in the castle of Vicegrade. Knolles.
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5. To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.
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Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee. Gen. xxviii. 15.
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6. To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.
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Great are thy virtues . . . though kept from man. Milton.
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And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it. Gen. ii. 15.
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In her girlish age, she kept sheep on the moor. Carew.
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8. To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc.; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.
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9. To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.
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Like a pedant that keeps a school. Shak.
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Every one of them kept house by himself. Hayward.
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10. To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
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11. To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.
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I keep but three men and a boy. Shak.
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12. To have habitually in stock for sale.
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13. To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.
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Both day and night did we keep company. Shak.
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Within this portal as I kept my watch. Smollett.
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14. 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.
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I have kept the faith. 2 Tim. iv. 7.
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Him whom to love is to obey, and keep
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15. To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc.; hence, to haunt; to frequent. Shak.
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'Tis hallowed ground;
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16. To observe duly, as a festival, etc.; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast.
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I went with them to the house of God . . . with a multitude that kept holyday. Ps. xlii. 4.
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To keep at arm's length. See under Arm, n. -- To keep back. (a) To reserve; to withhold. “I will keep nothing back from you.” Jer. xlii. 4. (b) To restrain; to hold back. “Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins.” Ps. xix. 13. -- To keep company with. (a) To frequent the society of; to associate with; as, let youth keep company with the wise and good. (b) To accompany; to go with; as, to keep company with one on a voyage; also, to pay court to, or accept attentions from, with a view to marriage. [Colloq.] -- To keep counsel. See under Counsel, n. -- To keep down. (a) To hold in subjection; to restrain; to hinder. (b) (Fine Arts) 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. -- To keep good hours or To keep bad hours, to be customarily early (or late) in returning home or in retiring to rest. -- To keep house. (a) To occupy a separate house or establishment, as with one's family, as distinguished from boarding; to manage domestic affairs. (b) (Eng. Bankrupt Law) To seclude one's self in one's house in order to evade the demands of creditors. -- To keep one's hand in, to keep in practice. -- To keep open house, to be hospitable. -- To keep the peace (Law), to avoid or to prevent a breach of the peace. -- To keep school, to govern, manage and instruct or teach a school, as a preceptor. -- To keep a stiff upper lip, to keep up one's courage. [Slang] -- To keep term. (a) (Eng. Universities) To reside during a term. (b) (Inns of Court) To eat a sufficient number of dinners in hall to make the term count for the purpose of being called to the bar. [Eng.] Mozley & W. -- To keep touch. See under Touch, n. -- To keep under, to hold in subjection; hence, to oppress. -- To keep up. (a) To maintain; to prevent from falling or diminution; as, to keep up the price of goods; to keep up one's credit. (b) To maintain; to continue; to prevent from ceasing. “In joy, that which keeps up the action is the desire to continue it.” Locke.

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Syn. -- To retain; detain; reserve; preserve; hold; restrain; maintain; sustain; support; withhold. -- To Keep. Retain, Preserve. Keep is the generic term, and is often used where retain or preserve would too much restrict the meaning; as, to keep silence, etc. Retain denotes that we keep or hold things, as against influences which might deprive us of them, or reasons which might lead us to give them up; as, to retain vivacity in old age; to retain counsel in a lawsuit; to retain one's servant after a reverse of fortune. Preserve denotes that we keep a thing against agencies which might lead to its being destroyed or broken in upon; as, to preserve one's health; to preserve appearances.
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Keep (?), v. i. 1. To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
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2. To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.
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If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not keep. Mortimer.
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3. To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell. [Now disused except locally or colloquially.]
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Knock at his study, where, they say, he keeps. Shak.
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4. To take care; to be solicitous; to watch. [Obs.]
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Keep that the lusts choke not the word of God that is in us. Tyndale.
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5. To be in session; as, school keeps to-day. [Colloq.]
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To keep from, to abstain or refrain from. -- To keep in with, to keep on good terms with; as, to keep in with an opponent. -- To keep on, to go forward; to proceed; to continue to advance. -- To keep to, to adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from; as, to keep to old customs; to keep to a rule; to keep to one's word or promise. -- To keep up, to remain unsubdued; also, not to be confined to one's bed.
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Keep, n. 1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge. Chaucer.
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Pan, thou god of shepherds all,
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2. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
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3. The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse.
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Grass equal to the keep of seven cows. Carlyle.
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I performed some services to the college in return for my keep. T. Hughes.
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4. 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 Illust. of Castle.
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The prison strong,
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The lower chambers of those gloomy keeps. Hallam.
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I think . . . the keep, or principal part of a castle, was so called because the lord and his domestic circle kept, abode, or lived there. M. A. Lower.
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5. That which is kept in charge; a charge. [Obs.]
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Often he used of his keep
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6. (Mach.) A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
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To take keep, to take care; to heed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Keep"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything.
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2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.
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3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc.; the keeper of attached property; hence, one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.
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The Lord is thy keeper. Ps. cxxi. 6.
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4. One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
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Discreet; chaste; keepers at home. Titus ii. 5.
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5. A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap.
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6. A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper. Hence: Anything perishable that remains in good condition longer than usual. Downing.
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7. 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.
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Keeper of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an officer who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest. -- Keeper of the great seal, a high officer of state, who has custody of the great seal. The office is now united with that of lord chancellor. [Eng.] -- Keeper of the King's conscience, the lord chancellor; -- a name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.] -- Keeper of the privy seal (styled also lord privy seal), 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 clerk of the privy seal. [Eng.] -- Keeper of a magnet, a piece of iron which connects the two poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power undiminished; an armature; called also keeper.
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Keep"er*ship (?), n. The office or position of a keeper. Carew.
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Keep"ing, n. 1. A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.
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His happiness is in his own keeping. South.
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2. Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping.
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The work of many hands, which earns my keeping. Milton.
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Keeping room, a family sitting room. [New Eng. & Prov. Eng.]

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Keep"sake` (?), n. Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.
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Keesh (?), n. See Kish.
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Keeve (?), n. [AS. c&unr_;f, fr. L. cupa a tub, cask; also, F. cuve. Cf. Kive, Coop.] 1. (Brewing) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. Ure.
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Keeve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Keeved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Keeving.] 1. To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
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Keev"er (?), n. See Keeve, n.
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Kef"fe-kil (?), n. (Min.) See Kiefekil.
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Kef"ir (k&ebreve_;f"&etilde_;r), n. 1. An effervescent liquor like kumiss, made from fermented milk, used as a food and as a medicine in the northern Caucasus. -- Ke*fir"ic (k&ebreve_;*f&ibreve_;r"&ibreve_;k), a.
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Keil"hau*ite (kīl"hou*īt), n. (Min.) A mineral of a brownish black color, related to titanite in form. It consists chiefly of silica, titanium dioxide, lime, and yttria.
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Keir (?), n. See Kier.
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‖Keit*lo"a (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros (Atelodus keitloa). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer.
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Keld (?), a. [Cf. Cavl.] Having a kell or covering; webbed. [Obs.] Drayton.
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Kele (?), v. t. [See Keel to cool.] To cool. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ke"loid (?), a. [Also spelled cheloid.] [F. kéloïde, from Gr. chhlh` crab's claw + -oid: cf. F. kéloïde, chéloïde.] (Med.) Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin, or to keloid scar tissue.
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Kelp (k&ebreve_;lp), n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.] 1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine.
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Kel"vin (k&ebreve_;l"v&ibreve_;n), n. [from Lord Kelvin, English physicist.] The SI unit of temperature, defined as being 1/273.16 of the triple point of water; abbreviated K. 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 9/5 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Kemb (k&ebreve_;m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kembed (k&ebreve_;md) or Kempt (k&ebreve_;mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Kembing.] [OE. kemben, AS. cemban, fr. camb comb.] To comb. [Obs.]
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His longe hair was kembed behind his back. Chaucer.
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Kem"e*lin (?), n. [Cf. Prov. E. kemlin, kimlin, kimmel, a salting tub, any tub, kembing a brewing tub, G. kumme bowl, basin, W. cwmman a tub, brewing tub.] A tub; a brewer's vessel. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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Ken (k&ebreve_;n), n. [Perh. from kennel.] A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
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Ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kenned (k&ebreve_;nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning.] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan. √45. See Can to be able, Know.] 1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]
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{ Ken"dal green` (?), or Ken"dal. } A cloth colored green by dye obtained from the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at Kendal, in Westmoreland, England. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
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Kennedia, Kennedya n. A genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers.
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Ken"nel (?), n. [See Channel, Canal.] The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. Bp. Hall.
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Ken"nel, n. [OE. kenel, (assumed) OF. kenil, F. chenil, LL. canile, fr. L. canis a dog. Cf. Canine.] 1. A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.
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Ken"nel, v. t. To put or keep in a kennel. Thomson.
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Ken"ning (?), n. [See Ken, v. t.] 1. Range of sight. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Ke"no (?), n. [F. quine five winning numbers, fr. L. quini five each, quinque five. See Five.] A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. [U. S.]
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Ken`o*gen"e*sis (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; new + E. genesis.] (Biol.) 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 palingenesis. [Written also cenogenesis and cænogenesis.]
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Ken`o*ge*net"ic (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to kenogenesis; as, kenogenetic processes. -- Ken`o*ge*net"ic*al*ly (#), adv.
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Ken"spec`kle (?), a. Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized. [Scot.]
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Kent" bu"gle (?) prop. n. [Probably named after a Duke of Kent.] (Mus.) 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 keyed bugle, and key bugle. Moore.
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Ken"tle (?), n. [From Quintal.] (Com.) A hundred weight; a quintal.
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Kent"ledge (?), n. [OF. cant edge, corner, D. kant. See Cant edge, angle.] (Naut.) Pigs of iron used for ballast. [Written also kintlidge.]
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Kentucky blue grass (Bot.), a valuable pasture and meadow grass (Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America. See under Blue grass. -- Kentucky coffee tree (Bot.), a tall North American tree (Gymnocladus Canadensis) 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.
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keph"a*lin (k&ebreve_;f"&adot_;*l&ibreve_;n), n. [Gr. kefalh` the head; it was supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a group of phospholipids (nitrogenous phosphorized fatty substances), present in all living cells and particularly noticeable in nervous tissue. Same as cephalin, which see.
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kep"i (?), n. [F. képi, of G. origin.] 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.
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kept (k&ebreve_;pt), imp. & p. p. of Keep.
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Kept woman, Kept mistress, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour.
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‖Kép"vi*se*lö*ház` (?), n. [Hung., fr. képviselö representative + ház house.] (Hungary) See Legislature.
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Ker`a*mo*graph"ic (?), a. [Gr. ke`ramos tile + graph + ic.] Suitable to be written upon; capable of being written upon, as a slate; -- said especially of a certain kind of globe. Scudamore.
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Ke*ra"na (?), n. (Mus.) A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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Ker"a*sin (?), n. (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin.
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Ker"a*sine (?), a. [Gr. ke`ras horn.] Resembling horn; horny; corneous.
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ker"a*tin (?), n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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 epidermose.
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‖Ker`a*ti"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the cornea.
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Ker"a*tode (?), n. See Keratose.
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Ker`a*tog"e*nous (?), a. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn + -genous.] Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the horny hoof of the horse.
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‖Ker`a*toi"de*a (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Same as Keratosa.
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Ker"a*tome (?), n. [Gr. ke`ras, horn + &unr_; to cut.] (Surg.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.
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‖Ker`a*to*nyx"is (?), n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn + &unr_; puncture.] (Med.) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.
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Ker"a*to*phyte (?), n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, a horn + &unr_; a plant.] (Zoöl.) A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.
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‖Ker`a*to"sa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, -atos, a horn.] (Zoöl.) An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges.
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Ker"a*tose` (?), n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode.
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Ker"a*tose`, a. (Zoöl.) Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.
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Ke*rau"no*graph (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; thunderbolt + graph.] A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere. -- Ker`au*nog"ra*phy (#), n.
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Kerb (?), n. See Curb.
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Ker"cher (?), n. A kerchief. [Obs.]
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Ker"chered (?), a. Covered, or bound round, with a kercher. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
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Ker"chief (?), n.; pl. Kerchiefs (#). [OE. coverchef, OF. cuevrechief, couvrechef, F. couvrechef, a head covering, fr. couvrir to cover + OF. chief head, F. chef. See Cover, Chief, and cf. Curfew.] 1. 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, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later, handkerchief.
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He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief, and so escape. Shak.
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Her black hair strained away
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Kerf (?), n. [AS. cyrf a cutting off, fr. ceorfan to cut, carve. See Carve.] A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.
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Ke"rite (?), n. [Gr. ke`ras, horn.] 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. Knight.
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Kerl (?), n. See Carl.
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Ker"mes (?), n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See Crimson, and cf. Alkermes.] 1. (Zoöl.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Kermes ilices formerly Coccus ilicis), 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. [Written also chermes.]
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Ker"messe (?), n. [F.] See Kirmess.
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Kern (k&etilde_;rn), n. [Ir. ceatharnach.Cf. Cateran. ] 1. A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt. Macaulay.
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Kern, n. (Type Founding) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank, such as in certain italic letters.
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Kern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kerned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kerning. ] (Type Founding) To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
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Kern, v. i. [Cf. G. kern kernel, grain; akin to E. corn. See Corn, Kernel. ] 1. To harden, as corn in ripening. [Obs.] Carew.
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Kern (?), n. [Written also kirn.] [Cf. D. & G. kern kernal, E. kern to harden, kernel.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 1. Kernel; corn; grain.
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Ker"nel (?), n. [OE. kernel, kirnel, curnel, AS. cyrnel, fr. corn grain. See Corn, and cf. Kern to harden.] 1. 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, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.
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Kern"ish (?), a. [From Kern a boor.] Clownish; boorish. [Obs.] “A petty kernish prince.” Milton.
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Ker"o*lite (?), n. (Min.) Same as Cerolite.
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Ker"o*sene` (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; wax.] An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil. 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° C) than gasoline or the petroleum ethers, and a lower boling point than the oils.
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ketch"up (?) (?), n. [Probably of East Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles. Cf. also Malay k&ebreve_;chap fish sauce. MW10.] A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes, flavored with onions, sugar, salt and spices; called also tomato ketchup. The term is also applied to pureed sauces containing mushrooms, walnuts, etc., being called in such cases mushroom ketchup, walnut ketchup, etc. [Written also catsup and catchup.]
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Ke"tine (?), n. [See Ketone.] (Chem.) 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.
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Key (kē), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. cæg.] 1. 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.
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Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true key of books. Locke.
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9. (Bot.) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also key fruit.
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10. (Mus.) (a) 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 “ sharp four,” “flat seven,” etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key. (b) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its modulations are referred, and with which it generally begins and ends; keynote.
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Both warbling of one song, both in one key. Shak.
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You fall at once into a lower key. Cowper.
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Key bed. Same as Key seat. -- Key bolt, a bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut. Key bugle. See Kent bugle. -- Key of a position or Key of a country. (Mil.) See Key, 4. -- Key seat (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which prevents one part from turning on the other. -- Key way, a channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also key seat. -- Key wrench (Mach.), an adjustable wrench in which the movable jaw is made fast by a key. -- Power of the keys (Eccl.), 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, “I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.” Matt. xvi. 19.
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Key (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Keved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Keying.] 1. To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges. Francis.
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Key"age (?), n. [OF. caiage, F. guayage. See 1st Key, Quay.] Wharfage; quayage.
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Key"-cold` (?), a. Cold as a metallic key; lifeless. [Formerly, a proverbial expression.] Shak. Milton.
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Keyed (kēd), a. Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a key, as a tune.
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Keyed bugle. See Kent bugle.
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Key fruit. (Bot.) A samara.
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Key"hole` (?), n. 1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
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Keyhole limpet (Zoöl.), a marine gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See Fissurella. -- Keyhole saw, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret saw. -- Keyhole urchin (Zoöl.), any one of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera Melitta, Rotula, and Encope; -- so called because they have one or more perforations resembling keyholes.
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Key"note` (?), n. 1. (Mus.) 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 key tone.
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Key"seat` (?), v. t. To form a key seat, as by cutting. See Key seat, under Key.
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Key"stone` (?), n. (Arch.) 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 Illust. of Arch.
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Kha"ki (kä"k&euptack_;), a. [Hind. khākī, lit., dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. khāk dust.] 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. In the United States service the summer uniform of cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter uniform of wool, olive drab.
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Kibe (?), n. [W. cib + gwst pain, sickness.] A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain. “He galls his kibe.” Shak.
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Kid"dow (?), n. (Zoöl.) The guillemot. [Written also kiddaw.] [Prov. Eng.]
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Kid"dy (?), v. t. To deceive; to outwit; to hoax. [Slang] Dickens.
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Kid"dy, n. A young fellow; formerly, a low thief. [Slang, Eng.]
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Kid"dy*ish, a. Frolicsome; sportive. [Slang]
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Kid" fox` (?) n. (Zoöl.) A young fox. Shak.
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Kid"ling (?), n. [Kid + -ling: cf. Sw. kidling.] A young kid.
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Kid"nap` (k&ibreve_;d"năp`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kidnaped (k&ibreve_;d"năpt`) or Kidnapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidnaping or Kidnapping.] [Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. Knab, Knap, Nab.] To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place. Abbott.
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You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to kidnap their children, and to make proselytes of them. Whately.
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&hand_; Originally used only of stealing children, but now extended in application to any human being, involuntarily abducted.

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Kid"ney (k&ibreve_;d"n&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Kidneys (k&ibreve_;d"n&ibreve_;z). [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koiðr belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwiþ womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. n&ymacr_;ra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, and probably to Gr. nefro`s Cf. Kite belly.]
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There are in later times other decrees, made by popes of another kidney. Barrow.
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Millions in the world of this man's kidney. L'Estrange.
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Your poets, spendthrifts, and other fools of that kidney, pretend, forsooth, to crack their jokes on prudence. Burns.
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&hand_; This use of the word perhaps arose from the fact that the kidneys and the fat about them are an easy test of the condition of an animal as to fatness. “Think of that, -- a man of my kidney; -- . . . as subject to heat as butter.” Shak.
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Floating kidney. See Wandering kidney, under Wandering. -- Kidney bean (Bot.), a sort of bean; -- so named from its shape. It is of the genus Phaseolus (Phaseolus vulgaris). See under Bean. -- Kidney ore (Min.), a variety of hematite or iron sesquioxide, occurring in compact kidney-shaped masses. -- Kidney stone. (Min.) See Nephrite, and Jade. -- Kidney vetch (Bot.), a leguminous herb of Europe and Asia (Anthyllis vulneraria), 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.

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{ Kid"ney-form` (?), Kid"ney-shaped` (?), } a. Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf; a kidney-shaped swimming pool. Gray.
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Kid"ney*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) (a) A kind of saxifrage (Saxifrage stellaris). (b) The navelwort.
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Kie (?), n. pl. [Cf. Kee.] Kine; cows. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Kie"fe*kil (?), n. [Per. keff foam, scum + gil clay, mud.] (Min.) A species of clay; meerschaum. [Also written keffekil.]
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Kier (?), n. [Icel. ker a tub.] (Bleaching) A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called keeve.
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Kike (kīk), v. i. [Cf. D. kijken, Sw. kika.] To gaze; to stare. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Kike (k&ibreve_;k), v. t. & i. To kick. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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Kil"der*kin (?), n. [OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G. kind, and to E. kin.] A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure. [Written also kinderkin.]
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Kil"erg` (?), n. [Kilo- + erg.] (Physics) A unit of work equal to one thousand ergs.
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Kil*ken"ny cats (?) n. 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.
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Kill (k&ibreve_;l), n. A kiln. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Kill, n. [D. kil.] A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.
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Kill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Killed (k&ibreve_;ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Killing.] [OE. killen, kellen, cullen, to kill, strike; perh. the same word as cwellen, quellen, to kill (cf. Quell), or perh. rather akin to Icel. kolla to hit in the head, harm, kollr top, summit, head, Sw. kulle, D. kollen to kill with the ax.] 1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.
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Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words ! Shak.
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Her lively color kill'd with deadly cares. Shak.
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{ Kill"dee` (?), Kill"deer` (?), } n. [So named from its notes.] (Zoöl.) A small American plover (Charadrius vociferus, formerly Ægialitis vocifera) 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.
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Kill"er (?), n. 1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
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Kil*lesse" (?), n. [Cf. Coulisse.] (Arch.) (a) A gutter, groove, or channel. (b) A hipped roof. [Prov. Eng.] Parker.
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Kil"li*fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus 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 minnow, and brook fish. See Minnow.
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Kil"li*grew (?), n. (Zoöl.) The Cornish chough. See under Chough. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Kil`li*ki*nick" (?), n. See Kinnikinic.
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Kill"ing (?), a. Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible. -- Kill"ing*ly, adv.
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Those eyes are made so killing. Pope.
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Nothing could be more killingly spoken. Milton.
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Kil"lock (?), n. [Cf. Scot. killick “the flue [fluke] of an anchor.” Jamieson.] A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. [Written also killick.]
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Kil"low (?), n. [Prov. E. kollow the smut or grime on the backs of chimneys.] An earth of a blackish or deep blue color. Woodward.
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Kiln (k&ibreve_;ln or k&ibreve_;l), n. [OE. kilne, kulne, AS. cyln, cylen; akin to Icel. kylna; prob. from the same source as coal. See Coal.] 1. 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, a kiln for baking or hardening earthen vessels; a kiln for drying grain, meal, lumber, etc.; a kiln for calcining limestone.
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Kiln"-dry` (?), v. t. To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry meal or grain. Mortimer.
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Kiln"hole` (?), n. The mouth or opening of an oven or kiln. Shak.
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Ki"lo (?), n.; pl. Kilos (#). [F.] An abbreviation of Kilogram.
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Kilt (&unr_;), p. p. from Kill. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Kilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Kilting.] To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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kil"ter (k&ibreve_;l"t&etilde_;r), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt clothes, Gael. cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. kilter tool, instrument. Cf. Kilt.] Regular order or proper condition. Same as kelter, but kilter is the more common spelling in the U. S. Used chiefly in the phrase out of kilter, meaning out of order or irregular in some manner. [Also spelled kelter.]
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Kilt"ing (?), n. (Dressmaking) A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one.
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Kim"bo (?), a. [Cf. Akimbo.] Crooked; arched; bent. [Written also kimbow.] Dryden.
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Kin (k&ibreve_;n), n. (Mus.) A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings. Riemann.
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Kin, n. [OE. kin, cun, AS. cynn kin, kind, race, people; akin to cennan to beget, D. kunne sex, OS. & OHG. kunni kin, race, Icel. kyn, Goth. kuni, G. & D. kind a child, L. genus kind, race, L. gignere to beget, Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born, Skr. jan to beget. √44. Cf. Kind, King, Gender kind, Nation.] 1. Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
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The father, mother, and the kin beside. Dryden.
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You are of kin, and so a friend to their persons. Bacon.
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{ Kin (k&ibreve_;n), n. Also Kine (kīn) }. [Gr. kinei^n to move.] (Physics) The unit velocity in the C. G. S. system -- a velocity of one centimeter per second.
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kin`aes*the"sia, kin`aes*the"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kinei^n to move + &unr_; perception.] (Physiol.) The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles; the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles. [Also spelled kin`es*the"sia and kin`es*the"sis.] Bastian.
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Kind (kīnd), a. [Compar. Kinder (kīnd"&etilde_;r); superl. Kindest.] [AS. cynde, gecynde, natural, innate, prop. an old p. p. from the root of E. kin. See Kin kindred.] 1. Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth the kind taste. Holland.
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Kin"der*gar`ten (?), n. [G., lit., children's garden; kinder (pl. of kind child, akin to E. kin kindred) + garten garden.] 1. 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 Friedrich Froebel, a German educator, who introduced this method of training, in rooms opening on a garden.
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The poor beast had but lately kindled. Holland.
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Kin`dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kindled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kindling (?).] [Icel. kyndill candle, torch; prob. fr. L. candela; cf. also Icel. kynda to kindle. Cf. Candle.] 1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as, to kindle a match, or shavings.
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His breath kindleth coals. Job xii. 21.
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So is a contentious man to kindle strife. Prov. xxvi. 21.
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Nothing remains but that I kindle the boy thither. Shak.
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Kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam. Milton.
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Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. Dryden.

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When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Is. xliii. 2.
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On all occasions where forbearance might be called for, the Briton kindles, and the Christian gives way. I. Taylor.
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Kin"dler (?), n. One who, or that which, kindles, stirs up, or sets on fire. “Kindlers of riot.” Gay.
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Kind"less (?), a. Destitute of kindness; unnatural. [Obs.] “Kindless villain.” Shak.
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In kind a father, but not in kindliness. Sackville.
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Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the air and
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Kin"dling (k&ibreve_;n"dl&ibreve_;ng), n. 1. The act of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions.

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Kind"ly (kīnd"l&ybreve_;), a. [Compar. Kindlier (kīnd"l&ibreve_;*&etilde_;r); superl. Kindliest.] [AS. cyndelic. See Kind, n. ]
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The kindly fruits of the earth. Book of Com. Prayer.
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An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting. Spenser.
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Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for
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The shade by which my life was crossed, . . .
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In soft silence shed the kindly shower. Pope.
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Should e'er a kindlier time ensue. Wordsworth.
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&hand_; “Nothing ethical was connoted in kindly once: it was simply the adjective of kind. But it is God's ordinance that kind should be kindly, in our modern sense of the word as well; and thus the word has attained this meaning.” Trench.
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Kind"ly, adv. 1. Naturally; fitly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language Addison.
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Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love. Rom. xii. 10.
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Unremembered acts
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Kin"dred (?), n. [OE. kinrede, kynrede, kunreden (with excrescent d), fr. AS. cynn kin, race + the termination -r&aemacr_;den, akin to AS. r&aemacr_;dan to advise, G. rathen. Cf. Hatred.] 1. Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.
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Like her, of equal kindred to the throne. Dryden.
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I think there's no man is secure
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Kin"dred, a. Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions.
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True to the kindred points of heaven and home. Wordsworth.
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Kine (kīn), n. pl. [For older kyen, formed like oxen, fr. AS. c&ymacr_;, itself pl. of cū cow. See Cow, and cf. Kee, Kie.] Cows. “A herd of fifty or sixty kine.” Milton.

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Kinematic curves, curves produced by machinery, or a combination of motions, as distinguished from mathematical curves.
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Kin`e*mat"ics (?), n. [Gr. (&unr_;),(&unr_;) motion, fr. kinei^n to move.] (Physics) The science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions.
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Kine"pox` (?), n. (Med.) See Cowpox.

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Kin`e*si*at"rics (?), n. [Gr. (&unr_;) motion (fr. kinei^n to move) + (&unr_;) pertaining to medicine, fr. (&unr_;) a physician.] (Med.) A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed kinesitherapy, kinesipathy, lingism, and the movement cure.
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Kin`e*sod"ic (?), a. [Gr. &unr_; motion + &unr_; way: cf. F. kinésodigue.] (Physiol.) Conveying motion; as, kinesodic substance; -- 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.
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Ki*ne"to*scope (?), n. [Originally a tradename, 1894.] 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.
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kin"folk` (?), n. Relatives; kindred; kin; kinsfolk; persons of the same family or closely related families.
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King (k&ibreve_;ng), n. 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.
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King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. könig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. √44. See Kin.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. “Ay, every inch a king.” Shak.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. Burke.
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There was a State without king or nobles. R. Choate.
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But yonder comes the powerful King of Day,
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&hand_; King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote preëminence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.
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Apostolic king. See Apostolic. -- King-at-arms, or King-of-arms, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms 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 north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. -- King auk (Zoöl.), the little auk or sea dove. -- King bird of paradise. (Zoöl.), See Bird of paradise. -- King card, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. -- King Cole , a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. -- King conch (Zoöl.), a large and handsome univalve shell (Cassis cameo), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See Helmet shell, under Helmet. -- King Cotton, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. -- King crab. (Zoöl.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See Limulus. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback (Maia squinado). (c) A large crab of the northern Pacific (Paralithodes camtshatica), especially abundant on the coasts of Alaska and Japan, and popular as a food; called also Alaskan king crab. -- King crow. (Zoöl.) (a) A black drongo shrike (Buchanga atra) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The Dicrurus macrocercus of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also devil bird. -- King duck (Zoöl.), a large and handsome eider duck (Somateria spectabilis), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. -- King eagle (Zoöl.), an eagle (Aquila heliaca) 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. -- King hake (Zoöl.), an American hake (Phycis regius), found in deep water along the Atlantic coast. -- King monkey (Zoöl.), an African monkey (Colobus polycomus), inhabiting Sierra Leone. -- King mullet (Zoöl.), a West Indian red mullet (Upeneus maculatus); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also goldfish. -- King of terrors, death. -- King parrakeet (Zoöl.), a handsome Australian parrakeet (Platycercys scapulatus), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. -- King penguin (Zoöl.), any large species of penguin of the genus Aptenodytes; esp., Aptenodytes longirostris, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and Aptenodytes Patagonica, of Patagonia. -- King rail (Zoöl.), a small American rail (Rallus elegans), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. -- King salmon (Zoöl.), the quinnat. See Quinnat. -- King's counsel, or Queen's counsel (Eng. Law), 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 (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. Wharton's Law Dict. -- King's cushion, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. -- The king's English, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. Shak. -- King's evidence or Queen's evidence, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under Evidence. [Eng.] -- King's evil, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. -- King snake (Zoöl.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake (Ophiobolus getulus) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. -- King's spear (Bot.), the white asphodel (Asphodelus albus). -- King's yellow, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also yellow orpiment. -- King tody (Zoöl.), a small fly-catching bird (Eurylaimus serilophus) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. -- King vulture (Zoöl.), a large species of vulture (Sarcorhamphus papa), 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. -- King wood, a wood from Brazil, called also violet wood, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of Dalbergia. See Jacaranda.
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King (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kinged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kinging). ] To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty. [R.] Shak.
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Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in their stead. South.
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King"bird (?), n. (Zoöl.) 1. A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or Tyrannus Carolinensis), 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 bee bird, and bee martin. Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds.
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King"bolt` (?), n. 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.
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King Charles span"iel (?) n. (Zoöl.) 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.
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King"craft (?), n. The craft of kings; the art of governing as a sovereign; royal policy. Prescott.
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King"dom (?), n. [AS. cyningdōm. See 2d King, and -dom.] 1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
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Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Ps. cxiv. 13.
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When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself. 2 Chron. xxi. 4.
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Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak.
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You're welcome,
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3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology, the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for classification. “The animal and vegetable kingdoms.” Locke.
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Animal kingdom. See under Animal. -- Kingdom of God. (a) The universe. (b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged sovereign. (c) The authority or dominion of God. -- Mineral kingdom. See under Mineral. -- United Kingdom. See under United. -- Vegetable kingdom. See under Vegetable.

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King"domed (k&ibreve_;ng"dŭmd), a. Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king; like a kingdom. [R.]
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“Twixt his mental and his active parts,
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King"fish` (k&ibreve_;ng"f&ibreve_;sh`), n. (Zoöl.) (a) An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus, especially Menticirrus saxatilis, or Menticirrus nebulosos, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also whiting, surf whiting, and barb. (b) The opah. (c) The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero. (d) The queenfish.
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&hand_; The belted king-fisher of the United States (Ceryle alcyon) 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 (Alcedo ispida), which is much smaller and brighter colored, is also a fisher. See Alcedo. The wood kingfishers (Halcyones), 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 Laughing jackass, under Laughing.
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King"hood (?), n. The state of being a king; the attributes of a king; kingship. Gower.
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King"let (?), n. 1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. Carlyle.
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&hand_; The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa), and the rubycrowned kinglet (Regulus calendula), are the most common American species. The common English kinglet (Regulus cristatus) is also called golden-crested wren, moonie, and marigold finch. The kinglets are often popularly called wrens, both in America and England.

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King"ling (?), n. Same as Kinglet, 1. Churchill.
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King"ly (?), a. [Compar. Kinglier (?); superl. Kingliest.] 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. “Kingly magnificence.” Sir P. Sidney. “A kingly government.” Swift. “The kingly couch.” Shak.
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King"-post` (?), n. (Carp.) 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 crown-post.
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King's Bench (?) n. (Law) 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 Queen's Bench. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice created by that legislation.
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Kin"ka*jou` (?), n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the native American name.] (Zoöl.) A nocturnal carnivorous mammal (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) 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 (Cercoleptidæ) allied to the raccoons. Called also potto, and honey bear.
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Kin`ni*ki*nic" (?), n. [Indian, literally, a mixture.] 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 (Cornus stolonijra), and the bearberry (Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi). [Spelled also kinnickinnick and killikinick.]
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Kin"it (?), n. [Gr. kinei^n to move.] (Physics) 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 J. D. Everett, an English physicist.
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Kip"per (?), n. [D. kippen to hatch, snatch, seize. Cf. Kipe.] 1. (Zoöl.) A salmon after spawning.
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Ki*rum"bo (?), n. (Zoöl.) A bird of Madagascar (Leptosomus discolor), 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.
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Kis"met (?), n. [Per. qismat.] Destiny; fate. [Written also kismat.] [Oriental]
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Kiss (k&ibreve_;s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kissed (k&ibreve_;st);p. pr. & vb. n. Kissing.] [OE. kissen, cussen, AS. cyssan, fr. coss a kiss; of uncertain origin; akin to D. kus, G. kuss, Icel. koss.] 1. To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection, reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc.
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When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees. Shak.
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Kiss"ing bug`. (Zoöl.) 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 (Conorhinus sanguisuga). [U. S.]
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Kist (k&ibreve_;st), n. [See Chest.] A chest; hence, a coffin. [Scot. & Prov. End.] Jamieson. Halliwell.
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Kit"tle, v. t. [Cf. AS. citelian; akin to D. kittelen, G. kitzeln, Icel. kitla, Sw. kittla, kittsla, Dan. kildre. Cf. Tickle.] To tickle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also kittel.] Halliwell. Jamieson.
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Kit"tle, a. Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.
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Kit"tlish (?), a. Ticklish; kittle. Sir W. Scott.
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Kit"ty (?), n. 1. A kitten; also, a pet name or calling name for the cat.
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Kit*ty*sol" (?), n. [Sp. quitasol.] The Chinese paper parasol.
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Ki"va (?), n. [Hopi name, sacred chamber.] 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.
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Kive (?), n. A mash vat. See Keeve. [Obs.]
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Kla"maths (?), prop. n. pl.; sing. Klamath (Ethnol.) 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 Clamets and Hamati.
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Klansman n. a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Kleene"boc` (klēn"b&obreve_;k`), n. [D. kleen little, small + bok buck.] (Zoöl.) An antelope (Cerphalopus pygmæus), 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 guevi, and pygmy antelope.
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Kleenex prop. n. [Trademark] 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. [Trademark]
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Klep`to*ma"ni*a (?), n. [Gr. kle`pths thief + E. mania.] A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. Wharton.
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Klep`to*ma"ni*ac (?), n. A person affected with kleptomania.
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Klick (?), n. & v. See Click.
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Klick"et (?), n. [Cf. Clicket.] (Mil.) A small postern or gate in a palisade, for the passage of sallying parties. [Written also klinket.]
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Klip"fish` (?), n. Dried cod, exported from Norway. [Written also clipfish.]
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Klip"spring`er (?), n. [D., lit., cliff springer.] (Zoöl.) A small, graceful South African antelope (Nanotragus oreotragus), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag to another with great agility; -- called also kainsi. [Written also klippspringer.]
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‖Kloof (?), n. [D. See Clove a cleft.] A glen; a ravine closed at its upper end. [South Africa]
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Klo`pe*ma"ni*a (?), n. [Gr. kloph` theft + E. mania.] See Kleptomania.
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Knab (năb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knabbed (năbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Knabbing.] [See Nab, v. t., and cf. Knap, v. t.] 1. To seize with the teeth; to gnaw. “Knabbing crusts.” [Obs.] L'Estrange.
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Knab"ble (năb"b'l), v. i. [Freq. of knab.] To bite or nibble. [Obs.]
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Horses will knabble at walls, and rats gnaw iron. Sir T. Browne.
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Knack (năk), v. i. [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knacken to break, Dan. knage to crack, and E. knock.] 1. To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.
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Knack, n. 1. A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.
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A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. Shak.
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The fellow . . . has not the knack with his shears. B. Jonson.
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The dean was famous in his time,
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For how should equal colors do the knack ! Pope.
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Knack"er (?), n. 1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. Mortimer.
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Knack"er, n. [Cf. Icel. hnakkr a saddle.] 1. a harness maker. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Knack"ish, a. Trickish; artful. [Obs.] -- Knack"ish*ness, n. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Knack"-kneed` (?), a. See Knock-kneed.
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Knack"y (?), a. Having a knack; cunning; crafty; trickish. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell.
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Knag (năg), n. [Cf. Prov. G. knagge a knot in wood, Sw. knagg, Dan. knag a hook to hand clothes on, a bracket; Gael. & Ir. cnag peg, knob.] 1. A knot in wood; a protuberance. Wright.
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Knag"ged (?), a. Full of knots; knaggy.
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Knap (năp), n. [AS. cnæp, cnæpp, top, knob, button; cf. Icel. knappr knob, Sw. knapp, Dan. knap button, W., Gael., & Ir. cnap knob, button, and E. knop.] A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.
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The highest part and knap of the same island. Holland.
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Knap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Knapping.] [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of; prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]
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He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder. Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.)
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Knap, v. i. To make a sound of snapping. Wiseman.
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Knap, n. A sharp blow or slap. Halliwell.
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Knap"bot`tle (?), n. (Bot.) The bladder campion (Silene inflata).
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Knap"ple (?), v. i. [Freq. of knap, v., cf. D. knabbelen to gnaw.] To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Knap"sack` (?), n. [D. knapzak; knappen to eat + zak a bag. See Knap, v. t., and Sack.] 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, to hike up the mountain with lunch in a knapsack.
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Knap"weed` (?), n. (Bot.) The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.
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Knar (när), n. See Gnar. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Knarl (närl), n. A knot in wood. See Gnarl.
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The knarred and crooked cedar knees. Longfellow.
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Knave (nāv), n. [OE., boy, servant, knave, AS. cnafa boy, youth; cf. AS. cnapa boy, youth, D. knaap, G. knabe boy, knappe esquire, Icel. knapi, Sw. knape esquire, knäfvel knave.] 1. A boy; especially, a boy servant. [Obs.] Wyclif. Chaucer.
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O murderous slumber,
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He's but Fortune's knave,
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In defiance of demonstration, knaves will continue to proselyte fools. Ames.
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Knav"er*y (?), n.; pl. Knaveries (&unr_;). 1. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action.
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Knav"ish, a. 1. Like or characteristic of a knave{3}; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick. “Knavish politicians.” Macaulay.
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Cupid is knavish lad,
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Knaw"el (n&asuml_;"&ebreve_;l), n. [Akin to G. knauelk, knäuel, prop., a ball of thread, coil. Cf. Clew.] (Bot.) A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus), common in sandy soil.
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Knead (nēd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kneaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kneading.] [OE. kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D. kneden, G. kneten, Sw. knåda, Icel. knoða; cf. OSlav. gnesti.] 1. 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, to knead dough.
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knead (?), v. i. 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, a cat kneading and purring in his master's lap.
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Kne"bel*ite (?), n. [From Major von Knebel.] (Min.) A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.
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Kneck (n&ebreve_;k), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out. [Eng.]
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Knee (nē), n. [OE. kne, cneo, As. cneó, cneów; akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. knī, G. & D. knie, OHG. chniu, chneo, Icel. knē, Sw. knä, Dan. knæ, Goth. kniu, L. genu, Gr. go`ny, Skr. jānu, √231. Cf. Genuflection.] 1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
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Knee breeches. See under Breeches. -- Knee holly, Knee holm (Bot.), butcher's broom. -- Knee joint. See in the Vocabulary. -- Knee timber, timber with knees or angles in it. -- Knee tribute, or Knee worship, tribute paid by kneeling; worship by genuflection. [Obs.] “Knee tribute yet unpaid.” Milton.
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Knee"-crook`ing (?), a. Obsequious; fawning; cringing. “Knee-crooking knave.” Shak.
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Knee jerk. (Physiol.) 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.
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Kneel (nēl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knelt (n&ebreve_;lt) or Kneeled (nēld); p. pr. & vb. n. Kneeling.] [OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. knæle. See Knee.] To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.
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Knell (?), n. [OE. knel, cnul, AS. cnyll, fr. cnyllan to sound a bell; cf. D. & G. knallen to clap, crack, G. & Sw. knall a clap, crack, loud sound, Dan. knalde to clap, crack. Cf. Knoll, n. & v.] The stroke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, (figuratively), a warning or harbinger of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything; -- also called death knell.
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Knick"er (?), n. [D. knikker.] A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble by boys in playing. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] Halliwell. Bartlett.
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Knick"knack` (?), n. [See Knack.] A trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw; a tchotchke.
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Knick"knack`a*to*ry (?), n. A collection of knickknacks. Richardson.
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Knife (nīf), n.; pl. Knives (nīvz). [OE. knif, AS. cnīf; akin to D. knijf, Icel. knīfr, Sw. knif, Dan. kniv.] 1. 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, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc..
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2. A sword or dagger.
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The coward conquest of a wretch's knife. Shak.
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Knife grass (Bot.) a tropical American sedge (Scleria latifolia), having leaves with a very sharp and hard edge, like a knife. -- War to the knife, mortal combat; a conflict carried to the last extremity.
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Knife, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knifed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Knifing (?).] 1. (Hort.) To prune with the knife.
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Knife"board` (?), n. A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
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Knife"-edge` (?), n. (Mech.) 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.
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Knife-edge file. See Illust. of File.
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Knife switch. (Elec.) A switch consisting of one or more knifelike pieces hinged at one end and making contact near the other with flat gripping springs.
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Knight (?), n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, AS. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.]
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Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. Shak.
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&hand_; Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary.
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3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.
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Carpet knight. See under Carpet. -- Knight of industry. See Chevalier d'industrie, under Chevalier. -- Knight of Malta, Knight of Rhodes, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem. See Hospitaler. -- Knight of the post, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. Nares. “A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.” Nash. -- Knight of the shire, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. -- Knights commanders, Knights grand cross, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under Bath, and Companion. Knights of labor, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] -- Knights of Pythias, a secret order, founded in Washington, D. C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. -- Knights of the Round Table, 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. Brande & C.
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Knight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knighting.] 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 ---.
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Knight"age (?), n. The body of knights, taken collectively.
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Knight" bach"e*lor (?); pl. Knights bachelors (&unr_;). A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See Bachelor, 4.
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Knight" ban"ner*et (?); pl. Knights bannerets. 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.
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Knight"-er`rant (?), n.; pl. Knight-errants, or Knights-errant. A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity.
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Knight"-er`rant*ry (?), n.; pl. Knight-errantries (&unr_;). The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme.
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Knight"-er-rat"ic (?), a. Pertaining to a knight-errant or to knight-errantry. [R.] Quart. Rev.
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Knight"head` (?), n. (Naut.) A bollard timber. See under Bollard.
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Knight"hood (?), n. [Knight + hood: cf. AS. chihthād youth.] 1. The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry. “O shame to knighthood.” Shak.
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Knight"less, a. Unbecoming a knight. [Obs.] “Knightless guile.” Spenser.
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Knight"li*ness (?), n. The character or bearing suitable for a knight; chivalry. Spenser.
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Knight`ly, a. [AS. cnihtlic boyish.] Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.
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[Excuses] full knightly without scorn. Tennyson.
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Knight"ly, adv. In a manner becoming a knight.
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Knight" mar"shal (?) n. (Eng. Law) 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. Wharton.
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Knight's fee. (Feudal Law) The fee of a knight; specif., the amount of land the holding of which imposed the obligation of knight service, being sometimes a hide{1}(b) or less, sometimes six or more hides.
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Knit (n&ibreve_;t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knit or Knitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knitting.] [OE. knitten, knutten, As. cnyttan, fr. cnotta knot; akin to Icel. kn&ymacr_;ta, Sw. knyta, Dan. knytte. See Knot.] 1. To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
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When your head did but ache,
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Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are under a discharge. Wiseman.
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Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit. Shak.
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Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,
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Knit, v. i. 1. To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
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To knit up, to wind up; to conclude; to come to a close. “It remaineth to knit up briefly with the nature and compass of the seas.” [Obs.] Holland.
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Knit, n. Union knitting; texture. Shak.
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Knit"back` (?), n. (Bot.) The plant comfrey; -- so called from its use as a restorative. Dr. Prier.

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Knits (?), n. pl. [Prob. same word as nit a louse's egg.] (Mining) Small particles of ore. Raymond.
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Knit"ster (?), n. A woman who knits. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Knit"ter (?), n. One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting machine. Shak.
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Knit"ting (?), n. 1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork.
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Knitting machine, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like. -- Knitting needle, a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric, as in stockings. -- Knitting sheath, a sheath to receive the end of a needle in knitting.
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Knit"tle (?), n. [From Knit.] 1. A string that draws together a purse or bag. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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Knives (?), n. pl. of Knife. See Knife.
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Knob (?), n. [A modification of knop. Cf. Nob.] 1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.
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Knob, v. i. To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] Drant.
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Knob"ber (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Knobbler.
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Knob"by, a. [From Knob.] 1. Full of, or covered with, knobs or hard protuberances. Dr. H. More.
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knob"ker`rie, knob"ker`ry (?), n. [Boer D. knopkirie, fr. D. knop-hout, knotty stick + Hottentot kïrri club.] A short wooden club with a knobbed end used as a missile weapon by Kafir and other native tribes of South Africa.
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Knock (n&obreve_;k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knocked (n&obreve_;kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Knocking.] [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka. Cf. Knack.] 1. To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another. Bacon.
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To knock about, to go about, taking knocks or rough usage; to wander about; to saunter. [Colloq.] “Knocking about town.” W. Irving. -- To knock up, to fail of strength; to become wearied or worn out, as with labor; to give out. “The horses were beginning to knock up under the fatigue of such severe service.” De Quincey. -- To knock off, to cease, as from work; to desist. -- To knock under, to yield; to submit; to acknowledge one's self conquered; -- an expression probably borrowed from the practice of knocking under the table with the knuckles, when conquered. “Colonel Esmond knocked under to his fate.” Thackeray.
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Knock (n&obreve_;k), v. t. 1. To strike with something hard or heavy; to move by striking; to drive (a thing) against something; as, to knock a ball with a bat; to knock the head against a post; to knock a lamp off the table.
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Knock" down` (?), n. 1. To strike down; to fell; to prostrate by a blow or by blows; as, to knock down an assailant.
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knock"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance.
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Knock"stone` (?), n. (Mining) A block upon which ore is broken up.
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Knoll (nōl), n. [AS. cnoll; akin to G. knolle, knollen, clod, lump, knob, bunch, OD. knolle ball, bunch, Sw. knöl, Dan. knold.] A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.
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On knoll or hillock rears his crest,
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Knoll (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knolled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Knolling.] [OE. knollen, AS. cnyllan. See Knell.] To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing. “Knolled to church.” Shak.
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For a departed being's soul
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Knop (n&obreve_;p), n. [OE. knop, knoppe; cf. D. knop, knoop, G. knopf, Dan. knap, knop, Sw. knapp, knopp, button, bud, Icel. knappr, and E. knap, n. Cf. Knap, Knob.] 1. A knob; a bud; a bunch; a button.
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Knop"pern (?), n. [Cf. G. knopper. See Knop.] (Zoöl.) A kind of gall produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, -- used in tanning and dyeing.
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Knot (n&obreve_;t), n. [OE. knot, knotte, AS. cnotta; akin to D. knot, OHG. chnodo, chnoto, G. knoten, Icel. knūtr, Sw. knut, Dan. knude, and perh. to L. nodus. Cf. Knout, Knit.] 1. (a) 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. (b) A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself. (c) An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.
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A man shall be perplexed with knots, and problems of business, and contrary affairs. South.
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Flowers worthy of paradise, which, not nice art
-In beds and curious knots, but nature boon
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His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. Shak.
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Palms in cluster, knots of Paradise. Tennyson.
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As they sat together in small, separate knots, they discussed doctrinal and metaphysical points of belief. Sir W. Scott.
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With lips serenely placid, felt the knot
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I shoulde to the knotte condescend,
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13. (Zoöl.) A sandpiper (Tringa canutus), 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 dunne.
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The knot that called was Canutus' bird of old,
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Knot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knotting.] 1. To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. “Knotted curls.” Drayton.
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As tight as I could knot the noose. Tennyson.
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Knot, v. i. 1. To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.
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Cut hay when it begins to knot. Mortimer.
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Knot"ber`ry (?), n. (Bot.) The cloudberry (Rudus Chamæmorus); -- so called from its knotted stems.
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Knot"grass` (?), n. (Bot.) (a) a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare); knotweed. (b) The dog grass. See under Dog.
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We want a boy extremely for this function,
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Knot"ted (?), a. 1. Full of knots; having knots; knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak. Dryden.
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Make . . . thy knotted and combined locks to part. Shak.
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The west corner of thy curious knotted garden. Shak.
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They're catched in knotted lawlike nets. Hudibras.
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Knot"ty (?), a. [Compar. Knottier (?); superl. Knottiest.] 1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.
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Knot"weed` (n&obreve_;t"wēd`), n. (Bot.) See Knotgrass.
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Knot"wort` (n&obreve_;t"wûrt`), n. (Bot.) A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus Illecebrum (Illecebrum verticillatum).
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Knout (nout or n&oomacr_;t), n. [Russ. knut'; prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. knut knot, knout, Icel. knūtr knot: cf. F. knout. See Knot.] 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.
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Knout, v. t. To punish with the knout. Brougham.
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Know (nō), n. Knee. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Know (nō), v. t. [imp. Knew (nū); p. p. Known (nōn); p. pr. & vb. n. Knowing.] [OE. knowen, knawen, AS. cnäwan; akin to OHG. chnäan (in comp.), Icel. knä to be able, Russ. znate to know, L. gnoscere, noscere, Gr. gighw`skein, Skr. jnā; fr. the root of E. can, v. i., ken. √45. See Ken, Can to be able, and cf. Acquaint, Cognition, Gnome, Ignore, Noble, Note.] 1. To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.
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O, that a man might know
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There is a certainty in the proposition, and we know it. Dryden.
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Know how sublime a thing it is
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He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin. 2 Cor. v. 21.
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Not to know me argues yourselves unknown. Milton.
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Ye shall know them by their fruits. Matt. vil. 16.
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And their eyes were opened, and they knew him. Luke xxiv. 31.
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To know
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At nearer view he thought he knew the dead. Flatman.
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And Adam knew Eve his wife. Gen. iv. 1.
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And I knew that thou hearest me always. John xi. 42.
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The monk he instantly knew to be the prior. Sir W. Scott.
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In other hands I have known money do good. Dickens.
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To know how, to understand the manner, way, or means; to have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. How is sometimes omitted. “ If we fear to die, or know not to be patient.” Jer. Taylor.
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Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Is. i. 3.
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If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. John vii. 17.
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The peasant folklore of Europe still knows of willows that bleed and weep and speak when hewn. Tylor.
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To know of, to ask, to inquire. [Obs.] “ Know of your youth, examine well your blood.” Shak.
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Know"a*ble (?), a. That may be known; capable of being discovered, understood, or ascertained.
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Thus mind and matter, as known or knowable, are only two different series of phenomena or qualities. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Know"-all` (?), n. One who knows everything; hence, one who makes pretension to great knowledge; a wiseacre; a know-it-all; -- usually ironical. [Colloq. or R.]
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Know"er (?), n. One who knows. Shak.
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Know"ing, a. 1. Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog.
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The knowing and intelligent part of the world. South.
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Know"ing, n. Knowledge; hence, experience. “ In my knowing.” Shak.
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This sore night
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Know"ing*ly, adv. 1. With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly offend. Strype.
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Knowl"edge (?), n. [OE. knowlage, knowlege, knowleche, knawleche. The last part is the Icel. suffix -leikr, forming abstract nouns, orig. the same as Icel. leikr game, play, sport, akin to AS. lāc, Goth. laiks dance. See Know, and cf. Lake, v. i., Lark a frolic.]
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1. The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.
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Knowledges is a term in frequent use by Bacon, and, though now obsolete, should be revived, as without it we are compelled to borrow “cognitions” to express its import. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Shipmen that had knowledge of the sea. 1 Kings ix. 27.
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Know"-noth`ing (?), n. 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.
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Knuc"kle (?), n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. knöchel, Sw. knoge, Dan. knokkel, G. knochen bone, and perh. to E. knock.] 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers. Davenant.
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Knuc"kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knuckled (?);; p. pr. & vb. n. Knuckling (?).] To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under.
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KO, K.O., k.o. n. a knockout; a blow that renders the opponent unconscious; -- used especially in boxing. [acronym]
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Ko*a"la (?), n. A tailless furry marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, koala bear, native bear, and native sloth. The koala lives almost all of its life in trees, moves sluggishly like a sloth, and eats eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively.
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‖Ko"el (?), n. [Native name in India.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia. They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds.
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{ Koh`i*noor", Koh`*nur } (kō`&ibreve_;*n&oomacr_;r"), n. [Per. koh-i-nūr, lit., mountain of light.] 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.
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Kohl (?), n. [See Alcohol.] A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.
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{ Ko"la (?), Kola nut }. Same as Cola, Cola nut.
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Ko*lin"sky (?), n. [Russ. kolinski of Kola, a district in northeasten Russia where the finest minks abound.] Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks; esp., Putorius sibiricus, the yellowish brown pelt of which is valued, esp. for the tail, used for making artists' brushes. Trade names for the fur are red sable and Tatar sable.
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{ Ko*lusch"an, Ko*lush"an } (?), a. [From Russ. kalyushka piece of wood (worn in the nether lip).] 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.
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Kolkwitzia prop. n. A Chinese genus having only one species, the beauty bush.
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Ko*me"nic (?), a. [Prob. G. mekonin (by transposition of letters) + -ic.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from meconic acid. [Written also comenic.]
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Kom"tok (?), n. (Zoöl.) An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), 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.
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Kon (?), v. t. To know. See Can, and Con. [Obs.]
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Koord (?), n. See Kurd.
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Ko"ran (kō"r&aitalic_;n or k&ouptack_;*rän"; 277), n. [Ar. qorān; with the Ar. article, Alkoran, Alcoran; = Turk. Pers. qurân, from Ar. quran, qoran, book, reading, from qârâ, read. See Alcoran.] The Scriptures of the Muslims, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also Alcoran. [Written also Kuran or Quran, Also rarely Coran and Core.]

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Korea prop. n. An Asian peninsula off Manchuria.
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Ko"sher (?), a. [heb. koshër fit, proper.] 1. Ceremonially clean, according to Jewish law; -- applied to food, esp. to meat of animals slaughtered according to the requirements of Jewish law. Opposed to tref. For food to be officially kosher, it must be certified fit to eat by a Rabbi, according to Jewish ritual law; as, kosher food. Hence, designating a shop, store, house, etc., where such food is sold or used; as, a kosher restaurant.
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Ko*tow" (?), n. [Chinese, knock head.] 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. [China] [Also spelled kowtow.] S. W. Williams.
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Kou"miss (?), n. [Russ. kumys; of Mongolian origin.] 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. [Written also koumyss, kumiss, kumis, kumish, and kumys.]
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Kous"so (?), n. (Bot.) An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. [Written also cusso and kosso.]
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‖Krait (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A very venomous snake of India (Bungarus cœruleus), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish.
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Krupp"ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kruppized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Kruppizing.] (Metal.) To treat by, or subject to, the Krupp process.
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Krupp process (kr&oobreve_;p) n. (Iron Metal.) (a) A process practiced by Friedrich Krupp, 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 Bell-Krupp process. (b) A process for the manufacture of steel armor plates, invented or practiced by Krupp, 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 improved Harvey, or Harvey-Krupp armor plate.
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Kry"o*lite (?), n. (Min.) See Cryolite.
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Kryp"ton (kr&ibreve_;p"t&obreve_;n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. krypto`n, neut. of krypto`s hidden.] (Chem.) An inert gaseous element of the argon (noble gas) group, of atomic number 36, occurring in air to the extent of about one volume in a million. It was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1898. Boiling point, -152.3° C.; melting point, -156.6° C.; symbol, Kr; atomic weight, 83.8.
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Ksar (zär), n. See Czar.

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{ Ksha"tri*ya (ksh&adot_;"tr&euptack_;*y&adot_;), Ksha"tru*ya (?), } n. [Skr. kshatriya one belonging to the military caste.] The military caste, the second of the four great Hindu castes; also, a member of that caste. See Caste. [India]
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‖Ku"da (k&oomacr_;"d&adot_;), n. (Zoöl.) The East Indian tapir. See Tapir.
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‖Ku"dos (kū"d&obreve_;s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^dos glory.] Glory; fame; renown; praise. W. H. Russel.
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Ku"dos, v. t. To praise; to extol; to glorify. “Kudos'd egregiously.” [R.] Southey.
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‖Ku"du (k&oomacr_;"d&oomacr_;), n. (Zoöl.) See Koodoo.
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Ku"fic (?), a. See Cufic.
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‖Ku*kang" (?), n. (Zoöl.) [Native name.] The slow lemur. See Lemur.
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Ku`klux", Ku` Klux", Ku` Klux" Klan (?), n. 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 Kuklux Klan and the Klan. 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.
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Ku"lan (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Koulan.

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Kul*tur"kampf` (?), n. [G., fr. kultur, cultur, culture + kampf fight.] (Ger. Hist.) Lit., culture war; -- a name, originating with Virchow (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 May laws, or Falk laws, 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.
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{ Ku"mish (?), Ku"miss (?), } n. See Koumiss.
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Kum"mel (?), n. [G. kümmel cumin, caraway seed, L. cuminum. Cf. Cumin.] A Russian and German liqueur, consisting of a sweetened spirit flavored with caraway seeds.
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kum"quat (?), n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.) any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella (formerly Citrus) of the rue family (Rutaceae) (especially Citrus Japonica) growing in China and Japan 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. [Also spelled cumquat.]
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‖Kup"fer*nick"el (?), n. [G. See Copper, and Nickel.] (Min.) Copper-nickel; niccolite. See Niccolite.
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kurakkan n. An East Indian cereal grass (Eleusine coracana) whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
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kurchatovium n. [From Igor Kurchatov, a Russian scientist who worked on the atomic bomb.] A transuranic element of atomic number 104, symbol Ku; also called rutherfordium, symbol Rf. It is produced in very small quantities by nuclear reactions. In November 1993 the nomenclature committe of the American Chemical Society approved the name rutherfordium 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 kurchatovium. 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.
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kurchee, kurchi n. A tropical Asian tree (Holarrhena antidysenterica syn. Holarrhena pubescens) with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.
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Kurd (?), prop. n. 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. [Written also Koord.]
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Kurd"ish, prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Kurds, the Kurdish language, or Kurdistan. [Written also Koordish.]
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Kurd"ish, prop. n. The language of the Kurds; it is related to Farsi, the modern Iranian language. [Written also Koordish.]
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Ku*ril"i*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamchatka to Yesso. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of the Kurile Islands. [Written also Koorilian.]
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‖Ku"ro-Siwo (?), n. [Jap. kuroshio; kuro black + shio tide.] See Japan Current, above.
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‖Kur"saal` (?), n. [G.] A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany.
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Ku`si*man"se (?), n. (Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal (Crossarchus obscurus) of tropical Africa. It its allied to the civets. Called also kusimansel, and mangue.
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Kus"kus (?), [Per. & Hind. khaskhas.] (Bot.) See Vetiver.
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Kus"si*er (?), n. (Mus.) A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered with skin, over which five strings are stretched. [Written also kussir.]
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Ku*tauss" (?), n. (Zoöl.) The India civet (Viverra zibetha).
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Kutch (?), n. (Goldbeating) The packet of vellum leaves in which the gold is first beaten into thin sheets.
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Kutch, n. See Catechu.
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Kwajalein prop. n. A battle of World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese airbase.
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Kwan yin, Kwan-yin prop. n. (Buddhism) A female Bodhisattva; often called Goddess of Mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon.
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kweek n. A trailing grass (Cynodon dactylon) native to Europe, now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in the Southern U. S. and India. Called also Bahama grass and Bermuda grass.
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kwela n. A kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; it includes a whistle among its instruments.
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Ky (?), n. pl. Kine. [Scot.] See Kee, Kie, and Kine.
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Ky`a*bo"ca wood` (?) n. (Bot.) (a) Amboyna wood. (b) Sandalwood (Santalum album).
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Ky"a*nite (?), n. See Cyanite.
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Ky"an*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kyanized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kyanizing (?).] [From Mr. Kyan, the inventor of the process.] To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure.
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Ky"a*nol (?), n. [See Cyanite.] (Chem.) (a) Aniline. [Obs.] (b) A base obtained from coal tar. Ure.
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Ky*an"o*phyll (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Cyanophyll.
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Kyar (?), n. Cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. See Coir.
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Kyaw (?), n. (Zoöl.) A daw. [Scot.]
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Kyd (?), p. p. of Kythe.
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Kyd"de (&unr_;), imp. of Kythe, to show. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Kyke (?), v. i. [See 1st Kike.] To look steadfastly; to gaze. [Obs.] [Written also kike, keke.]
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Ky"ley, ky"lie (kī"l&ybreve_;), n. 1. an Australian boomerang, having one side flat and the other convex.
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Ky"loes (?), n. pl. The cattle of the Hebrides, or of the Highlands. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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Kym"nel (?), n. See Kimnel. [Obs.] Chapman.
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Ky"mo*graph (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; wave + -graph.] (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring, and recording graphically, the pressure of the blood in any of the blood vessels of a living animal; -- called also kymographion.
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Ky`mo*graph"ic (?), a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to a kymograph; as, a kymographic tracing.
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Kym"ric (?), a & n. See Cymric, a. & n.
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Kym"ry (?), n. See Cymry.
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Kyn"rede (?), n. Kindred. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ky`nu*ren"ic (?), a. [Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, dog + &unr_; urine.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from the urine of dogs. By decomposition the acid yields a nitrogenous base (called kynurin) and carbonic acid. [Written also cynurenic.]
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Kyr"i*e (?), n. See Kyrie eleison.
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Kyr"i*e e*lei"son (?) n. & interj. [Gr. ky`rie 'elei^son .]
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Kyr`i*elle (?), n. [Cf. F. kyrielle.] A litany beginning with the words, “Kyrie eleison.” Shipley.

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Kyr`i*o*log"ic*al (?), a. [See Curiologic.] Serving to denote objects by conventional signs or alphabetical characters; as, the original Greek alphabet of sixteen letters was called kyriologic, because it represented the pure elementary sounds. See Curiologic. [Written also curiologic and kuriologic.]
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{ Kythe, Kithe (kī&thlig_;) }, v. t. [imp. Kydde, Kidde (k&ibreve_;d"de); p. p. Kythed (?), Kid; p. pr. & vb. n. Kything.] [OE. kythen, kithen, cuðen, to make known, AS. c&ymacr_;ðan, fr. cūð known. √45. See Uncouth, Can to be able, and cf. Kith.] To make known; to manifest; to show; to declare. [Obs. or Scot.]
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Kythe, v. t. To come into view; to appear. [Scot.]
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‖Ky*tom"i*ton (k&iuptack_;*t&obreve_;m"&ibreve_;*t&obreve_;n), n. [NL., from Gr. ky`tos a hollow vessel + mi`tos a thread.] (Biol.) See Karyomiton.
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‖Ky`to*plas"ma (kī`t&ouptack_;*plăz"m&adot_;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`tos a hollow vessel + pla`sma thing molded.] (Biol.) See Karyoplasma.
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Kaftan (?), n.(?) v. See Caftan.
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(?)Kagu (?), n. (Zo(?)l.) A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), 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.
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Kail (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A kind of headless cabbage. Same as Kale, 1.
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Kainit (?), n. [Trade name, fr. kainite.] Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.
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